Informative

Oral
Presentations

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 Learning Outcomes

• Differentiate topics for informative presentation

• Differentiate the patterns of organizing the main ideas

• Plan, construct and deliver effective informative oral

presentations

• Apply informative speaking techniques

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 What is Technical Presentation?

A presentation where technical people convey

detailed and specialized knowledge about
technology to other professionals and must relate
this same information to the general public as well.
 Who are the Audience?

There are Two Types of Audience:

1. Audience who understand and appreciate the
importance of the subject matter.
2. Audience who lack the background, time, and
inclination to fully understand the importance of
the topic.
Topics for Informative Oral
Presentation

Objects People

Events Processes

Concepts Issues
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 Organizational Structure for
Informative Oral Presentation

Informative Oral
Presentation

Introduction Body Conclusion

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Introduction Introduction
• Opening statement
• Purpose of the presentation
• Importance of topic to audience
• Credibility of presenter
• Preview of main points

Tell them what you are going to tell

them
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Body
Body
• Decide on 3-5 main points
• Use suitable organizing pattern
• Use transitional phrases (refer p. 38,
Table 4.1)

Tell them!

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Organizing pattern for main ideas

Pattern
• Chronological
• Spatial
• Topical
• Cause-effect

Only 3-5 main points

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 Conclusion
Review all main points
Remind audience on the importance
of topic
May provide a memory aid

Tell them what you have told them!

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Informative speaking techniques
Create
Decide on the Analyze the
information
purpose audience
hunger

Highlight / Use supporting

Easy to listen to emphasize materials (verbal
important points & visual)

Use simple and Audience

clear language involvement
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Types of Verbal Support

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THE

END

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Speech about people in chronological
order

To inform my audience about the great inventions of

Nikola Tesla throughout his life that changed the
world.
Among the great inventions of Nikola Tesla was the
alternating current (AC) motor, Tesla coil and radio.
I. 1883 - AC Motor
II. 1890 – Tesla coil
III. 1897 – Radio
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Object in spatial order

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Speech about event in cause-effect order

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 Speech on issue in effect-cause order

• To inform the audience on the causes of the decline in the

company’s profit.
• The decline in our profit (effect) is the result of problems on our
part (cause).
I. Our profits have decreased 15 percent.
II. Responsible factors are:
A. Our competitors are offering better service at lower prices.
B. Our maintenance costs have nearly doubled.
C. Our advertising is not effective.
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 Concept in topical order
To inform my audience of the basic principles of nonviolent
resistance.
The basic principles of nonviolent resistance stress are using moral
means to achieve social change, refusing to inflict violence on
one’s enemies, and using suffering as a social force.
I. The first major principle of nonviolent resistance is that social
change must be achieved by moral means.
II. The second major principle of nonviolent resistance is that one
should not inflict violence on one’s enemies.
III. The third major principle of nonviolent resistance is that
suffering can be a powerful social source.
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 Submit Topic
Date: 25th Feb. 2018 (Sunday)
Content: a) Topic
b) Specific purpose “To inform my audience about…”
c) Central idea/Thesis statement
d) Main ideas
e) Organizing pattern
Fill up the google form through this link:
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qv5iIBz_oHQksNWhLTomsTlycyA8zvS5VoqA/viewform?us
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 Deadlines

• Submission of Outline (10%) – March 2nd (Friday)

-hardcopy, put in my mailbox at block 21, level 3
• Technical Oral Presentation – Week 8 & 9
• Monday 5th March – 4 presenters
• Wednesday 7th March – 10 presenters
• Monday 12th March – 4 presenters
• Wednesday 14th March – 9 presenters
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