Oral Presentations

WISER

Overview

Video clip

Your topic

Structuring your talk

Visual aids

You & your body!

Sample PresentationDoes she have clear objectives?

Is there a clear structure?

Is the content relevant and interesting?

Does she speak clearly?

Does she appear confident and positive?

Are the visual aids clear?

Does she use the equipment professionally?

First Steps

Who?

Why?

How long?

When?

Where?What do you need?

 

Your topic1. Do you really understand

what is expected of you? 2. Limit the topic so that you

can cover it in the time available.

 3.  If research is needed, do

you have the time and resources to be able to do the research?

4. Keep it interesting!  

Structuring your talkStructuring your talkGuess what?Guess what?

3 sections!3 sections!

IntroductionIntroduction

BodyBody

ConclusionConclusion

Introduction

Greet audience

Introduce yourself

Make purpose of talk clear

Questions at the end

Signposting

Announce each topic

Begin with an overview of each section

Key words on slides

Summarise at the end of each section

Signal new topic coming

 

 

 

A strong conclusion

Give a summary

Action points

A memorable message!

Supporting documents

Q & As

Thanks for listening

A Bad Conclusion

Do not

Rush!Run out of material!Run out of time, panic & finish in the middle!Realise you are running out of time & speak twice as fast!

Visual Aids

Get attention

Help understanding

Help memory

Add variety

Prompt the speaker

Visuals don’t help when they…

Dominate

Distract

Are used at the wrong time

Check your visuals are…

Appropriate / Relevant

Simple & bold

Big enough to see

High quality

Power Pointed out!

Make it pretty

Size

Ideally 6 bullet points per slide

Control number of slides

Slides are PROMPTS

You & your body

Physical environment

You are part of the presentation

2 levels of communication

1. The Presentation

2. Your delivery

Non-verbal Communication

Posture Gesture

Facial Expression Eye Contact

Touch Body Position

Appearance Paralanguage

The Final word…Preparation is EVERYTHING

Control of number slides

Control your bullet points

Don’t read from your slides

Rehearse

Enjoy!