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ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS
Radhika Jaidev
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lecture, you should be able to:
• Understand the purpose of a proposal presentation
• Prepare your individual presentation
• Plan a good team presentation
• Prepare yourself to respond to questions
STEPS TO A PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION
1. Know your purpose & audience
2. Select content based on significance in decision-making
3. Organize your presentation
4. Write out your presentation
5. Rehearse your presentation
THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PRESENTATIONS
Could be any one of these or a combination
Inform Persuade Entertain
When presenting a proposal, your key purpose has to be to persuade.
KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE
Who are they? Names? Department?
Position? Gender?
Possible response??
How much do they already know?
What are their roles in this context?Are they decision-makers?
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/presentation_skills.asp
A purposeful presentation is about being selective
The ‘Elevator Test’
Can you sell your message in 30-45 seconds- the time taken to get from one floor to another in a lift?
Can you crystallize the essence of your proposal and write it in one sentence on the back of a business card?
Selecting your content
Too much content will Drown your audience in facts and figures –
overkill!
Make them lose focus of what you are proposing
Make you lose your impact on them
Confuse and delay decision-making
Select the most essential info to make your point.
How to select essential content?
State the position as it exists that leads directly to the problem
State the problem and explain it carefully
State the possible options to resolve the problem? (Include key definitions, facts and figures, concrete examples, case-studies, illustrations/pictures, quotes from experts, etc . to support the above-mentioned claims)
Make your recommendation purposefully. Explain why your team’s proposal is the optimal option given the context.
Convert written language to spoken language
Don’t sound colloquial or use slang but Use personal pronouns, active voice &
active verbs. Insert pauses for effect. Ask rhetorical and direct questions. Invite the audience to view the issue from
your perspective
Avoid jargon wherever possible
Plan your presentation with your team in mind
Strategize how each member will contribute to the whole
There is only one purpose for every team member- for your team’s proposal to be accepted!
Your team approach must be unified and consistent: cross-referencing among team members; recapping / summing up as you go along; handling Q/A
INTRODUCTION
Use an attention getter to put your audience in a receptive frame of mind for your proposal
Ask questions- rhetorical or direct
State an unusual fact or shocking statistic
Tell a joke- be sure that it works
Quotes
Attention-getters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_VvIr1KkLo
THE BODY OF A TEAM PRESENTATION
Every member must know the other members’ parts
can deliver in his/her personal style but there must be a consistency in the slides – colour, titles, font, layout, etc.
You may want to have a common theme for dress & general appearance
Every team member should have the same purposeful style of presentation!!
To Conclude
Review main points by reiterating main arguments stating benefits of the proposal calling for action
Make a memorable statement
Signal that you are ending Do not introduce new points Do not end abruptly
REHEARSING YOUR PRESENTATIONDon’t learn your speech by-heart
Know it well – go over it many times in your mind
Practise from note cards with your visual aids
in front of a mirror with the correct tone, volume, pauses and gestures
observe your own non-verbal language- facial expressions, body posture, expression in your eyes, smile, etc.
get feedback
Pay attention to the Non Verbals
Body Posture and Movement
Gestures
Eye Contact
Facial Expressions
Voice Modulation and Projection
Pauses
What to do with your hands when speaking??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooOQQOQdhH8&feature=related
Using your voice
Speak slowly
Intonation & Pitch Modulation Stress on some key words
StrongerClearerStretchInformation words
ChunkingBreak the sentences in small parts
Using your voice to your advantage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evpn-U3t-i0
THE USE OF VISUAL AIDS To Clarify To Simplify To Emphasize To Summarize To Reinforce To Attract To Unify
Developing your PowerPoint slides
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QwC1cl0Wa4
DURING THE PRESENTATION…
Dress appropriately Be calm Step up confidently Get equipment and script ready before speaking Establish eye-contact with the audience Be comfortable Address your audience
consciously
Maintain eye contact Do not sound mechanical
Question & Answer
Encourage questionsBe polite and honestPrepare by anticipating questionsSpeak to allClarify and rephrase questions if you
have trouble understanding them at first