communication

1. Oral Presentation
Add
picture if
you wish to

2. Different Occasions
 Report on training session attended
 Welcome and introduce new staff or guests
 Submit planning or budget proposals
 Brief colleagues before a meeting
 Explain a new procedure
 Demonstrate new technology
 Oral summary of a written report

3. Confident Speaker
 Prepare thoroughly by establishing your purpose
 Analyze your audience
 Structure your material and visual reinforcement
 Rehearse your material
 The three main elements are therefore preparation,
presentation and practice.

4. Preparation
• Audience Analysis
• Choose topic - you feel confident about, will interest your
audience – keep age, gender, ethnicity in mind when
choosing your topic
• Establish your purpose – inform, analyse, entertain,
persuade, motivate
• Research
• Structure – introduction, body, conclusion
• Visuals – graphs, tables, pictures,
• Method of presentation – chart, ppt, - readability, colours,
spacing

5. Presentation
• Posture
• Eye contact
• Voice
• Avoid reading from a script – use speaker notes
• Refer to visual aids at appropriate time

6. Practice
• Manageable length
• Practice talking – helplful people
• Remember time limit
• End with an impression

7. Conclusion
 Skills remain the same for any presentation.
 Groom yourself well for presentations
 Understand and be knowledgeable about your topic
 Adapt presentations to suit your audience.