This document provides tips for preparing and delivering an effective oral presentation. It discusses asking questions about the audience and purpose, knowing the subject well, addressing fears of public speaking, and elements of a good presentation such as having a clear purpose and structure. The document also covers outlining the presentation, types of openings and closings, and delivery techniques like using body language and speaking enthusiastically to the audience.

1. Preparing and Delivering An
Effective Oral Presentation
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2. What This Presentation Is About
What makes a good
oral presentation
Tips on preparing a
presentation
Delivery of a
presentation
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3. Questions You Need To Ask
To whom are you presenting?
How much do they know about the topic?
How educated and/or sophisticated are
they?
How large is the audience?

4. More Questions To Ask
How long is the presentation?
What is the purpose of the presentation?
– Inform?
– Persuade?
– Entertain?
What do you want to convey?

5. Know Your Subject
Have something of
substance to say.
Learn more than you
will say.
The more you know,
the more enthusiastic
you will be.
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The brain starts working the
moment you’re born and
never stops until you get up
to speak in public.
- Anonymous

7. Fear Is Good
Fear of failing
Fear of audience
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Audience Fears Allayed
The audience doesn’t know what you
intended to say or to do.
You know more about the topic than
anyone in the audience.

9. Fear Is Good
Fear of failing
Fear of audience
You should be nervous.
Adrenaline will pump you up.
You will perform better.
The audience won’t notice.
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Elements of a Good Presentation
Clear purpose or objective
Sufficient, but not too much, information
Organized
Meets needs of audience
For the ear to hear as well as the eye to see
Stories and examples

11. Outlining Your Presentation
Methods of organization
– chronological or sequential
– three points
– problem-cause-solution
– stories
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12. Outlining Your Presentation
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Open
Transition
Point 1
Examples
Point 2
Transition
Examples
Transition
Point 3
Example(s)
Transition
Close

13. Opening
Crucial
Sets the tone
Need to grab audience
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14. Types of Openings
Preview
Ask a question
Ask a rhetorical question
Pose a hypothetical situation
Describe something new or dramatic
Make a startling statement
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15. Delivery of a Good Presentation
Be enthusiastic
Use body language
Talk to the audience
Dress appropriately
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16. Closing the Presentation
Too important to wing it
Last chance to tell what to know and do
Direct, brief, and strong
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Closing Styles
Summarize
Call to action
Anecdote or story
Rhetorical question

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Summary
Elements of a good presentation
– Be clear about its purpose.
– Prepare.
– Have an attention-getting opening.
– Make the content organized and interesting.
– Be enthusiastic.
– Talk to the audience.
– Have a memorable closing.

19. Are you prepared to do an
effective oral presentation?
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