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This document provides tips for giving clear presentations. It emphasizes focusing the presentation around a single main point or thesis. Presenters are advised to avoid cramming in excessive details or every main point from their paper onto a single slide, as this can overwhelm and confuse the audience. Instead, presenters should find their own style, focus on content delivery, and prepare and practice their presentation and handling of questions. Resources for developing skills are provided.
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- 1. Speak Easy Tips and Tricks to Getting Your Point Across Clearly Laura Orfanedes, Fiveworx Lark Lee, TetraTechLark Lee, Tetra Tech February 12, 2015
- 3. My Paper, RecreatedMy Paper, Recreated •This is so important, I want to tell you about it – In the finest details possible, and the details are • Endless, in fact they’re so important, and I’m so afraid – You won’t see me as a credible, authoritative presenter » That I’m going to cram all the details of my paper in here – I have a lot of information to share, and can’t determine what my main point is • So I’ve decided to include every main point, from every section of my paper, on this slide – Are you finding it difficult to listen to what I’m saying while you read this slide? » Join the crowd. – I’m running out of time and space to present the small thesis that is this slide • Maybe if I try multiple indentations, it won’t feel so overwhelming – Or, maybe if I use different font sizes, it will help to show what I think my main point was » But, I can’t remember my main point, and neither can you. • Did I tell you that this slide was a little busy and to ignore it? – Now you are ignoring me. » Are you checking Facebook? Texting your friend? Planning what you’ll do at break? • I hope they have chocolate of some kind, and not those stale granola bars again.
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- 5. Know Yourself…….Be Yourself!KnowYourself…….Be Yourself! 5
- 6. Find your ownbest personal style!Find your own best personal style! Planning DeliveryPlanning – Content, content, content Delivery – Credible & Confident – Set‐up – Preparation & Practice – Q&A handling Design – Clear, concrete, color P i t Pi t– Powerpoint, Pictures or Prezi
- 7. Inspired to learn more? p • AESP Eff iP i Skill B b– Effective Presentation Skills Brownbag • http://eventcenter.commpartners.com/se/Meetings/P layback aspx?meeting id=878324layback.aspx?meeting.id=878324 – Plenty of opportunities to practice! • TED talks• TED talks • http://www.ted.com • Toastmasters• Toastmasters • http://www.toastmasters.org
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