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How to make presentation
1) Planning a Presentation
2) Analysing Audience and Locale
3) Make contact with your audience
4) Simple Outline
5) Organizing
6) Manuscript Technique
7) Managing the Question-Answer Session.
Oral presentation which is also called Public Speaking is the exhibition or display of ideas, information, feelings and opinions by using the different sounds of a language. A normal speech situation is informal, impromptu and unrehearsed. So, it perfectly normal for one to experience some kind of nervousness like trembling voice, fear and heavy breathing when one is called to present a speech publicly for the very first time. This however is unacceptable if one cannot overcome such drawbacks in subsequent occasions for public or formal speech making.
How to make presentation (cs sigma)(c.e.-1 sem)Hemin Patel
How to make presentation
1) Planning a Presentation
2) Analysing Audience and Locale
3) Make contact with your audience
4) Simple Outline
5) Organizing
6) Manuscript Technique
7) Managing the Question-Answer Session.
How can you make a good presentation even more effective? show your Passion and connect with your Audience. Make Eye contact with your Audience.Start Strongly.Audience retain more if they hear and see Simultaneously.
Paper presented at the Second Congres International Des Etudes Somaliennes Pour Une Culture De La Paix En Somalie, 25-27 October 1995, Institut du Monde Arab, Paris.
Paper presented at the Second Congres International Des Etudes Somaliennes
Pour Une Culture De La Paix En Somalie, 25-27 October 1995, Institut du Monde Arab, Paris.
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1. Lecture 13
Oral Presentation
(Technical Writing CS212)
Abdisalam Issa-Salwe
Taibah University
College of Computer Science & Engineering
Computer Science Department
Topic List
What is an Oral Presentation
Demonstrate your Knowledge
Myths and Mistakes of Technical Presentations
Exercising Your Presentation Muscle
Useful Tips and Tools to Overcome Speech Anxiety
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2. What is an Oral Presentation?
A Verbal Report;
to your project/dissertation supervisor, on the
progress of your Research to date.
Assisted by a PowerPoint Slide-show;
which you must hand in to your
project/dissertation supervisor at the end of
your presentation.
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Not a lot of time time!
You may have a short time (mabye 25 or
less than that) minutes in which to make
your Oral Presentation;
so use this time wisely.
Practice, Practice, Practice;
it would be a good idea to practice your
presentation (against the clock) in advance.
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3. Demonstrate your Knowledge!
You should be an ‘expert’ in the focussed
research area of your project/dissertation, so;
make sure that you demonstrate this
expertise.
Your project/dissertation supervisor will,
almost certainly, want to ask you some
questions at the end of your presentation, so;
be prepared to ‘defend’ your Research.
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The Oral Presentation?
What the marker will be looking for:
Structure
Oral Presentation.
Clarity
Make sure that you are confident with the content of your
presentation.
Realism
Be realistic about;
what you have managed to achieve so far.
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4. Myths and Mistakes of Technical Presentations
Popular Myth: A technical audience
requires a lot of technical details in order
to evaluate the speaker’s ideas
Result: Listeners want talks easy to follow
and well organized; they want simplified
message “less is more”
Studies showed that simplifying and repeating
the main idea will result in increased
attentiveness and retention
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Myths and Mistakes of Technical Presentations
Popular Myth: Content is everything. Style
is unimportant and enthusiasm is offensive
Mehrabian, a communication theorist,
showed that
Body language and tone of voice together
supply 93% of the overall message impact
Actual words only supply 7% of the overall
impact
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5. Myths and Mistakes of Technical Presentations
Popular Myth: The text on the visuals is more
important than the speaker.
Technical presenters traditionally rely too
much on slides
Often, technical audiences find the slides
distracting and boring
Remember, the speaker is always the focal
point of presentation, visual assistance helps
Pace of the presentation
Flow of the information presented
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Myths and Mistakes of Technical Presentations
Popular Myth: Strategic organization is not
necessary for technical talks.
Technical presenters often think that as long as they
supply all the details, the audience is capable of
drawing the appropriate conclusions.
Technical speakers often jump into the body of the
presentation and start discussing data
Often the objective of the talk is not stated until the
end of the talk
Technical speaker must not rely on the audience
to fill in gaps and reach appropriate conclusions.
Technical speaker must understand different
types of presentations, organization, and
strategies for a particular type of speech.
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6. Exercising Your Presentation Muscle
Do you exercise your presentation muscle?
Need practice good speaking skills by delivering oral
presentations on a regular basis
Why?
Person with a strong presentation muscle can think a
problem through and communicate his/her analysis
He/she can express his/her thoughts well enough to
persuade others to see his/her point of view
He/she can efficiently instruct others
He/she can speak effectively before an audience of
any size
Often promotion/salary depends on speaking skills!!!
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The Oral Presentation?
Structure:
A clear statement of the Aim & Objectives of your
Research.
The method(s) used to meet your Objectives.
Those Objectives you;
have managed to satisfy,
have yet to satisfy,
do not believe you will be able to satisfy – why
not?
Preliminary conclusions of your Research.
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7. The Oral Presentation?
A clear statement of the Aim & Objectives of your
Research.
What is/was the general subject/topic area of
your research?
What is/was your main Research Aim?
This may be presented as an actual question,
or as a Hypothesis (to be proved or disproved).
What are/were your Research Objectives?
i.e. the 3 to 4 specific Research Objectives that
you set out to achieve.
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The Oral Presentation?
The method(s) used to meet your Objectives.
How have you attempted to ‘answer’ your main
Research Aim;
and, more importantly, attempted to ‘satisfy’
each of your specific Research Objectives.
If your presentation does not make it clear why
you employed particular methods, in order to
provide satisfactory ‘answers’ to specific
questions;
then your project/dissertation Supervisor will,
almost certainly, ask you to explain.
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8. The Oral Presentation?
Preliminary conclusions of your Research.
Remember the final project/dissertation
Document MUST reach a conclusion.
Your conclusions might change, as you may
have not yet finalised your research, BUT;
Your Oral Presentation MUST also reach a
conclusion.
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Useful Tips and Tools to Overcome Speech Anxiety
Symptoms of Speech Anxiety:
Nervous when asked to give a speech?
Before speech your heart is racing?
Are you fearful that you will begin to shake
Are you fearful that your words will somehow
be lost?
Are you afraid that you are not going to be
understood?
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9. Useful Tips and Tools to Overcome Speech Anxiety
Skills Training
Do practice your speech at home (practice,
practice, practice)
Do forget about forgetting – think about your
topic not your future!
Do force yourself to breathe slowly and
deeply before and during your speech
Do try to keep your body relaxed be releasing
the tension in your arms, neck, legs, torso and
jaw
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Useful Tips and Tools to Overcome Speech Anxiety
Skills Training
Do memorize your first and last few
sentences
Do divert your nervous energy into helpful
gestures and movements, do not repress your
nervousness
Don’t pace
Don’t fumble with a pencil, watch, or ring
while you speak
Don’t speak too rapidly
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10. Useful Tips and Tools to Overcome Speech Anxiety
Cognitive Modification
Set yourself a goal
Mentally practice your speech
Imagine the room, where you will be sitting, imagine
what you will be wearing
Visualize actually giving the speech, the pace, your
gestures, breathing, where you will be standing
Think about how the audience will be reacting to you
Think about how you will feel after you sit down
Final image should be of you successfully completing
the goal you set for yourself
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Presentations – Opening and Closings
Each presentation have:
Introduction (tell them what you are going to
tell them)
Body (tell them)
Conclusion (tell them what you just told them)
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11. Openings
Purpose
Grab the audience’s attention so that they will
want to hear what you have to say
Should be a “grabber” or “attention seeker”
Not only arouse interest, but also suggest the
theme of the speech
Openings can be dramatic, emotional, humorous
or rhetorical
Opening does not have to have words, you can
use gestures, demonstration, silence – related to
the topic
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Good Openings
Startling question
Challenging statement
An appropriate short quotation or
illustration
A surprising generalization
An exhibit – object, article, picture
Personal story
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12. Poor Openings
A long or slow-moving quotation
A self introduction
An apologetic statement
Story, joke or anecdote which does not
connect to the theme
A stale remark
A statement of your objective
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Closings of Presentation
Purpose
Accent your speech objectives
Leave the audience with something to remember
Closing is the “whip-cracker”, the “clincher”, ultimately
the “result getter”.
Closing can be dramatic, emotional, humorous or
rhetorical
Closing does not have to have words; you can use
props, gestures, a demonstration or silence
Closing must tie with your opening and your theme
Poor closing can seriously detract from an otherwise
excellent presentation
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13. Good Closings
A call or an appeal for definite action
An appropriate short quotation or
illustration
An exhibit – an object, article, picture
A personal challenge
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Poor Closings
A commonplace statement delivered in a
commonplace way
An apologetic statement
A trite or stale remark
Solicitation of questions
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14. Visual Assistance
Studies show that people store and
access information in three primary ways:
Visually, auditorially, kinesthetically
Adults absorb, retain and learn:
10% of what they read
20% what they hear
30% what they read and hear
50% what they hear and see
90% what they do
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Visual Medium for Presentations
Visuals support the speech, they are NOT the
primary message
Visuals are only used to dramatize and clarify
the message
You must practice your main points of the
presentation without relying on the visuals
Visuals should assist you in controlling
Pace of the presentation
Flow of the information
When you transition from one visual to the next,
introduce the topic area of the next visual before
it is revealed.
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15. Creating Your Visuals
14 lines per visual (max)
Do not put too much information within a single visual
A title for each visual
Title must be meaningful
Simple readable labels
Labels on charts or graphs should be specific and
precise (balance with simplicity)
Labels must be meaningful yet simple
Readable from the rear
Print size at least 20 points
No more than 3-5 major points
Each point must be easily identifiable
Use highlights, colors, bullets, different text size
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Creating Your Visuals
Consistency is a must
Consistency of graphic layout of your visuals is a must
You should limit yourself to one or two type styles, type sizes
and colors all within one presentation
You should limit yourself to one or two type styles and three type
sizes at most
Use colors appropriately
Never use the color red for your main text, title or labels, red
color is difficult to read from distance
Use red as a highlight color, indicating problem area
Use green as a highlight color
Two of the most common and readable colors are blue and
black
Blue color (especially light blue) is the most soothing color on an
eye.
Visuals Must be organized
Your visuals must have introduction, body and closing
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16. Presentation Delivery
Albert Mehrabian, a well-known communication
theorist, specifies that message impact can be
divided into three factors:
Body language
Contributes 55% toward message impact
Tone of voice
Contributes 38% toward message impact
Actual words
Contributes 7% toward message impact
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Body Language
Eye Contact
Eye contact is a primary and vital part of interpersonal
communication
By gazing directly into another’s eyes we establish
link/closeness
When speaking to audience, maintain eye contact with audience
members
In fact, studies show perception of distrust are created when eye
contact is NOT maintained.
Facial Expression
Speaker must be certain that his/her words and his/her face are
communicating the same message. If not, he/she will leave the
audience confused and uncertain of the true message.
Gestures
Most expressive part of body language
Speaker uses his hands and arms to illustrate his words
Basic gestures show things such as: weight, shape, direction,
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17. Tone of Voice
Volume in speech
Speaker should express excitement and enthusiasm for the topic
Volume should be varied in strength and intensity to add emphasis and
dramatic impact to your presentations
Through volume control, the audience can infer the speaker’s message
Many speakers control voice to “sound professional”, but professionals do just
the opposite!!
Consistent loudness – tendency to talk too loudly or softly
Common problem is ‘fading voice’. Make certain to maintain a consistent
loudness.
Mostly deliver presentation in a clear voice at a conversational level
Consider the room where you are speaking
Convey life, color and melody
Voice should not sound flat or wooden, beginners tend to speak on too high a
pitch.
A thin high-pitched tone lacks authority and appeal; it is harsh and unpleasant.
Cultivate deeper tones.
“one-note” pitch is also a problem – boring.
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Tone of Voice
A good speaker will use as many as 25 different levels
of pitch to convey variety and meaning.
Rate of Delivery
Is often linked with your personality and/or cultural origin
Relates to how you think and behave
Variety of rate reflects changes in emotion and mood
and can greatly enhance your presentations
Plan rate intentionally
Fast rate – sense of excitement; rapid sequence of events
Avoid extremes (too slow or too quickly)
In case of slow speakers, listeners start daydreaming
In case of fast speakers, listeners become frustrated and “tune
out”.
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18. Technical Talk Types (Technical Paper
Purpose at conference
to present technical paper orally to peers and colleagues
Challenge
Convert paper into speech
Reduce number of main points into a manageable number
15-20 minutes presentation
No more than 4-5 main points could be covered adequately
Audience expects only highlights
Oral Presentation should include
Statement of research problem
Research methodology
Review of results
Conclusions
Future applications
Ultimate Goal: Provide highlights of your research to
stimulate intellectual thought and discussion
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Technical Briefing
Purpose for briefing (most common in industry)
To provide pertinent facts in such a way that the audience can
grasp them quickly, understand their application , use them as a
basis for making important decision
To convey technical information to a critical audience
Challenge
Analyze audience
Determine the result you want your presentation to achieve
Reduce main points to a manageable number
Purpose must be stated in a single sentence
Serves as the focal point for the entire presentation
Conclusion should summarize the main message and
primary points
Ultimate Goal: Don’t waste others time, make your points
simply, clearly and quickly.
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19. Non-technical Audience
Purpose
To interpret the world of high technology to a non-technical audience
To persuade, to inform, to build support for an idea or to generate
action
Different from previous talks
How you present the information is more important than the actual
content!
Organization of Speech
Begin this speech by capturing audience attention and interest;
Speaker very early on must specifically state how this topic is related
to audiences interests.
Use every day language, avoid jargon
If you use jargon, make sure to introduce/define it.
Use short crisp sentences with active verbs
Make heavy use of examples, analogies, metaphors, and comparisons to
clarify and support your main points
Gain audience attention, win their interest and finally build understanding
Ultimate Goal: unravel “high-tech” mysteries for your
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Team Presentation
Purpose
Large team involved to present larger projects, crossing many
functional areas involving higher stakes
Need multiple presenters
Similar to technical briefing
Challenge
Besides challenges for the speaker in a briefing, the coordination
of successful team is a challenge
All aspects of presentation must be coordinated
Members must establish unified objectives, strategy, organization
and visual assistance
Practice is critical for the team presentation!!!
Ultimate Goal: the team leader must be certain that
members of the team do present overlapping information
and the flow of the presentation is cohesive and unified.
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