Giving an Oral Presentation MKBI ZIBI 1013 Oral Communication Skills Dr. Kesuma A. Bakar

ORAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION 30% 21ST November 2012 5-10 minutes individual presentation Talk about a topic of your interest, your thesis or a project you have done

The outline of your presentation 5 slides maximum Introduction Body Conclusion

Introduction How do you start your presentation? 1. Introduce yourself Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is... I am a student at … where I am a MA/PHD candidate 2. Introduce your topic What is your topic? Today I will be talking about… My purpose today is to tell you about… The topic of my presentation is… ̶ Why? I am interested in this topic because… I have chosen to speak about this because..

Body Content Explain 1 or 2 main points First of all or Firstly,... Secondly,... Then,... Next… 2. If you are talking about your thesis or project you have done, You can talk about 1 or 2 findings from your work. 3. If you are talking about a subject that you are interested in, talk about 1 or two main points that you have learnt. MAKE IT BRIEF AND CLEAR

Conclusion Briefly summarize your speech in a few lines to make sure the audience remember the main points. At this stage I would like to go through/over the main points... I'd like to summarize the points I have presented… Present a short conclusion. This could be a commentary, the lessons learned, some recommendations, or the next step. In conclusion I would like to say that....... My final comments would be.... I would like to finish by saying ...... Thirdly, thank the audience for attending.

Visuals • Don’t put too much text or images • Fonts large and clear • Dark text on light back or light text on dark background Use inviting colours • Keep it simple!! Title that tells the message, followed by the text Use images or data to support the message Keep it simple! And to the point

Delivery Posture (body, hands) Eye contact with everyone Project your voice (volume, speed) Enthusiasm (smile, appear positive) Time limit (5-10 minutes only. Don’t go over 10 minutes) Try not to read your script Practice, practice & practice your speech

Useful websites http://www.effective-public-speaking.com/ http://www.it-sudparis.eu/lsh/ressources/ops2.php http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/learning/oral

3 Future Evaluations 1. 2. 3. Informative Speech 10% Individually 5 minutes You will choose one topic from page 77 to talk about in class 5th Dec Impromptu Speech 20% Individually 3-5 minutes You will be given a topic from the list on page 214. 12th Dec Group Discussion 20% 3 or 4 students in a group (Assessed individually) 10-15 minutes per group A question will be given a week in advance, and each individual person in the group will respond to the question. 9th Jan