1. Developing Oral and Online Presentations
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2. Learning Objectives
Explain how oral and online presentations can influence your career and learn to adapt the three-step process to oral presentations
Explain why limiting your scope is especially important for oral presentations
Discuss the three functions of an effective introduction
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3. Learning Objectives
Identify six ways to get and hold your audience’s attention
Describe the techniques you can use to feel more confident in front of an audience
List six steps you can take to handle questions during a presentation
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4. Building Your Career with Oral Presentations
Display your skills
Think on your feet
Grasp complex issues
Handle challenges
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5. The Three-Step Process
Planning
Writing
Closing
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6. Planning the Presentation
Analyze the situation
Gather the information
Select the medium
Organize the message
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7. Analyzing the Situation
Information
Persuasion
Collaboration
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8. Analyzing the Audience
Supportive
Interested but neutral
Uninterested
Apprehensive
Hostile
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9. Assessing the Environment
Seating arrangements
Classroom or theater
Conference table
Horseshoe or “U” shape
Café style
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10. Selecting the Medium In-person presentations Web-based presentations
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11. Organizing the Presentation
Define the main idea
Limit the scope
Choose the approach
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12. Preparing the Outline State purpose and main idea
Group major points and subpoints
List introduction, body, and close
Show your connections
Show your sources
Choose a title
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13. The Speaking Outline Follow the planning outline
Condense points and transitions to keywords
Add delivery cues
Arrange your notes
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14. Writing the Presentation
Adapting to the audience
Composing the presentation
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15. Adapting to the Audience
Small groups
Casual style, promote participation, use simple visuals
Large audiences
Formal style, control participation, use multimedia
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16. Composing the Presentation
The introduction
Arouse interest
Build credibility
Preview message
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17. Composing the Presentation
The body
Discuss ideas
Connect ideas
Capture attention
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18. Composing the Presentation
The conclusion
Restate main points
Describe next steps
End on a strong note
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19. Completing Presentations
Master the delivery
Prepare to speak
Overcome anxiety
Respond to questions
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20. Mastering Your Delivery
Memorizing
Reading
Impromptu speaking
Speaking from notes
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21. Preparing to Speak Check the location Consider your audience
Adapt to other cultures
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22. Overcoming Anxiety Practice, practice, practice
Prepare more material than necessary
Think positively
Visualize your success
Take a few deep breaths
Be ready
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23. Overcoming Anxiety Don’t panic Be comfortable
Concentrate on your message
Focus on your audience
Maintain eye contact
Keep going
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24. Speaking with Confidence
Nonverbal signals
Controlled beginning
Relaxed posture
Sound of your voice
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25. Responding to Questions
Focus on the questioner
Respond appropriately
Maintain control
Survive the hot seat
Encourage questions
End the presentation
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