1. Making Effective Presentations Making Effective Presentations
SPC 1315 / SPC 1321
Making Effective Presentations
Making Effective Presentations

2. Developing the Presentation

3. Getting Started Select a topic *Something you like
*Something you know about
*Something you feel strongly about
Develop a purpose
Write a statement and summary
Come up with main points

4. Establishing a Purpose
General Purpose
Inform? Persuade? Entertain?
Specific Purpose
Describe the Reaction You Are Seeking
Be As Specific As Possible
Make Your Goal Realistic
Be aware of your audience

5. Methods for Defining a Thesis Statement
Imagine that you met a number of your audience at the elevator and had only a few seconds to explain your idea before the doors closed.
Imagine that you had to send a one- or two-sentence text message that communicated your main ideas.

6. Methods for Defining a Thesis Statement
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Ask yourself, “If my listeners heard only a small portion of my remarks, what is the minimum they should have learned?”
Suppose that a friend asked one of your listeners what you were driving at in your presentation. What would you want the audience member to say?

7. Analyzing the Situation
Analyzing the Audience
What are their positions?
What are their personal preferences?
What demographic characteristics are significant?
What size is the group?
Why is the audience there?
What does the audience know?
What are the listeners’ attitudes?

8. Audience Demographics
Age
Sex (gender)
Religion
Cultural Background
Intellectual Level
Occupation
Socioeconomic Level
Community Status

9. Analyzing Yourself As the Speaker
Your Purpose
Your Knowledge
Your Feelings About the Occasion

10. Speaker Credibility
“A speaker’s character is the most important means of persuasion he possesses”. --Aristotle
It consists of…
Character Intelligence
Good will

11. Analyzing the Occasion
Facilities
Lighting
Furniture arrangement
Physical comfort
Time
Time of day
Time limit
Context