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Oral Presentation Skills
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Outline for Presentation P lanning P reparation P ractice P erformance Q uestions
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Plan for the Following: Who are you talking to? Why are you talking to them? How long have you got to present? What are you going to share?
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Preparation Outline and/or sketch slides before creating PowerPoint Create slides on PowerPoint Proof read slides for errors Prepare notes for presentation- (brief keywords and phrases)
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Preparation - Outline 1 - 2 minutes per slide 8-10 Minute Presentation Title Slide (1 min.) Main Characters (2 min.) Setting (1-2 min.) Conflict (1-2 min.) Prediction (1-2 min.) Words that Summarize Story and Explanation of Each (2 min.) Theme (1 min.)
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Relevant images communicate, and maintain interest Explain images on the PowerPoint
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large sans serif fonts Helvetica or Arial rather than serif fonts like Times 24 pt is minimum, 32 pt, or even 36 pt is better
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Preparation - Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large sans serif fonts Mix upper and lower case ALL CAPITALS IS HARDER TO READ, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE OK FOR THE ODD TITLE
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Preparation - Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large sans serif fonts Mix upper and lower case Use colour to highlight text Use high contrast colors for important lines, symbols or text, and lower contrast colors for less important lines, symbols or text. But use a small number of colors.
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimize text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large sans serif fonts Mixture upper and lower case Use colour to highlight text Keep figures simple
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large sans serif fonts Mixture upper and lower case Use colour to highlight text Keep figures simple Thick lines and large symbols
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Slides Use Images & Graphics Minimise text & numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large sans serif fonts Mixture upper and lower case Use colour to highlight text Keep figures simple Thick lines and large symbols Progressive disclosure
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Practice Practice, practice, practice Get feedback, and use it.
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During the Presentation Don’t Apologize Speak loudly and clearly Use short simple sentences Avoid abbreviations Vary pitch, tone, volume, speed and pauses
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Performance Avoid distracting movements Relax Be enthusiastic Make eye contact Keep an eye on the time remaining
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Performance Explain each slide. Give a clear and concise summary, then stop. Don’t go overtime. Ever.
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Questions Anticipate likely questions and know how you would answer the questions.
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Questions Paraphrase questions 1. so that other people hear the question
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Questions Paraphrase questions 1. so that other people hear the question 2. to check you understand the questions
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Questions Paraphrase questions 1. so that other people hear the question 2. to check you understand the questions 3. to stall while you think about an answer
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Questions If you don’t know the answer, say so. Offer to find out. Ask the audience.
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