Oral Presentations

Oral Presentations

April 27, 2021.

Three Main Components

Delivering effective oral presentations involves three components:

1. What you say (verbal),

2. How you say it with your voice (vocal), and

3. Everything the audience can see about you (visual). 

Multiple Select

What are the three main components for an effective report? Check all that apply.

• What you say

• How you say it with your voice

• Everything the audience can see about you

Do´s and Don´ts

Do: memorize the outline of your presentation

DO NOT: write down and memorize or read your full text.

Your presentation will sound like what it is: a recited written text.

#BORING

Poll

What is MOST important to you. To make an oral report interesting?

• visuals

• amount of information

• themes and colors

• media content

Visually

Control your body. Adopt a stable, confident position; move only when you have a positive reason to do so (for example, move closer to the audience for taking questions), not when your body seems to ask for it. 

Multiple Choice

Visually, control your body. Adopt a stable, confident position; move only when you have a question from the public. This statement is:

• true

• false

Non-native speakers

Even imperfect extemporaneous English is more likely to engage the audience than reciting a more polished, less spontaneous written text.

Multiple Choice

Perfect English is more likely to engage the audience than reciting a non-polished, spontaneous written text.

• True

• False

Stage fright and mishaps

Among the many ways to keep your nerves under control, perhaps the most effective one is to focus constructively on your purpose at all times. 

Multiple Select

What are the three main components for an effective report? Check all that apply.

• What you say

• How you say it with your voice

• Everything the audience can see about you

• What you write in your paper

• Media content

Any questions?

Reference:

https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/effective-oral-presentations-13906743/

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