SOAR Ch 14-15

What was the most important lesson Susan learned from her dad about giving a presentation?

• Stand on a table and yell.

• Preparation builds confidence.

• Your audience is more scared than you are.

How do you overcome the great challenge of public speaking: "Give a highly planned presentation that sounds like natural speech?"

• Use smaller words and avoid big vocabulary words.

• Don't over practice, because it will sound rehearsed.

• Practice your presentation a lot to make it sound more natural.

• Record the speech in advance.

If you have a successful opening, the rest of the presentation will likely feel "smooth and easy." What's the best way to craft a good opening?

• Start by thanking the audience for coming

• Tell a story

• Avoid using visuals, they distract from the speech

• Start with a question

When selecting visuals, props, or digital media for your presentation, use all of the following guidelines: (Select more than one)

• Have at least one visual per question you are answering (pocket on your 3-D Organizer)

• Change visuals every 30-40 seconds

• Put everything you want to say on a slide so your audience can read along

• Select a visual that represents an answer to the question you are addressing (on your pocket of the
  3-D organizer)

When creating a slide presentation, use which of the following guidelines: (Select more than one)

• Have at least one slide per question you are trying to answer (pocket of your 3-D Organizer)

• The question on your pocket can become the headline/title of your slide

• Put no more than six words or two graphics on one slide

• Use several flashy slide "transitions" to dress up your presentation

The goal of practicing a presentation is to become familiar with the content, timing, visuals, and technology that you can focus on:

• Connecting with your audience

• The pitch and tone of your delivery

• Your annunciation and volume

• The pacing of your content and delivery

What's the best way to overcome feelings of nervousness or anxiety before giving a presentation?

• Avoid making direct eye contact with anybody in the audience

• Drink herbal tea

• Watch funny movies or TV shows

• Spend a lot of time preparing your presentation so you naturally feel confident

When people encounter a language question or challenge in the real world, they:

• Ask the teacher

• Use reference tools

• Ignore it, because the importance of grammar is lessening over time.

• Avoid written communication

When you have mastered the top 20% of the most common language errors, you've…

• Mastered 80% of the problems you're likely to encounter.

• Only learned a small fraction of what you need to know to be successful in life.

• Mastered the "Auckley Complex Standard."

In the professional world, poor capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling send the
message that you don't pay attention to details. Follow which of these rules with your
writing (Select more than one)

• Always reread emails and use spell-check and grammar-check

• Master the "Most Common Language Errors"

• Use oral communication as much as possible to minimize the change of a mistake.

• Always have 1 or 2 other people read important reports, documents, or articles before you submit or publish them.