Delivering Effective Oral Performance

The purpose of an Informative Oral Presentation is

• To make the audience laugh

• To share factual information about a specific topic

• To waste time in class

• To show your audience how to perfom a task

During an oral presentation, the speaker should

• sway back and forth

• use a strong, clear voice

• know his/her informatiion

• both b & c

Which is NOT a formal way of beginning your speech

• Good afternoon ladies and gentleman

• Lightening is a shocking subject

• Hey what's up?

• When buying a car, there are many decisions to make.

When giving your presentation, it is ok to

• stare at your power point slides

• chew gum

• make eye contact with your audience

• speak in a soft, unclear manner

Oral presentations are written not spoken

• True

• False

Which of these pictures shows a good example of eye contact?

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Appropriate gestures can help to emphasise your points when you are speaking.

• False

• True

Which of these is an example of fluent presentation?

• Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel to every single country in the world? Today I'm going to show you just that.

• My… um... presentation is about… um… travelling to lots of… ah… different countries.

• Yeah, I'm gonna tell you about travel and stuff, and… you know… about all these like really awesome countries.

When you present, the volume of your voice should be:

• Very quiet so everyone has to pay attention to hear you.

• Shouting volume - as loud as you can make it.

• Loud enough that you can be heard clearly.

A good oral presenter speaks at what speed?

• As quickly as possible to get the presentation done.

• Very slowly so that everyone can make notes.

• At a steady speed with no variation.

• At a comfortable speed, with some variety of pace for emphasis.