How to prepare and make a good oral presentation.
Spoken presentations to an audience can come in variety forms. We should make sure our purpose before making the presentation, whether it is:- To inform
- To persuade
- To entertain
- To meet and get on with your audience
a.How to prepare a presentation:
- Topic Information should be randomly collected
- Relevant information is to be selected
- Information must be organized to suit the audience levels
- Graphics and visuals should be organized where ever possible
- Finally, text should be edited according to the time
b.How to make an oral presentation:
- Presentation should be rehearsed.
- Flow of thought must be checked and adjusted to the allotted time.
- Body language should be monitored with built in pauses, gestures, postures and the such.
- Final presentation is made.
Points to remember:
1.Audience: Consider their knowledge, education, ability to follow what you have to say; their expectations; their needs- practical, intellectual, personal.
2.Structure: This includes thinking about: content, priorities, ordering.
3.Communication aids: These include whiteboard, flipchart, overhead projector, and data projector.
4.Delivery:
- Most speakers need some form of prompt to make sure that they follow their pre-planned line or argument. This needs a careful management.
- A number of strategies are available to make sure that you address the audience directly and maintain their attention.
- Questions and interruptions need to be handled firmly and skillfully.
Written by Ramu Magham
Ramu Magham is an English Language Teacher who drives his students crazy with trending technologies and current happenings.
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