Oral Presentation-Body Language

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Oral Presentation Skills

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Stages of oral presentation

Knowing Your Audience

Who am I speaking to ?Age GenderEducational backgroundProfessionSocial status

?

Planning and PreparationYour speech should be divided into

three distinct parts:

a) Introduction

b) Body

c) Conclusion

Oral Presentation Skills:Introduction

Introduction

Brief

Simple

10% to 15% of the whole presentation time

4 aspects of a good and effective introduction

Outline : Introduction Title :- _______________

___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

__________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ (a)(b)(c )

I. Attention Grabber

II. Reveal Topic

III. Thesis Statement

Iv. Preview of main points

Oral Presentation:Body

Body is the most important part of the

presentationtakes 75% to 80% of the whole

presentation time consists of main ideas and supporting

details ( evidence, reasoning, examples, illustrations, explanation, elaborations, etc. )

Outline : Body

___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

A. __________________________________________ ___________________________________________

i. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ii. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

B. _________________________________________ ___________________________________________

i. __________________________________________

Main Point 1

Sub- Point 1

Supporting details or examples

Supporting details or examples

Sub –point 2

Supporting details or examples

Oral Presentation Skills:Conclusion

Conclusion

10% of the whole presentation time

Oral Presentation Skills:Body Language

What is Body Language ?

Eye ContactFacial ExpressionsPostureMovementsGestures

WHY IS IT USEFUL?

A natural part of communication

To maintain interest during

presentation

To emphasize ideas

EYE CONTACT Maintain eye contact when talking

to audience Make eye contact with everyone in

the audience to keep their interest Eye contact makes the speaker looks more believable

Be conscious of your posture

Show your confidence by

standing up straight

Do not slouch or lean

against a table or rostrum

POSTURE

FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Help to convey your message

Should be natural and friendly

Try to show and maintain

your enthusiasm

-Don’t forget to smile

BODY MOVEMENT Move about the room a little

as you speak instead of standing stiffly

Makes the presentation more interesting

to listen to

Keep the audience’s attention

Helps to lessen your nervousness

GESTURESMovement that you make with hand,

head, face to show a particular meaning

Gestures should occur naturally as the speaker speaks

E.g-Up and down head motion to indicate importance

E.g-Using hand gestures to emphasize a point

Pronunciation and VoiceCorrect pronunciation is

important if one is to be understood correctly

Mispronounced words may cause communication breakdown

The difficulty in understanding will cause audience to lose interest in your presentation

Voice

Voice quality is important to avoid sounding monotonous and putting the audience to sleep!!

Quality of voice include :

Tips to remember :Rehearse your presentationBe organized and well-preparedDo not stare into people’s eyesDo not sway back and forthDo not have your back turned to

the audienceDo not have your hands in the

pockets

Tips to remember :Avoid using too many “umms”

and “ahs”Use transitions/signal words in

between main pointsNever read from a script – you

should know most of what you want to say

Oral Presentation Skills:Visual Aids

Visual Aids

“A picture is worth thousand words”

HOWEVER

“ Visual aids are intended to support you , not to replace you. Whatever you use to support your presentation, the focus should remain on you and your ideas.”

Effective PowerPoint Slides

√ Consistent background

X Inconsistent background design

Effective PowerPoint Slides

Gestures natural spontaneous purposeful appropriate

Gestures natural spontaneous purposeful appropriate

Font Style

√ Clear font style X Unclear font Style

Speaker’s Voice● Volume●Pitch● Rate ●Pauses

Speaker’s Voice

Volume Pitch Rate Pauses ’s Voice

Effective PowerPoint Slides

√ Large font

size X Small font Size

Font Size

Speaker’s Voice● Volume●Pitch● Rate ●Pauses

Speaker’s Voice Volume Pitch Rate Pauses ’s Voice

Effective PowerPoint Slides

√ Good X Poor

Colour Contrast

Establishes relationship

Get attention Assures

participation

It establishes positive relationship between the speaker and the audience during the speech

It gets or attracts the audience’s undivided attention during the speech

It assures active and constant participation from the audience during the speech

Effective PowerPoint Slides

X Long text

√ Short and brief

text Amount of text

PowerPoint Slides One idea at a time Less than 4 to 6

words per line Less than 6 lines

per screen

PowerPoint Slides 1 idea at 1 time < 4 to 6 words /

line < 6 lines /

screen

Effective PowerPoint Slides

X Short forms √ Full spelling Spelling

Copyright Photocopying books

infringes copyright

Get original books

COPYRIGHT PHOTOCOPY ING

BOOKS INFRINGES COPYRIGHT

GET ORIGINAL BOOKS

Effective PowerPoint Slides

Punctuation √ Normal

Punctuation X All typed in capital letters

Effective PowerPoint SlidesAppropriate Visuals

√ Photograph √Pie Chart

SWIMMING

Focus more on your visuals than text

Neat layout with good

use of space Handling Objectives Exams

1. Read the instructions carefully2. Underline or highlight important

keywords.3. Pay attention to words like

“NOT”, “EXCEPT” & “BUT”.4. Answer the easy questions first.5. Read all the options first.6. Evaluate all the options first.

Effective PowerPoint Slides

√ X Cluttered and dull slide

Handling Objective Exams

1.Read the instructions carefully2.Highlight important keywords

Effective PowerPoint Slides

Language

Meetings

In conclusion, a meeting should be:

a)productive

a)constructive

Meetings

In a conclution, a meetings should be:

a)produtive

a)construtive

√ Accurate Language

X Inaccurate

Language

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