Giving an Oral Presentation

MKBI ZIBI 1013Oral Communication Skills

Dr. Kesuma A. Bakar

ORAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION

• 30%• 21ST November 2012 • 5-10 minutes individual presentation• Talk about a topic of your interest, your

thesis or a project you have done

The outline of your presentation

• 5 slides maximumIntroductionBody Conclusion

Introduction • How do you start your presentation?• 1. Introduce yourself

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is... I am a student at … where I am a MA/PHD candidate

• 2. Introduce your topic – What is your topic?

Today I will be talking about…My purpose today is to tell you about…The topic of my presentation is…

6 Why?I am interested in this topic because…I have chosen to speak about this because..

Body• Content1. Explain 1 or 2 main points

First of all or Firstly,...Secondly,...Then,...Next…

2. If you are talking about your thesis or project you have done, You can talk about 1 or 2 findings from your work.3. If you are talking about a subject that you are interested in, talk about 1 or two main points that you have learnt.

MAKE IT BRIEF AND CLEAR

Conclusion

• Briefly summarize your speech in a few lines to make sure the audience remember the main points.

At this stage I would like to go through/over the main points...I'd like to summarize the points I have presented…

• Present a short conclusion. This could be a commentary, the lessons learned, some recommendations, or the next step.

In conclusion I would like to say that.......My final comments would be....I would like to finish by saying ......

• Thirdly, thank the audience for attending.

Visuals

• Title that tells the message, followed by the text

• Use images or data to support the message

• Keep it simple! And to the point

• Don’t put too much text or images• Fonts large and clear• Dark text on light back or light text on dark background• Use inviting colours• Keep it simple!!

Delivery

• Posture (body, hands)• Eye contact with everyone• Project your voice (volume, speed)• Enthusiasm (smile, appear positive)• Time limit (5-10 minutes only. Don’t go over 10

minutes)• Try not to read your script• Practice, practice & practice your speech

Useful websites

• http://www.effective-public-speaking.com/

• http://www.it-sudparis.eu/lsh/ressources/ops2.php

• http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/learning/oral

3 Future Evaluations

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3. Group Discussion

20%

3 or 4 students in a group (Assessed individually)

10-15 minutes per group

A question will be given a week in advance, and each individual person in the group will respond to the question.

9th Jan

Informative Speech 10%

Individually 5 minutes You will choose one topic from page 77 to talk about in class

5th Dec

Impromptu Speech

20%

Individually 3-5 minutes You will be given a topic from the list on page 214.

12th Dec