How to give an oral presentationHow to give an oral presentation

Jill McNitt-Gray, Ph.D.Jill McNitt-Gray, Ph.D.

Dept. of Exercise ScienceDept. of Exercise Science

Introduction Introduction

Oral communication skills will facilitate Oral communication skills will facilitate interactions at all levelsinteractions at all levels

Know your topic Know your topic Know your audienceKnow your audience Identify best methods of emphasizing key Identify best methods of emphasizing key

pointspoints Create a constructive audio/visual Create a constructive audio/visual

environmentenvironment

StepsSteps

Identify points of emphasisIdentify points of emphasis Allocate time to each pointAllocate time to each point Determine a logical order of Determine a logical order of

presentationpresentation Select a method of presenting pointSelect a method of presenting point Choose words carefullyChoose words carefully PracticePractice

Visual PortionVisual Portion

Choose form of communicationChoose form of communication• texttext• picturepicture• graphgraph

Simple and clearSimple and clear• easy to read (18 point min)easy to read (18 point min)• emphasizes key pointsemphasizes key points

Able to stand aloneAble to stand alone

Audio PortionAudio Portion

Speak loudly and clearly at a Speak loudly and clearly at a reasonable pacereasonable pace

Choose words carefully for each visual Choose words carefully for each visual representationrepresentation

Vocabulary should match audienceVocabulary should match audience

Coordination ofCoordination of Audio and Visual Audio and Visual

Point to visual representation as you Point to visual representation as you speakspeak

Describe how to look for important infoDescribe how to look for important info Choose words ahead of timeChoose words ahead of time Know transition into next slideKnow transition into next slide Do not apologize for bad slides Do not apologize for bad slides