Effective Oral Presentations

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Effective Oral Presentations
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Think Write...

• List at least 3 things each that a speaker should
  keep in mind...
• while preparing an oral presentation
• while giving an oral presentation

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Introduction

• Or ... What we plan to do today.
• Introduce ten points for preparing and delivering
  an oral presentation about technical material
• Whole-Part-Whole organization
• Emphasize that presentation is for the audience

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1. Know your audience

• Know what your audience already knows
• If its your boss, know whats necessary for
  further selling
• Try to determine the mindset

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2. Know your subject

• Or ... Put it in an outline.
• Outline... to organize your thoughts
• Outlineto construct a coherent argument
• Outline to ensure you tell a story that has a
  clear purpose and result
• SHARE THE OUTLINE!

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3. Draw a picture

• 1 picture gt 1000 words!
• Should be pleasing to the eye
• Avoid excessive words
  and equations
• Use handouts
• Put derivations in handouts
• Use to support points

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4. Show and tell

• Use physical samples if possible
• Technical audiences are touchy-feely oriented

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5. Say it again, and again.

• WholePartWhole
• Introduction (Tell them what youre going to tell
  them)
• Body (Tell them)
• Summary (Tell them what you told them)

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6. Practice, practice, practice
Practice

• The more you do it, the easier it gets
• Dont memorize,
• know material
• Timing is very
• important
• Eliminate ums
• and you knows

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7. Be ready to answer questions

• Goal is to entice audience to want to understand
  and know more
• Set aside time for questions
• Watch audience for unasked questions
• Answer question to best of your ability, but if
  you dont know the answer ? say so and offer to
  find the answer

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8. Let your body do the talking

• Show confidence and interest
• Maintain eye contact
• Watch your hands
• Personal
• appearance
• (pride)

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9. Dont forget the details

• Is the equipment there?
• How does the equipment work?
• Does it work with your hardware/software?

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10. Listen

• Must listen closely with sensitivity
• Try to understand where other disciplines are
  coming from

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Summary

• What weve done today.
• Discussed ten points for preparation and delivery
  of an oral presentation
• Discussed the WholePartWhole technique
• Emphasis the presentation is for the audience

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Think Write...

• Write about situations in your life when you have
  had to make oral presentations.
• For example
• lessons learned?
• memorable mistakes?
• memorable audiences?
• Discussion