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Public Speaking
PREPARATION
• OBJECTIVE
'Why am I making this presentation?‘
• AUDIENCE
'Who am I making this presentation to?'
• VENUE
'Where am I making this presentation?'
• TIME AND LENGTH
'When am I making this presentation and how long will it be?'
• METHOD
'How should I make this presentation?'
• CONTENT
'What should I say?'
STRUCTURE
Organize your presentation in a logical structure.
INTRODUCTION - BODY OF PRESENTATION - CONCLUSION
• NOTES
Do not read your presentation.
Use notes to remember
everything you need to say.
Write down just the title of each
section of your talk. Write down
keywords to remind yourselves.
STRUCTURE
• REHEARSAL Practice your presentation
two or three times so that you:
become more familiar with what
you want to say
identify weaknesses in your
presentation
can practice difficult
pronunciations
can check the time that your
presentation takes and make
any necessary modifications
EQUIPMENT
Your most important piece of equipment is YOU!
• OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
• WHITEBOARD
• DUSTER
• MARKERS
• FLIPCHART
• 35MM SLIDE PROJECTOR
• NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
• HANDOUTS
DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.
• NERVES Try to
speak slowly and
calmly. After a few
moments, you will
relax and gain
confidence.
DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.
• AUDIENCE
RAPPORT
You need to build a
warm and friendly
relationship with
your audience.
DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.
• BODY LANGUAGE
Your body is speaking to your audience even before you
open your mouth. Avoid repetitive and irritating gestures.
DELIVERY
The way in which you actually deliver or give your presentation.
SIGNPOSTING put up signposts for the audience, at the beginning and all
along the route.
• INTRODUCING THE SUBJECT "I'd like to start by...“, "Let's begin by..."
• FINISHING A SUBJECT "Well, I've told you about...“, "That's all I have
to say about..."
• STARTING ANOTHER SUBJECT "Let me turn now to...“, "Next..."
• ANALYSING A POINT AND GIVING RECOMMENDATIONS "Let's
consider this in more detail...“, "What does this mean for ...?"
• GIVING EXAMPLES "For example,...“, "A good example of this is..."
• DEALING WITH QUESTIONS "I'd like to deal with this question later, if
I may...”, "I'll come back to this question later in my talk..."
• SUMMARISING AND CONCLUDING "In conclusion,...“,
"Right, let's sum up, shall we?"
• ORDERING "Firstly...secondly...thirdly...lastly...“, "First of
all...then...next...after that...finally..."
PARTS OF PRESENTATION
1. In the introduction say what your
message is going to be.
2. In the body say your real message.
3. In the conclusion say what your
message was.
REPETITION IS VALUABLE
"I'd like to start by...“ "Well, I've told you "Now we'll move on
about...“ to...“
"Let's begin by...“
"That's all I have to "Let me turn now to...“
"First of all, I'll..." say about...“
"Next..."
"We've looked at..."
THE STRUCTURE
3. Conclusion
- summarize your presentation
- thank your audience
- invite questions
CONCLUSION
summarize your thank your
invite questions
presentation audience