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    The document provides guidance on giving effective oral presentations. It discusses including an introduction to establish rapport with the audience and get them involved. The introduction should greet the audience, introduce the presenter and topic, state the objectives and outline. The body of the presentation should cover the content using visual aids as needed. The conclusion should reiterate key points and express gratitude to the audience. Effective presentation skills include maintaining eye contact, using visual aids, projecting the voice, and demonstrating mastery of the topic through positive body language.

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    The document provides guidance on giving effective oral presentations. It discusses including an introduction to establish rapport with the audience and get them involved. The introduction should greet the audience, introduce the presenter and topic, state the objectives and outline. The body of the presentation should cover the content using visual aids as needed. The conclusion should reiterate key points and express gratitude to the audience. Effective presentation skills include maintaining eye contact, using visual aids, projecting the voice, and demonstrating mastery of the topic through positive body language.

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    The document provides guidance on giving effective oral presentations. It discusses including an introduction to establish rapport with the audience and get them involved. The introduction should greet the audience, introduce the presenter and topic, state the objectives and outline. The body of the presentation should cover the content using visual aids as needed. The conclusion should reiterate key points and express gratitude to the audience. Effective presentation skills include maintaining eye contact, using visual aids, projecting the voice, and demonstrating mastery of the topic through positive body language.

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    ORAL PRESENTATIONS

    Sunday, March 2, 2014 11:36 AM

    Structure of a presentation. Effective skills required. Give more details. Introduction The beginning of a presentation is the most important part. It is when you establish your rapport with your audience and when you have its attention. A good technique is to try to get your audience involved in your talk either by asking direct or rhetorical questions. Ask for a show of hands for example, in response to a question or present information in such a way that the audience can identify with you/it. Greet the Audience It is important to greet the audience, (Type of salutation; all protocol observed, acknowledge the kind of people in the audience and then they can give better response to you, good morning, good evening) Introduce Yourself Say your name, your position, the company you are representing. When you state your position, you stamp your authority with it. When one introduces oneself, it is for people to identify him or her but also to establish their authority on the subject and to allow the audience to see one's view on the subject. Give title and the introduce the subject This is where one states what exactly they are going to speak about, e.g. I plan to speak about and Discuss why you have chosen to speak about that subject. You can also state the anticipated time you will spend on the subject. Give your objectives, purpose, aim and goals The main purpose of an in formative speech is to have the audience understand and remember a certain amount of information. State your purposes, e.g. my purpose to inform you more on. Announce the outline If you have divided your presentation Middle or Body of the Presentation Conclusion Reiterating some of the points you made during the presentation. The end or the conclusion of the talk should include 4 parts; 1. A brief reminder of what you tried to show in your speech how you tried to do so. 2. A short conclusion. 3. Show your gratitude to the audience for listening. SKILLS REQUIRED(List) i. Body language Eye contact, in exam split eye contact and body language. ii. Visual aids iii. Voice projection iv. Mastery of Topic VISUALS
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    VISUALS What are visuals? Graphs Maps Drawings Charts Video or Film It is often a good idea to give out a paper copy called a hand out, an outline, a glossary of keywords or any other visuals you plan to use so people can take them away and not waste time in taking notes on key concepts. The importance of visuals; To focus the audience attention To reinforce ideas To involve and motivate the audience To illustrate points easier to understand in visual form but difficult in a verbal form. To serve as logical proof To save time and avoid putting information on a board To help the speaker

    To change focus from oral to visual BODY LANGUAGE Eye contact Facial expressions Posture Movements Importance of Body Language To clarify meaning To maintain interest For emphasis Positive Body Language Eye contact to keep audience's attention Facial expressions should be natural and friendly, e.g. raise eyebrows to show surprise. Posture; Stand straight but relaxed Movement; Used to indicate a change of focus and to keep the
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    Used to indicate a change of focus and to keep the audience's attention, e.g. moving forward to emphasize or move to one side to indicate a transition. Negative Body Language Loss of Eye contact Looking at the notes, looking at the screen or at the floor and swaying back and forth like a pendulum. Back turned to the audience. Hands in pockets. Dont stare or look blankly into people's eyes. Voice and Pronunciation Speak clearly, dont shout or whisper. Dont rush or talk deliberately slowly. Deliberately pause at key points. This has the effect of emphasizing the importance of a particular point you are making. To make the presentation interesting, change your delivery but not too obviously e.g. speed and the pitch of the voice.

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