Classroom Presentations An orator is a good man
skilled in speaking.
Cato,
Roman 234 -149 BCE | |
| Basic content:- Build your topic from a few main ideas
State where you are going and what you will prove - Know your audience: where are they coming from?
Cover mutual ground as a starting point
Use familiar vocabulary to begin; introduce and define new concepts gradually
Adapt the presentation's goals with the interests of your audience
Treat each audience as a unique group - Convince them with facts and logic
Demonstrate that you know what you are talking about, but on their level! - Review and summarize in your conclusion
Summarize what you've told them
Check for comprehension - Leave time for questions and discussion
Follow up with options so audience can contact you
Practice by rehearsing the presentation,
recording it, or reciting it to a few friends Techniques of delivery: - Put your audience at ease with a relevant anecdote or joke,
or get their attention with a dramatic gesture or event - Use personal pronouns in your delivery
- Make eye contact with the audience
- Present your report with a conversational voice though vary it for emphasis
- Use transitions to signal the audience you're moving to a new idea
- Direct questions to your audience to get them more involved
- Conclude by summing up your main ideas, points, or arguments
- Leave time for questions, and invite feedback on
- the content (un-addressed, related ideas)
- the conclusions
- your manner of presentation
- Leave your contact information (business card) for further questions
Using visual aids or media: - Call early and make sure hardware is compatible with your software;
and software versions of your documents are compatible with versions of their software - Have several versions of computerized files (on your hard drive, disk, web site, and overhead and/or paper(!) just in case
- Come early and make sure everything works and that any media (audio, visual, computer) can be seen, heard, understood by all
- Keep all visual materials simple in large text for visibility
- Have supportive materials for each idea
- Do not distribute handouts, even outlines, before your speech (or the audience will focus on the reading material instead of listening to you)
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