How to make good oral presentations

PREPARATION - 1This is an ORAL PRESENTATION: TALK don’t read.. PREPARATION - 2Visual Aids Can offer a variety of benefits:  something to talk to  serve as an eye catcher;  reminder

Hints and pointers on how to give oral

presentations

PLANNING - 1

Preparation is crucial

Ask yourself:

- to give information?

- to persuade (övertyga)?

- to present an argument?

- who are the audience?

- what do they already know?

- what do they need to

know?

- what would they find

interesting?

PLANNING - 2

 HOW LONG?

- how much talk?

- how much time for visual aids

- how much time for questions?

 WHAT SOURCES?

- written sources

- interviews

- study visits

- visual material

Planning - 3

 IT IS ESSENTIAL TO USE A VARIETY

OF SOURCE MATERIALS!

 Once finished, it’s time for the next

PREPARATION - 1

This is an ORAL PRESENTATION: TALK don’t

read

Work from NOTES – possibly written on cards Use your OWN LANGUAGE as much as possible

PREPARATION - 2

Visual Aids

Can offer a variety of benefits:

 something to talk to

 serve as an eye catcher;

 reminder of what you’ve said

 simplify complex information e.g statistics

PREPARATION - 3

Remember:

 keep your visual aids simple

 limit the ideas presented on each one

 LARGE LETTERS (bokstäver)

 key expressions

 use C OL O R to add to the appearance

 check grammar and spelling!!!!!

PREPARATION - 4

Make an outline of the

presentation:

 What will be mentioned in the introduction (a)?

 What will be in the main part – development (b) – of the presentation?

 What will be in the conclusion (c)?

PREPARATION - 5

a) INTRODUCTION

 yourself

 your subject

 your purpose (syfte)

 the order of your presentation

An effective introduction should be brief (kortfattad) and to the point (koncis)

You might start with one of the following:

 a surprising or unusual fact

 a personal story

 and interesting example

 a quotation (citat) from an authority or expert

 impressive or significant statistics

PREPARATION - 6

 b) DEVELOPMENT

 This is the main part of your presentation so it is important that it is clear

Remember the audience is only listening so:

 do not give too much information too quickly

 space out the main points

 establish a logical order of points

 c) CONCLUSION

 This section should not contain any new information It should:

 refer back to the purpose of the presentation as stated in the introduction

 summarize (sammanfatta) the main points and state your main conclusions

 ask if there are any questions

It is essential that you rehearse (repeterar, tränar) your

presentation You should:

- if a group presentation, decide who is doing what

-check your timing – it must be right!!

- become familiar with your visual aids - Practise

- check that visual aids can be clearly seen at the back of the room

- check your pronunciation (uttal), spelling, grammar and

intonation – especially the third person “s”!!!

DELIVERY - 1

a) Physical

CLOTHES can be important – it is part of the message you are giving to the audience

STANCE – do not look as if you are bored or uncomfortable Use gestures

Maintain contact with your audience Smile occasionally (då och då)

Look reasonably confident and enthusiastic - credibility

DELIVERY - 2

 b) Voice:

 Are you audible? (Hörs du?)

 Are you speaking too fast?

 Are you mumbling?

 Are you talking to a visual aid instead of the audience?

 Is your voice monotonous?

 Do you have the right intonation?

 Do not sigh! (Sucka inte)

DELIVERY - 3

c) Using Visual Aids

Only when they are

appropriate – not just

because they are

pretty/funny etc

Remember not to stand in

front of them

Give your audience time to look at them before talking about them

Use a pointer to direct the audience’s attention to them

Switch off machines (OHP, projector, VCR etc.) when they are not being used

SOME GENERAL ADVICE!

Make sure the furniture in the room – chairs, desks etc – are arranged according to your desire

Think about whether you are going to deliver standing up or… Where are you going to stand? Can everyone in the room see you?

OVERCOMING NERVOUSNESS - 1

 Nervousness is natural

 Think of controlling your nerves

 Breathe deeply

 If your hands shake – do not hold anything, make gestures

OVERCOMING NERVOUSNESS - 2

 If your knees knock – stand behind

something

 You know what to say – not the audience.

 Learn from your mistakes and do better next time

 When in doubt - SMILE

SOME USEFUL PHRASES

First of all May I begin by

I would like to start by

to point out / as far as

as you can see on this…

on the contrary

on the whole

to sum up / finally

as you (may) know

in other words draw your attention to this indicates

in other words

on the other hand

in this particular/specific case

in conclusion