ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS

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Advanced Research and Communication
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Planning Check List
WHAT: Provide a clear structure and
objectives of the presentation
WHO is the Audience?
WHERE (address, room) and HOW
(Physical aspects)
WHEN: date and Timing
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Structure of the Oral Presentation

1.Beginning or Introduction
2.Middle or Body
3.End or Conclusion
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Beginning or Introduction
Get the audience first attention
Greet the audience
Introduce yourself
Give title and introduce subject
Give duration
Say why this speech
Give your objectives
Announce your outline
Say how you will handle the question and
comments from the audience
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Middle or Body
Sequence your ideas
Provide a right order for your ideas
logical, chronological, general to specific, etc.
Signpost or signal where you are
Indicate when you finish one point and start a new
one
from one part to another
Make pauses, change stance, pitch of voice
Link ideas (transitions)
Rephrase
Summarize
End or Conclusion
4 Points
1. A brief reminder of what you said
2. A short conclusion (so what?)
3. Call for action if you want people do
something after your speech
4. Thanks to the audience
5. Invitation to ask questions
6. . bonus

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Questions
Tips that may help:
Be as brief as possible while still providing a
complete answer.
Repeat the question so that everyone can
hear it
Rephrase the question with your own words
Dont bluff! If you cant answer, say it.
Put the question back to the audience
write down the question and give it further thought
afterwards
Deal with less relevant questions positively
and firmly
End or Conclusion
Last tip
1. At the end, offer something more. An
added bonus to walk away with (gift, etc.)
e.g. An a new product feature, a gift, pins, etc.

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End or Conclusion
Last tip

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ARC - Oral Presentation Skills
Introduction

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Mark
Comments
Preparation
Demonstrate professionalism in overall
preparation

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General
attitude
Dress up
Overall appearance
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Introduction
Get attention from audience
Introduce oneself appropriately
Introduce the topic
Provide clear structure of presentation
Provide objective of the speech
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Presentation

Guide
audience
Respect a clear sequence of ideas
Signpost regularly
Summarize after each main part
Professional visuals and materials
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Get Attention
Use of humor
Voice tone
Change stances regularly
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Get Interest
You attitude (Whats in for me?)
Involve audience
Adapt language to audience
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Get Desire
Friendly attitude / Charisma
Demonstrate and bring proofs/
illustrations
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Conclusion

Conclusion
Provide Summary of speech
Provide a conclusion: So what?
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Get Action
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Q&A
Handled correctly Q&A __ 0.5