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Developing Oral and Online Presentations

Learn how to influence your career with oral and online presentations. Adapt the three-step process for oral presentations, limit your scope effectively, and master the art of engaging your audience. Discover techniques to boost confidence, handle questions, and build your career through effective communication.

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Developing Oral and Online Presentations

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  1. Developing Oral and Online Presentations

  2. Learning Objectives • Explain how oral and online presentations can influence your career and learn to adapt the three-step process to oral presentations • Explain why limiting your scope is especially important for oral presentations • Discuss the three functions of an effective introduction

  3. Learning Objectives • Identify six ways to get and hold your audience’s attention • Describe the techniques you can use to feel more confident in front of an audience • List six steps you can take to handle questions during a presentation

  4. Building Your Career with Oral Presentations • Display your skills • Think on your feet • Grasp complex issues • Handle challenges

  5. The Three-Step Process • Planning • Writing • Closing

  6. Planning the Presentation • Analyze the situation • Gather the information • Select the medium • Organize the message

  7. Analyzing the Situation • Information • Persuasion • Collaboration

  8. Analyzing the Audience • Supportive • Interested but neutral • Uninterested • Apprehensive • Hostile

  9. Assessing the Environment • Seating arrangements • Classroom or theater • Conference table • Horseshoe or “U” shape • Café style

  10. Selecting the Medium • In-person presentations • Web-based presentations

  11. Organizing the Presentation • Define the main idea • Limit the scope • Choose the approach

  12. Preparing the Outline • State purpose and main idea • Group major points and subpoints • List introduction, body, and close • Show your connections • Show your sources • Choose a title

  13. The Speaking Outline • Follow the planning outline • Condense points and transitions to keywords • Add delivery cues • Arrange your notes

  14. Writing the Presentation • Adapting to the audience • Composing the presentation

  15. Adapting to the Audience • Small groups • Casual style, promote participation, use simple visuals • Large audiences • Formal style, control participation, use multimedia

  16. Composing the Presentation • The introduction • Arouse interest • Build credibility • Preview message

  17. Composing the Presentation • The body • Discuss ideas • Connect ideas • Capture attention

  18. Composing the Presentation • The conclusion • Restate main points • Describe next steps • End on a strong note

  19. Completing Presentations • Master the delivery • Prepare to speak • Overcome anxiety • Respond to questions

  20. Mastering Your Delivery • Memorizing • Reading • Impromptu speaking • Speaking from notes

  21. Preparing to Speak • Check the location • Consider your audience • Adapt to other cultures

  22. Overcoming Anxiety • Practice, practice, practice • Prepare more material than necessary • Think positively • Visualize your success • Take a few deep breaths • Be ready

  23. Overcoming Anxiety • Don’t panic • Be comfortable • Concentrate on your message • Focus on your audience • Maintain eye contact • Keep going

  24. Speaking with Confidence • Nonverbal signals • Controlled beginning • Relaxed posture • Sound of your voice

  25. Responding to Questions • Focus on the questioner • Respond appropriately • Maintain control • Survive the hot seat • Encourage questions • End the presentation

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