Suggestions for Oral Presentations

1. Suggestions for Oral Presentations Tutorial Theories and Methods

2. 1. General Concerns Ask yourself about… • the length of your presentation • how much information fits into how short a time? • required material and technical devices • power point presentation? • handout? • visualization? (video, audio, pictures, etc.) Tutorial Theories and Methods

3. 2. Content • your presentation’s structure can resemble that of any academic paper: • introduction (nice hello, topic, structure) • definitions, explanation of terminology, etc. • main part, subdivided if necessary • short conclusion/ “outro” Tutorial Theories and Methods

4. 2.1 Your Main Part For this specific presentation: • explain your theory: when, perhaps who, what, details… • be precise but not too brief Tutorial Theories and Methods

5. 3. Style • take care of your degree of (in-)formality and adjust it to the presentation’s circumstances • use a suitable register and avoid jargon • if you prepare a power point presentation or a handout, be simple, consistent and always double-check for mistakes and typos • take care of your appearance: standing upright and directly addressing the audience makes a much better impression than keeping your hands in your pockets and speaking to your shoes • if you want your audience to listen, adjust the volume of your voice, do not talk too fast and do not read out too much Tutorial Theories and Methods

6. Attention! • All theseideasareonlysuggestions, so feelfreetocreatethepresentationyou like. • Questions?Wecantalkabout it. Tutorial Theories and Methods