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Mastering Oral Presentations with Dr. Smuksta: Key Strategies and Do's and Don'ts

Learn essential skills for successful oral presentations from Dr. Michael Smuksta! Discover effective content preparation, communication strategies, delivery techniques, and audio-visual best practices. Enhance your presentation skills for impactful communication.

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Mastering Oral Presentations with Dr. Smuksta: Key Strategies and Do's and Don'ts

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  1. Making Oral Presentations Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. History Department Viterbo University 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  2. Four Main Points • Know your content. • Communicate with simple strategies. • Communicate with good delivery. • PowerPoint / Prez1i / Slide Shark do’s and don'ts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  3. 1. Know Your Content • Preparation is the key. • Presentation structure. • Rough draft to outline to notes. • Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  4. 2. Communicate via Simple Strategies • American Association of Colleges and Universities definition of oral communication • Strategy 1: “Keep It Simple Stupid,” or KISS • Strategy 2: Forecast, Body, Summary • Strategy 3: Journalist approach Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  5. 3. Communicate via Delivery • Know your audience • Show enthusiasm and passion • Dress professionally • Establish rapport with the audience • Make eye contact • Move about Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  6. Delivery, continued • Notes or Text? • Voice and the Goldilocks' Rule • Define key terms • Time for questions • Finish Strong Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  7. Audio-Visual Do’s and Don’tsGeneric Conference Outline • Title Slide • Forecast slide • Outline of the presentation • Background / Context / Issue • Methods • Results • Summary • Questions • References Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  8. Audio-Visual Do’s and Don’ts • Comedian Don McMillan: “Life after Death by PowerPoint” (4:25) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck&noredirect=1 • Rules – consistency is the key Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  9. Rubrics • Seven Rivers Undergraduate Research Symposium @ http://www.viterbo.edu/uploadedFiles/academics/undergrad_research/Oral%20Presentation%20Evaluation%20Rubric%20-%20Single%20Student%20Form.pdf • AAC&U @ http://www.viterbo.edu/uploadedFiles/faculty/currcomm/OralCommunication.pdf Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

  10. Selected References • “Guidelines for Oral Presentations,” Ohio Wesleyan University @ http://go.owu.edu/~dapeople/ggpresnt.html • Mark D. Hill, “Oral Presentation Advice,” UW-Madison @ http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~markhill/conference-talk.html • Sidney B. Westly, “Communicating Research Results: Tips for Preparing and Making Oral Presentations,” Pacific Symposium for Science and Sustainability and Hawaii Junior Science & Humanities Symposium @ http://www.jshs.org/Articles/Tips%20for%20Oral%20Presentations.pdf • “Communication Skills – Making Oral Presentations,” Newcastle University @ http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/present/comms.htm • “Tips for Effective Presentations.” @ http://www.accuconference.com/about.us.html (with additional resources listed) • “Tips for Oral Presentations,” Wellesley College @ http://www.wellesley.edu/ruhlman/presenting/tipsop Michael Smuksta, Ph.D. 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research

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