Presentations 3 Level 3a & 3b Spring 2011

Posture Keep your spine straight and rotate your shoulders back. Keep your head steady. Keep both feet flat on the floor and a little apart. Take a walk to the front of the room and say “good morning” to your classmates.

Looking at the Audience Look directly at your classmates. Looking other places can mean that you are not prepared or did not practice, or are not confident. Look in a partner’s left eye, right eye, face, nose and chin for 4 seconds. Walk to the front of the room, look directly at the class, stand straight and say “Good morning.”

Movement Smile before you begin talking. Change your facial expressions when you are talking to show the meaning of what you are saying. Don’t wiggle, touch jewelry, play with glasses, touch your hair, hide your hands, or stand frozen. Move naturally as you stand and speak.

Gestures Only use your hands to show: With a partner: Size Enthusiasm for your topic Symbolic action Location With a partner: Look happy Squint your eyes Look worried/nervous Bite your lip Wrinkle your eyebrows Look excited Look interested Look angry Look unhappy Look neutral (no emotion)

A GOOD LISTENER Concentrate on what the speaker is saying. Don’t look at speakers appearance. Don’t sleep or act bored. Don’t write or talk when others are giving a speech. Don’t leave the room when others are speaking.

VISUAL AIDS Make your information more interesting and easier to understand and remember.

ASKING AND TELLING Don’t turn every sentence into a question. If your voice goes up at the end of a sentence, it sounds like a question and listeners do not think you know what you are talking about. Practice these questions and sentences with a partner.

PRACTICE We need a better cafeteria! We need a better cafeteria? I’m going to get an “A” in this class! I’m going to get an “A” in this class? I’m a good student! I’m a good student? I worked hard on my speech. I worked hard on my speech?

SILENCE Don’t apologize Don’t say you are an expert. Don’t say, “I’m going to tell you about…” Don’t use filler words: you know, you know what I mean, like, um, er, uh, ah, well Give your partner a quick talk about your favorite animal. Try not to use the filler words above.

GETTING READY Prepare your speech. Practice your speech several times. Give your speech to a friend for practice. Give your speech to your mirror. Don’t rely on notes. Don’t read your speech. Work with your partner and group. Everyone will have their own grade.

PREPARING YOUR SPEECH Choose a topic Narrow your topic to one idea That you know about That you are interested in About an experience that you had That you have a skill for Narrow your topic to one idea Gather your information Prepare visuals

ORGANIZE YOUR SPEECH Attention getting opener Preview Body Summary Concluding remarks

MEANINGFUL OBJECT What: Diploma from University of Florida Age: 2 years Place: Gainesville, Florida How: I worked hard for 3 years in college. Why: It was my dream to study there my entire life. Size: Small and looks like the one my mother wore Shape: Square Made of: Wood and paper Special meaning: It was my life dream and meaningful to my family’s legacy.

Have you ever had a dream? ATTENTION OPENER Have you ever had a dream?