Oral Communication Week Two

Question of the Day What is one thing that you do (or could do) to help improve your self-confidence?

Giving Presentations Throughout this class, each of you will have a chance to give a presentation With your group, you will create a 15-20 minute presentation where every member of the group speaks equally You will sign up TODAY in groups of 4 or 5. Write your names and your topic under the date of your presentation

Rubric (how your presentations will be graded) Preparedness Volume Content Speaks Clearly Enthusiasm Posture and Eye Contact Time-Limit Power Point Presentation (see website for details for points in each category)

Preparing your Presentation Organize your presentation like you would a piece of writing Make an outline Share that outline with the audience at the beginning so they know what to expect Keeps your presentation clear and easy to follow

Preparing your Presentation Presentations have the same structure as essays: a beginning, middle, and an end. Make sure one topic leads to the next and use transitions to help things move smoothly

Preparing your Presentation Don’t memorize! Instead, say your presentation out loud or in your mind and write down some key phrases and sentences Create cue cards for your reference Put bullet points of main points or things that are hard to remember Don’t write out everything or you will end up just reading your presentation

Preparing your Presentation Practice! Practice your presentation at least 3 times even if you are alone

Using Visuals Use visuals to enhance your visual message, not distract from it… https://pptideas.blogspot.com/

Using Visuals Use words, sentences, symbols, graphs, charts, symbols, pictures, etc. Support your message – use them for a reason Focus on one idea per visual

Using Visuals Set the tone with the use of colors and images Make sure they are legible to the most distant viewers Use colors that complement each other ex. No yellow on white

Using Visuals Support your ideas and the flow of your presentation Change backgrounds to change pace Change backgrounds to introduce a new topic

PowerPoint Guidelines You don’t want to write in sentences on your PowerPoint slides. You don’t want to write out everything you are going to say on each slide. You don’t want to have one giant paragraph that you are just going to read off your slide when it comes up because it is hard to follow and you will lose your listeners before you even get halfway through it because they will be trying to read the slide that you are reading to them and they will not be paying attention to what you are saying.

PowerPoint Guidelines Use 18 point font or larger on a Power Point Limit the number of words per line (6 or 7 maximum) Choose your font carefully Fonts tell the listeners something about you: Times New Roman is formal. Lucida Handwriting is hard to read Don’t use too many fonts (or font sizes) at once

PowerPoint Guidelines Keep everything simple: Colors Animations Transitions Sound Content Pictures

PowerPoint Guidelines Keep your slides consistent Use the same fonts and colors Use the same size text

PowerPoint Guidelines Use Spell Check! Go to “Tools” at the top of your screen and then select “Spelling” Particularly helpful if English is not your first language…

Remember! You don’t have to use PowerPoint! It’s a good tool sometimes, not always.

Giving your Presentation Don’t rely on your slides or your notecards! Interact with your audience Ask questions Give time at the end for them to ask you questions Make eye contact

Giving your Presentation Speak loudly and clearly Don’t speak too slowly or quickly Change the loudness and pace of your voice throughout Don’t talk in monotone

Giving your Presentation Be confident Move around (but not too much) Don’t get tripped up on small grammar errors or “umms”

Good Presentation Guidelines Organize Provide structure and framework to your presentation (an outline) Illustrate Help listeners visualize – tell a story using visuals and charts Repeat Help the audience remember the main ideas by repeating them (audiences only listen 25-50% of the time)

Power Poses

Power Poses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmR2A9TnIso

Power Poses What does “Fake it til you make it” mean? What does Amy Cuddy say about primates behavior? How do power poses influence humans scientifically speaking? What are the different applications of power poses?

Next Class Presentations begin! Who is presenting?