Tips & Pointers on Giving Great Oral Presentations By Jennifer L. Bowie

Planning Determine your purpose statement: –Why are you speaking? –Who are you speaking to? –What do you want your audience to think, do, know, remember, walk away with? Analyze your listeners: think about their knowledge, needs, concerns, level of commitment or care, objections & more Aim for simplicity & conciseness Anticipate audience questions Outline Plan & prepare visuals & media Rehearse delivery & practice with technology

Delivering the Presentation Use the preacher’s maxim –Tell ‘em what you're gonna tell ‘em, then you tell ‘em, and the you tell ‘em what you told ‘em (abstract, body, conclusion) Start by getting the audience’s attention Introduce topic clearly Focus on listeners’ concerns Use explicit transitions Come prepared: do not take a long time setting up, make sure you can work the technology, and make sure you are organized Make sure transitions are smooth: –Have smooth technology transitions especially if you are working with PowerPoint and the web –Have smooth speaker to speaker transitions Be aware of verbal and body language & make eye contact

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