1. Presentation Skills

2. Sources
Lucas, Stephen E The Art of Public Speaking (8th ed). New York: Mc Graw Hill.

3. Preparation: Getting Started
Selecting a topic and purpose
Analyzing the audience
Gathering materials and supporting your ideas

4. Selecting a topic and purpose
Choosing a topic. A topic which...
- you know a lot about
- you want to know more about
- you can make interesting for your audience
- which fits into the time

5. Selecting a topic and purpose
2. Determining the purpose a. Determining the general purpose - to inform - to persuade

6. Selecting a topic and purpose
b. Determining the specific purpose statement. It must be a full infinitive phrase - a statement, not a question - not too general

7. Selecting a topic and purpose
Ineffective: Stem cell research More effective: to persuade my audience that the federal government should increase funding for stem cell research Ineffective: Principles of effective presentations More effective?

8. Selecting a topic and purpose
Ineffective: Is the U.S. space program necessary? More effective: To persuade my audience that the U.S. Space program provides many important benefits to people here on earth To inform my audience about the Civil War Is it effective? too general

9. Analyzing the audience
Audience-centeredness
To what extent your audience knows about the topic
What will interest the audience? What will bore them?
Age; gender; sexual orientation; racial, ethnic and cultural background; religion.

10. Gathering materials and supporting your ideas
Using your own knowledge and experience
Doing library research
Searching the Internet
Interviewing

11. Preparation: Organizing the presentation
Beginning and ending the presentation
Organizing the body of the presentation

12. Beginning and ending the presentation
a. Get attention and interest
- relate the topic to the audience
b. State the purpose
c. Preview the body of the presentation
d. State the length of time you will take
e. State when to ask questions

13. Beginning and ending the presentation
2. Ending End with a bang! a. Signal the end of the speech b.Reinforce the central idea (summarize) c. Make conclusion d. Close and thank e. Invite for questions

14. Organizing the presentation
Divide you body of presentation into manageable main points
Determine the most appropriate organization

15. Organizing the presentation
Organization:
Chronological order
Spatial order
Causal order
Problem-solution order
Topical order

16. Organizing the presentation: transitions
Introduction
- I’d like to talk about...
- The purpose of my talk is...
- In the next 10 to 15 minutes, I shall be talking about...

17. Organizing the presentation: transitions
Introduction (cont.)
- I have divided my talk into...
- If you have questions while I am speaking, please save the for the end of the presentation...

18. Organizing the presentation: transitions
2. Body - Let me start with... - Now, we’ve seen... - Now that we’ve taken a look at... - This brings me to... - This leads us to... - Finally...

19. Organizing the presentation: transitions
3. Conclusion - To sum up, The most important thing to remember is... - Above all, you need to know Let me repeat the last statement ...

20. Delivery Body language conveys 70% of meaning Eye contact
Personal appearance
Gesture
Movement
Volume
Reading from script
Rate
Pronunciation
Body language conveys 70% of meaning
Pauses
Articulation
Picth
Vocal variety