Presentation outline

1. Presentation outline By: Jason Rogers & Dion Quarles

2. General Tips/ Prepartion • Find a Topic • Clarify your speaking goal • Develop your thesis • Have claims but make sure to have evidence to back it up • Make sure to interact with your audience during presentation. • Receive feedback from presentation.

3. Delivery • Willyour talk be delivered extemporaneously, as a manuscript, memorized or without preparation? • How will you capture and maintain the attention and interest of your audience • Nervousness is both natural and normal. Once you expect and accept it, you will then be able to control and manage this apprehension • How will you adapt your talk to your audience during the presentation? How will you handle questions and answers. • For some, seeing is believing. How will you show your audience your main points? Will you use a computer-generated presentation like Power Point? • The key to a successful appearance is to dress in such as way that no one notices what you are wearing. • http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_public_speaking_2/24/6223/1593283.cw/index.html

4. Structure/ Slide Design • A well organized speech typically includes three clear parts: a beginning, a middle and an end. • Be creative. In the introduction to your speech, gain your listeners' attention and then focus their attention on your central idea by making a clear statement of your thesis and a preview of your main ideas. The introduction is also a time to develop rapport with your audience and establish your credibility. • As you conclude the speech, provide a summary that recaps the main ideas of your speech. Then, end in a dramatic fashion to give your conclusion a sense of finality. • Visual aids provide support for your talk. Visuals can organize the entire presentation, providing a visual roadmap for the audience, and/or illustrate a point that you are trying to make. In some cases, a picture is worth 1,000 words. • http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_public_speaking_2/24/6223/1593275.cw/index.html