Débora Leite Ferreira

How to give a good oral presentation

- Think about:.What you want to achieve. Your audience

- Then:.Research your topic .Organize your material.Summarize your drafts into main points.Plan and prepare your visual aids if you have so.Rehearse it and get its length right

- Organize the content:.. Introduction (may be written last).Capture the listener’s attention – question, funny story, something to make them think.State your purpose.Present an outline for your talk. Use “First of all…”, “Then…”

..The body

.Main points in logical order

.Pause at the end of each sentence

.Make it clear when moving to another point

.Clear examples to illustrate my points

.Use visual aids to make the presentation interesting

..The conclusion:

.Leave the audience with a clear summary of what you had covered

.Make it obvious that you’ve reached the end

.Summarize the main points by saying: “To sum up…”

.Restate the purpose of my talk, and say that you have achieved your aim.

.Thank the audience and invite questions

- Useful hints:.Talk to the audience. Don’t read..Keep it simple.Check everything that might represent a problem and cause nervousness beforehand.Use your voice to communicate clearly.Speak slowly and vary voice quality

.Use body language

.Interact with the audience

.Be careful about visual aids, PPTs and boards

.Smile

.Treat audience like friends

.Confess

.Breathe deeply

.Be well prepared

.Be organized

.Slow down

.If you act as you are enjoying, the audience will respond positively too.