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 Oral Presentations  Why do we need Presentation Skills? First, second and third impressions count. How you present yourself matters in so many ways: Asking for a rise Being persuasive Conducting training Customer care Explaining a report Giving a talk Making a speech Obtaining a job Leading a team Problem solving Making a decision in a group Running a meeting Selling a product or service Getting action Using the phone Interviews

Presentations play an important part in almost every area of work. Its how other people often judge our effectiveness. Presenting well is just as vital outside work, too, whether you are addressing a school parents meeting or giving an after-dinner speech. More than heights, snakes, disease, financial problems, or even death, what many of us fear most is speaking to a group of people.

The importance of oral presentations The greatest fear of most people is public speaking and then death. 30% of time everyday is spent on communicating orally. Oral presentation skills are essential for: Informal Reports In-house / sales proposals Recommendations Informal briefings PPP (preparation, practice, presentation) is a systematic approach to the process of public speaking that helps us overcome fear. Preparation:  -Determine the general purpose: a)informing b)persuading c)entertaining

-Choose the specific purpose

-Analyze your audience

-Organize the presentation: a)develop a thesis b)form main ideas c)determine support material d)estimating your time & word constraints e)constructing the introduction f)making the conclusion

-0utline the presentation

-Develop visual aids

-Use a pointer Practice: <span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 118);"> Practice makes perfect..!! Feeling anxious can help you, believe it. It makes you alert, full of energy and up. <span style="color: rgb(249, 102, 199);">Memorize? Use a highlighter where memory may fail. <span style="color: rgb(249, 102, 199);">Notes? Opening, key transitional points, quotes, ending. <span style="color: rgb(249, 102, 199);">Practice! Pronunciation, articulation, eliminate ums & ahs. <span style="color: rgb(249, 102, 199);">Pause? Easier listening, you take a breath, impact to words. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 118);"> Presentation: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 118);"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(249, 102, 199);"><span style="color: rgb(249, 102, 199);">-Use your nervous energy to your benefit

-Actions during the introduction: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a)smile b)keep eye contact c)do something requiring movement

-Actions during the remainder of the presentation: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a)speak loudly b)do not preach c)articulate correctly d)check your audience’s nonverbal behavior e)use gestures f)don’t put your hands in your pockets g)make your first and last statements count

-Handling the Questions and Answers session: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a)anticipate that the audience will have Qs to ask b)give audience time to ask Qs c)encourage audience to ask d)think of how you will respond to the Qs e)repeat the Q so the entire audience can hear it f)keep your answer short g)don’t direct your speech only to the person who asked

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Source: eng 191 course pack for the department of commerce, finance and shipping set 4