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Discuss these questions with other members of the group.
1) What is the purpose of the presentation? 2) What percentage of the success of a presentation is due to preparation? 3) What do you need to know about the audience? 4) If the content is good, the presentation will certainly go well. To what extent is this true? 5) What methods can you use to structure your presentation, and to show this structure to the audience? 6) How can you avoid a presentation being a platform to show off how much you know about a certain audience?
5.2 This is a checklist of the essential elements to consider in preparing and planning an oral presentation. Use it yourself by filling in the boxes on the right under “My Ideas”.
| QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF | EXAMPLES | MY IDEAS |
| 1. What is the aim? | · to buy my product · to adopt my recommendations · to give me a job | |
| 2. What is my title? | ||
| 3. Who am I speaking to? | · What are the benefits to the audience of my product/report/speech? · Are these people the decision makers? · What do they know of the subject? · How does this change my approach? · What sort of questions will they ask me? What are the answers? · What aspects will they be interested in? | |
| 4. What are the main points I want to make? | 1, 2, 3; first, second, third; point a, point b, point c | |
| 5. What do I want the audience to do after listening to my presentation? | We must invite them: · to buy my product · to accept my findings · to give me a job |
(from http://www.it-sudparis.eu/lsh/ressources/ops/preparation/)
5.4 Work in a pair. You are going to make a presentation. Study the information devoted to the visual aids and discuss with your partner what visuals you will use and give your arguments.
VISUALS
What are visuals?
· graphs charts
· maps photos
· drawings images
· models video/film
· objects
What media are used?
· transparencies/slides
· Power Point slides
· video projection/projector
· handouts
It is often a good idea to give out a paper copy, called a handout, an outline, a glossary of key words, sources, any other visuals you plan to use, so people can take them away, not waste time in taking notes on key concepts.
What is the vocabulary of the equipment used?
· blackboard, whiteboard, paperboard
· chalk, felt tip pen or marker, eraser
· podium, lectern, overhead
· overhead projector system (OHP)
· screen
· pointer
· microphone, mike
· opaque projector
What should you put on a visual?
· key words
· technical words
· lists
· examples
· diagrams
· charts
Vocabulary of graphs/chart
· line graph (algorithmic, linear curve, line)
· bar chart
· flip chart
· diagram
· pie chart (segment, slice of the pie)
· flow chart
· organization chart
Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1095