How to Give Presentations Like A Pro

Do Thi Tu Anh

Dept. of Automatic Control, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Hanoi University of Technology

Outline

Basic Structures Improve your speech Practice and Present Final Advice
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Basic Structures
A good speech should have three parts: a beginning, middle and end. Beginning: Introduce your audience to your subject and point of view
State

your subject clearly summarize your arguments about the

Briefly

subject

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Middle: Use the main body of your speech to develop your argument and provide answers to possible objections. Give your first main point and supporting evidence. State the first possible objection to your point, and answer it. Following the pattern established above, move to your next main points, possible objections, and answers.
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Basic Structures
End: Conclude your speech. Make your last major point. Briefly summarize your main points. Ask your audience to reflect on what you have said. Invite them to think differently about the topic, know that theyve heard your speech.

Improve Your Speech

Revising is essential to good speechwriting. When revising your speech, make sure you can answer the following questions.
Ideas:

Have I written a clear opinion statement? Do I have enough evidence to support my argument? Organization: Do my main points appear in the best order? Is it easy to follow my argument?
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Improve Your Speech

Voice: Do I sound knowledgeable and interested in the topic? Word choice: Are the words on my slides easy to read? Did I check my spelling and grammar? Have I defined new or difficult words or terms? Capitalization: Did I start all my sentences with capital letter? Did I capitalize all proper nouns?

Improve Your Speech

Sentence fluency: Have I written clear, complete sentences? Remember that the audience will be listening to you, not reading your words. They may fail to follow your argument if your sentences are complicated or too long.

Improve Your Speech

Tips
Organize the information into easily understood points or items on a list A slide should have no more than six points Try to limit each point to six words or one line length

Practice and Present

Set up the venue and situate yourself
Stand to the left of the projector screen facing your audience. The PC or laptop on which you are running the presentation should be in front of you.

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Rehearse and time your presentation
Rehearse your presentation enough to feel comfortable and fluent with the material Record timings while you rehearse your presentation

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Distribute handouts
If you provide a handout in advance, distribute it far enough in advance of your talk so people have time to skim through the material before you begin speaking

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Deliver your presentation
Expand on the material you present on each slide Pause during your presentation, blank the screen to make the audience focus their attention elsewhere Converse with your audience, make eye contact.

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Final Advice
To give a presentation like a pro, remember the following: Introduce yourself and your subject Speak clearly Connect with your audience Answer questions Watch your time

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Final Advice
Introduce your self and your subject
Before you begin, take a deep breath and then smile. Start by introducing yourself and explaining the subject of your presentation. Show a little enthusiasm about your subject.

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Speak clearly
Speak clearly and enunciate your words Speak loudly enough that the back of the room can hear you Speak at a normal pace--not too fast and not too slow Use a conversational style to deliver your presentation.
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Connect with your audience
Make eye contact with different people in the audience. Don't just talk to your teacher or look down at your notes. It's also okay to talk with your hands and be a somewhat animated.

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Final Advice
Expect questions
Questions are a good indication that people are interested and paying attention. Consider asking your audience to hold questions until the end. When you do take questions, repeat each question so that everyone in the audience can hear it clearly.

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Final Advice
What your time
Stay on time! If your allotted time is 10 minutes, don't go over that limit.

And you are done

Speaking in front of a group can be scary but now you have some tricks up your sleeve. You'll do a great job on your next presentation.
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Thank you for your attention