get Comnit 248 (Oral Presentation “Tobe succesful in giving an oral presentation, speaker should use a simple dec, and relaxed style. They must know their subject very well and preent the information {in logical order. They should speak narurally othe audience, rather than reading from their index cards o if they are ung the presentation graphics program PowerPoint, ‘rom the screen. Panning, preparation, and practice are the keys t effective oral pre- “The following ae seven suggestions or giving a successful orl presentation. 1. Know the subject well by planning, preparing, and practicing in advance, 2. Organize the material logically so that one idea leads tothe next. 3. State the purpose and thesis in the beginning ofthe presentation, 4. Speak in loud, clear voice, and do not speak to quickly. 5, Maintain eye contact with every member ofthe audience. 6, Stand up suaigh, and use natural gestures. 7, Use concrete language and words that create mental images ‘The following are sven suggestions fr organizing an oral presentation. 1. Organize the material nto thesis, major points, and supporting detail or ex- amples, 2. Divide the presentation ito four parts: introduction, summary, evaluation, and conchition. 3. Inthe introduction of the presentation, state your purpose ind thesis, along with background information. 4. Organize the major points ofthe presentation logically, andexplan them leary. 5, Restate the thesis in the contusion of the presentation. 6. Use visual aids (piceures, chars, or graphs) to support your major points. 7, Put the information for the presentation in outline form on three-by-fveinch index carde that you can refer to whenever necessary. Do not read the entire coral presentation from the index cards og if you are using PowerPoint, from the Example ofa Purpose Statement + The purpose of this presentation ito describe “A Long Tipo Schoo,” pub- lished in Business Week (August 27,2001) and writen by Moon Thwan in Seoul| 2st es ton tin ‘Example of «Thess Statement + Thousands of Korean students ae enrolled in secondary schools and universities in Eglalrspeaking countrica where they master Egy «prized aster Korea and recive a better education than they woud in Korea, ‘Outline for an Oral Presentation (Summary and Evaluation ofan Article) 1. Introduction ‘A. Purpose statement B, Thesis statement 1, Summary of article ‘A. Major points B, Supporting poins I, Evaluation of article A. Seengths B, Weaknesee IN, Conclusion ‘A, Restatement of thesis B. Value of atice