Oral Presentation

What is Oral Presentation?

• Informative public speaking for some specific occasion
• Express our ideas on a topic in spoken form
• Plays a vital role in your professional success
Types:
Short talks/Informal Speeches
Long talks/Formal Speeches
Forms:
• Report reading
• Briefing
• Speeches
• Introduction making
 Successful Oral Presentation
• Only effective talk influences people
Characteristics
1. Clarity
2. Length of Speech
3. Natural Voice
4. Informative
5. Interesting
6. Balanced
7. Formal as well as informal
8. Avoid Clichés / Hackneyed phrases – This is me! , You see. ,
I see. , understand, etc.
9. Live – Out of heart, natural, etc.
 Methods of Oral Presentation
1. A Well prepared Speech
a. Natural delivery
b. Smooth in flow
c. Helps maintain eye contact
d. Easy to use A.V.Aids
e. Can cause boredom for the audience
2. Manuscript Reading Method
a. Hand-written draft
b. Usually lengthy
c. Usually research based – documentary proofs, press-
releases, etc.
d. Often not interesting for people
3. Memorization Method
a. Suitable for beginners, not experts
b. Devoid of natural expression
c. Unimpressive way
d. Needs practice and guidance
4. Extemporaneous Method
a. A special type of speech
b. Provision of short time to write main points
c. Details during speech
d. Relaxing and natural way
e. Helps to establish eye-contact
5. Impromptu Method
a. On the spur of the moment / Without advanced
preparation
b. Suitable to highly professional
c. The most common technique for impromptu is
“PREP”
P : Present main points
R : Relate the reason
E : Express an example
P : Precise the main idea
Process of Oral Presentation
1. Preparatory Steps
a. Choose the topic in advance. If possible make an index
card also.
b. Discuss it with your mentor
c. Think of your experience for illustrations and references
d. Think of your audience – their wants, needs, interests,
etc.
e. Think of others’ views about your topic
f. Select the material (ideas) and arrange them in proper
order
g. Plan your visual aids to make your ideas concrete for the
audience – diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, etc.
h. Take time to decide dress for presentation
2. Arresting Attention
a. Sit quietly for a few minutes before your speech
b. Gather your thoughts
c. Breath deeply and relax for a while
d. Grab the attention of the audience with an incident / your
self-experience
e. Introduce the topic
f. Use illustration and examples
g. Be natural and conversational
h. Emphasis specific points
i. Develop light environment
j. Crowd the audience together
h. Change postures off and on but don’t roam on the stage
i. Rouse curiosity by telling them a good news / about the
arrival of an expert, etc.
j. Check the physical arrangements – light, sound system,
etc.
3. Opening
a. Start directly and quickly
b. Never begin with an apology
c. Start with a factual statement
 Main Parts
The speech should have three parts :
(a) Introduction,
(b) Body and
(c) Conclusion
1. Introduction
• “I am very happy to be here on the occasion of the
opening of the branch of Shoe Planet. Let me thank the
organizing committee for inviting me.”
• “ I feel much pleasure to be a part of this gathering on the
auspicious day of inauguration of Trauma Centre in DHQ,
A.B.C.. Thanks to the authorities for giving me a chance to
enhance your joys on this memorable day”
Note!
The audience will adjust to his voice and manners.

2. The body
a. Subdivision of the subject
b. Start slowly
c. Easy to difficult ideas
d. Known to un-known
3. Conclusion
a. Leave a clear and encouraging message
b. Good wishes for future success
c. Repeat thanks
Note !
• Use humor in speech but don’t make joke of yourself
• Make the audience analysis side by side
• Maintain a vivid quality of voice
• Make appropriate use of body language – eye contact,
hands, etc.
• Try not to get angry
• Ask a question generally to all and then, single out the
respondent
• Keep your speech precise
• Don’t summarize your speech at the end
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