Oral+Presentations

__ The importance of Oral Presentations __ · greatest fear of most people: Public speaking and 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 is a systematic approach to the process of public speaking: __ Preparation __ · Determine the general purpose · Choose the specific purpose · Analyse your audience · Organize the presentation · Outline the presentation · Develop visual aids · Use a pointer __ Practice __
 * Oral presentations **
 * Preparation
 * Practice
 * Presentation

Feeling anxious can help you, believe it ! · It makes you alert, full of energy and up. · Memorise? –use a highlighter where memory may fail. · Notes? -opening, key transitional points, quotes, ending · Practice! – pronunciation, articulation, eliminate ‘ums’ + ‘ahs’ · Pause? - easier listening, you take a breath, impact to words __ Presentation __ Source: Course pack for the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping. Set 4
 * Use your nervous energy to your benefit
 * Actions during the introduction
 * Actions during the remainder of the presentation