Essential+Design+Oral+Presentations


 * __Oral Presentation__**

There are two aspects to an oral presentation's creation.
 * 1) Visual Aid (At NJIT normally this would be a PowerPoint slideshow)
 * 2) Speech

Before beginning either of those two aspects you first need to determine your topic and how to present your topic/argument to your audience so before developing your presentation you should take into consideration four things:
 * Yourself
 * Your Audience
 * Your Issue or Topic
 * Your Presentation

After assessing those four topics you will move onto the first part of your presentation which is your visual aid. To create your visual aids I will recommend the following 10 steps.


 * 1) Gather information on your topic. You cannot just go up to the front of the class without any background on your topic so research is key to your assignment so read up on all gathered information and make notes.(This may include explanatory pieces, quotes and references)
 * 2) Read over your notes and assess all the information gathered
 * 3) If you are doing this presentation with a team discuss your findings with them and collate any similar findings.
 * 4) Separate all your interesting ideas.
 * 5) Organize your information to allow for maximum cohesion in your slideshow and speech.
 * 6) Find different ways to show your findings to the class or any visual aids that will assist you in any concept that will need any explaining.
 * 7) Choose a nice template style, not just the white setup that is first given to you.(Warning do not make your slide show to busy examples over use of animations and sound effects)
 * 8) Create your introduction slide in order to show clearly what your topic is to the class.
 * 9) Place your organized information within your slides.
 * 10) Make sure you have included any information required from you.(An example of this would be a timeline of your project.)
 * 11) Make sure you are not just placing huge chunks of information as the slides are meant to be a visual aid not an essay.

Now for the actual speech portion of your presentation it is important to do the following.
 * 1) Have index cards on you with key points you want to make sure you talk about during your presentation.
 * 2) Make sure for any portion of your speech which describes a process to reference your visual aid it is their to help your audience grasp your point better.(Like a diagram)
 * 3) Make eye contact with your audience do not just pick a spot above their heads and stare at it.
 * 4) Use your hands to help with your speech. Do not fold your arms or hide your hands in your pockets and do not just keep your hands at your side at all times.
 * 5) Most importantly practice, practice, practice. It is important to practice your speech before hand not only to help you be more comfortable with speaking but also to make sure you have your time down.

Source: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=55

Somsai, Surapa."Stratagies for Coping with Face-to-Face Oral Communication Problems employed by Thai University Students Majoing In English." GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies. 11.3 (2011): 83-96. EBSCOhost. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.

By Alejandro Iparraguirre