Introduction+Oral+presentation


 * __Introduction: Why the need for Oral Presentations?__**

A guide on oral presentations for new and or continuing students of New Jersey Institute of Technology. The importance of oral presentations lie in the enabling of students to practice their verbal communication skills. As in a real working environment the need for oral presentations become necessary as new projects need to be approved by the employer or in this scenario your professor. Although topics on presentations may vary the overall on what to include and how to carry out your specific topic stays the same, with minor adjustments as to what to include specifically in your slides. The best reason as to why presentations are important is because it is a form of delivering your idea or ideas and allowing others to gain an expansive idea on your point. The reason for having so many presentation assignments over the next few years here at NJIT is to allow you the student to gain a level of experience over different scenarios so that you can adapt into a better presenter.


 * Audience and Genre**

This topic influences the entire direction in which your presentation heads to. Normally presentations are done towards an actual audience of peers and a professional. At NJIT the professional to whom the presentation is generally made for would be to your professor, your peers will be your fellow students. Now this plays a major role because if the subject you are about to present is a topic in your field of study but your professor and students have only a basic understanding of your topic then you would include a brief explanation upon every new term or process so as to not loss your audience. If your audience all have a great grasp on the topic you are going to do then a need will arise where you will need to be more specific and the only portion that will need better explanation will be your actual proposal and specific mention to your methods to accomplishing your goals. The genre of oral presentations is informational as you are showing you are knowledgeable on the topic you are presenting and that your concept is an attainable goal.

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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/04/ http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/guide.cfm?guideid=19 http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/teaching/e238/presentations.cfm

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By Alejandro Iparraguirre