Effective Oral Presentations: Preparation and Delivery Tips, Study notes of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Download Effective Oral Presentations: Preparation and Delivery Tips and more Study notes Electrical and Electronics Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! Oral Presentations some basics by Keith Cormier Questions to Ask Yourself • What is the context of my speech? Location? Time constraints? Audience? Format? • What is the purpose/goal of this speech? • What was most difficult about this concept/idea? Most interesting? Body Language • Effective body language is finding the correct balance between too much and too little. • Your hands are effective tools for directing attention. Use them but don’t abuse them. • Eye contact is a vital part of any person-to- person communication. Try not to stare. • Feel free to move about in your “area” but avoid wandering. If your audience has to turn in their seats to see you, you’ve gone too far. Visual Aids • Visual aids assist in your presentation. They should never upstage you or be the sole focus of the presentation. • Visual aids make the abstract concrete. Equations, diagrams, reactions, complex procedures. Sometimes you can’t describe things properly; you just have to show them. Tie the Tie