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Developing Oral Presentation Skills

Developing Oral Presentation Skills. Pat Maier. Aims of the session. Recognise good and poor talks Identify and resolve your concerns Techniques to avoid poor talks Dealing with your nerves Tips for group presentations. What makes a talk poor?. Little/no eye contact

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Developing Oral Presentation Skills

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  1. Developing Oral Presentation Skills Pat Maier

  2. Aims of the session • Recognise good and poor talks • Identify and resolve your concerns • Techniques to avoid poor talks • Dealing with your nerves • Tips for group presentations

  3. What makes a talk poor? • Little/no eye contact • No engagement with the audience • Mumbling • Often because not engaging with audience • Reading from a paper • Too fast, monotone • Little/no structure • Lack of clarity • Too much information • Bad visual aids

  4. Dealing with nerves • Be prepared • Plan and rehearse • See ‘dealing with nerves’ box • See handy check list • Deep breathing! • May sound naff, but it works • Engage with your audience • Makes you feel more relaxed • See ‘engage with your audience’ box

  5. Presenting as part of a team • Plan talk together • Set responsibilities • Structure talk • Intro – sections - conclusion • Ensure everyone will speak • Smooth links between speakers • Someone to introduce talk and • Introduce next topic & speaker • Someone to conclude • Your talk must HANG TOGEGTHER

  6. Academic Skills Guides • Guides available are: • Learning styles • Reading academically • Writing effectively • Referencing your work • Getting the most from lectures • Working in groups • Giving a talk • Preparing effectively for examinations • Search strategy • Writing your dissertation • EndNote - software that helps you manage references • Approaching Mathematical Problems Systematically

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