Chapter 13
Delivering Your Presentation
Delivering Your Presentation
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Methods of Delivery
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Effective Verbal Delivery
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Effective Nonverbal Delivery
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Effective Presentation Aids
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Final Tips for Rehearsing and Delivering Your
Presentation
Methods of Delivery
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Manuscript Speaking
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Rarely done well enough to be interesting.
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Guidelines
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Type your manuscript in short, easy-to-scan phrases.
Use appropriate nonverbal messages.
Do not read the speech too quickly.
Vary the rhythm, inflections, and pace of your delivery.
Uses gestures and movement to add nonverbal interest.
Methods of Speech Delivery
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Memorized Speaking
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Guidelines
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Do not deliver your memorized speech too rapidly.
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Avoid patterns of vocal inflection that make the
presentation sound recited.
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Uses gestures and movement to add interest and
emphasis to your message.
Methods of Speech Delivery
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Impromptu Speaking
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“Off the cuff”
Guidelines
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Consider your audience.
Be brief.
Organize.
Draw upon your personal experience and knowledge.
Use gestures and movement that arise naturally from
what you are saying.
Be aware of the potential impact of your communication.
Methods of Speech Delivery
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Extemporaneous Speaking
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Method of delivery preferred by most audiences.
Guidelines
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Use a full-content preparation outline when you begin to
rehearse your presentation.
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Prepare an abbreviated delivery outline and speaking notes.
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Do not try to memorize your message word for word.
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As you deliver your presentation, adapt it to your audience.
Methods of Delivery
RECAP
Methods of Delivery
Manuscript
Reading a speech from written text.
Memorized
Giving a speech word for word from
memory without using notes.
Impromptu
Delivering a presentation without
advance preparation.
Extemporaneous
Speaking from a written or memorized
outline without have memorized the
exact wording of the presentation.
Using Words Well
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Specific, Concrete Words
– refers to an object or action in the most specific way possible
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Unbiased Words
– do not offend any sexual, racial, cultural, or religious group
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Vivid Words
– add color and interest to your language
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Simple Words
– immediately understandable
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Correct Words
Chapter 13:
Effective Nonverbal Delivery
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Eye Contact
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Physical Delivery
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gestures
movement
Posture
Facial Expression
Effective Nonverbal Delivery
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Vocal Delivery
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volume
pitch
rate
Articulation
Appearance
Effective Nonverbal Delivery
RECAPCharacteristics of Nonverbal Delivery
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Gestures should be relaxed, definite, varied, and appropriate.
Movement should be purposeful.
Posture should feel natural and be appropriate to your topic, audience,
and occasion.
Eye contact should be established before you say anything and
sustained throughout your presentation.
Facial expression should be alert, friendly, and appropriate.
Volume should be loud enough to be heard and varied.
Pitch should be varied to sustain audience interest.
Rate should be neither too fast nor too slow.
Articulation should be clear and distinct.
Appearance should conform to what the audience expects.
Effective Presentation Aids
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The term presentation aid refers to any object
that your audience can look at to help them
understand your ideas.
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Advantages
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gain and maintain audience attention
communicate your organization of ideas
illustrate sequences of events or procedures
help your audience understand and remember
your message
Types of Presentation Aids
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Objects
Models
People
Drawings
Photographs
Maps
Graphs
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bar
pie
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Types of Presentation Aids
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Charts
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Videotapes
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CD-ROMs and DVDs
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Tapes and Audio CDs
Guidelines for Preparing Presentation Aids
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Select the right presentation aids.
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adapt to your audience
be aware of your specific purpose
consider your own skill and experience
take into account the room in which you will speak
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Make your presentation aids easy to see.
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Keep your presentation aids simple.
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Polish your presentation aids.
Guidelines for Using Presentation Aids
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Rehearse with your presentation aids.
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Maintain eye contact with your audience, not your presentation
aids.
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Explain your presentation aids.
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Time your presentation aids to coincide with your discussion of
them.
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Do not pass objects, or other small items among your audience.
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Use handouts effectively.
Final Tips for Delivering Your Presentation
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Finish your full-content outline several days before
you must deliver the presentation.
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Practice, practice, practice.
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Practice good delivery skills while rehearsing.
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If possible, practice your presentation for someone.
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Tape record or videotape your presentation.