Ho w to Deliver an Effective
Oral Presentation
C. Antonio Jesurun, MD.
Professor, Pediatrics
TTU HSC-El Paso

Preparation

Objectives Today
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How do adults like yourself learn
Focus on the art of communication
Focus on what you want to communicate
Understand how you will be evaluated

Your Objectives
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Spend time preparing
Communicate clearly
Demonstrate positive attitude
Avoid mannerisms which distract listener

Adult Learning
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Want information to solve specific problems
Need to integrate new ideas with what they know
Prefer to know a few things well
Gender differences; serial vs. parallel processing

Adult Learning
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Adults have their own learning objectives
Want to control learning
Adults are internally motivated
Need learning to be immediately applicable
Problem with time gap between acquisition and application of knowledge

Preparation
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Know your audience
Retention
– How many major points will listener retain?
– How much detail?
– How much should be in a handout?

Types of People
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Controlling
People-oriented-trusting
Data-oriented-need structure
Conceptual-want whole picture

Eye Contact

Physical--Skills
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Positive affirmation-display confidence
Eye contact-most important
Gestures-natural position
Monitor movement

Mechanical
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Seating-together
Tools-check out ahead of time
– Laptop
– Projector
– Overheads
– Microphone
– Podium

Audience Responds to
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Personality
Personal Anecdotes
Visual Aids

Fundamental Elements of
Message
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TONE OF VOICE
38% Getting the message
WORDS
7%
NON-VERBAL
55%
TONE
WORDS
NON-VERBAL

Paralinguistic
Communication
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Verbal signals
– Rate
– Volume
– Pitch
– Pauses
– Energy

Some Ways to Open
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Introduce yourself
Refer to group’s common experience
Give a time frame-”for the next 50 minutes”
Give a startling statistic or quote a famous person

Some Ways to Open
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Ask a rhetorical question
Show your agenda
Give learning objectives
– By the end of this lecture you will be able to:
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Understand……
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Recognize…….
Identify………..

Visual Aids
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The speaker should keep the audience’s attention-not the slide
Use text only as a guidepost
Too much data make it harder to read
Spell check!

The Listener
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What is in this for me?
What is the point of this part?
Why am I hearing this from you?
Do I like this person?
Is this person reliable?

Points to Remember
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Take topic seriously-not yourself
Controlled nervousness
OK to do something physical early to control nervousness
Concentrate on material not yourself

Tips for Visual Aids
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Dark background
Use non-Serif fonts
Arial-good
Three to four bullets per slide
Watch out for animation schemes
Have a back-up

Points to Remember
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Maintain eye contact
Do not judge listeners’ reaction by external signs
Practice three times

Aim Presentation at Average
Listener-not the Expert

Presenting
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Keep toes pointed toward audience
Talk to the audience, not to the slide
Do not reveal slide until appropriate
Explain X and Y axis on charts

Parts of Presentation
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Introduction
– Introduce yourself-establish rapport
– Explain the purpose-establish logic
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What you are going to do
– Overview-establish expectations
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How you are going to do it.

Parts of Presentation
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Body
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Problem/solution
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Pros/cons
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Definition/examples
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Forest or the trees

Conclusion
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Review
Plan of action
Closing remarks

Your Evaluation
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Organization-appropriate transitions
Content-clearly stated
Delivery-appropriate speech
Visual Aids-used with finesse
Effectiveness-convincing