Transcript How to Make an Oral Presentation

How to Make an
Oral Presentation
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Preparing for the Oral Presentation
Pick the method of preparing for the talk that best suits your comfort level with
public speaking and with your topic. However, do some sort of preparation or
rehearsal—some people assume that they can just jump up out there and be relaxed,
informal. It doesn't often work that way—drawing a mental blank is the more common
experience.
Here are the obvious possibilities for preparation and delivery:
1. Write a script, practice it, keep it around for quick-reference during your talk.
2. Set up an outline of your talk, practice with it, bring it for reference.
3. Set up cue cards, practice with them, use them during your talk.
4. Write a script and read from it (for longer presentations – 20 minutes or more).
Bear in mind that you must be clear, understandable, well-planned, organized,
and informative.
Practising the Oral Presentation
1. Write down your main interest and/or the topic of your presentation.
It may be done in two sentences only (some 5-10 lines), but they should be well
structured.
2. Therefore, write down exactly what you are going to say and, if necessary,
try it out with your colleague.
3. You can read your sentences now to the class, adopting the style that you will
use in real situation later on.
An Example of Oral Presentation
(Situation and Audience: The audience is prospective physical therapy patients with
minor to moderate bone, joint, or muscle injuries, looking for alternatives to medication
or surgery, or a general way to improve range of motion and pain.)
Today I would like to talk to you about the field of health care known as physical therapy.
My name is Sharon Granville, and this area is very familiar to me as I am a practicing
physical therapist here in Austin, Texas. This report is mainly for prospective physical
therapy patients with minor to moderate bone, joint, or muscle injuries, who may be
looking for an alternative to surgery, medication, or other forms of health care.
I will first attempt to give you some background on the field and some current information
about physical therapy. I will then highlight some of the important and interesting parts of
my recent report, Physical Therapy: A Guide for Prospective Patients. I will try to give
you an idea of the treatment involved with therapy, along with some benefits and
disadvantages of therapy. I hope that after this report, you will have enough information
to decide if physical therapy is the right course of treatment for your illness or injury.
Some More Exercises on Reported Speech…
1. "Don't touch it," she said to him.
2. "Don't do that again," he said to me.
3. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
4. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
5. "Don't let him in," she said.
6. "Don't go out without me," he begged her.
7. "Don't forget your bag," she told me.
8. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
9. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
10. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
1. She said, "Go upstairs.“
2. "Close the door behind you," he told me.
3. "Don't be late," he advised us.
4. "Stop staring at me," she said.
5. "Don't be angry with me," he said.
6. "Leave me alone," she said.
7. "Don't drink and drive," she warned us.
8. "John, stop smoking," she said.
9. "Don't worry about us," they said.
10. "Meet me at the cinema." he said.
1. He said, "I like this song.“
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
8. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
9. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
10. "I never make mistakes," he said.
11. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
12. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.