Oral Presentations
In the beginning of this week there was an assignment that included an oral presentation. The presentation couldn’t be more than two minutes. We took notes on Monday and the presentation was on Tuesday. The presentation was about a small packet that was given a week before. The topic was about poems that we have read recently. There were three poems but I can only remember two. They are “All But Blind” by Walter de la Mare. The other poem was “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. The list that I am going to say is the notes that I took during English class.
In the beginning of this week there was an assignment that included an oral presentation. The presentation couldn’t be more than two minutes. We took notes on Monday and the presentation was on Tuesday. The presentation was about a small packet that was given a week before. The topic was about poems that we have read recently. There were three poems but I can only remember two. They are “All But Blind” by Walter de la Mare. The other poem was “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. The list that I am going to say is the notes that I took during English class.
- Project you voice
- Enunciate/ Pronounce your words
- Do not talk with a monotone voice, fluctuate tons
- Cadence/Inflection
- Try to avoid “Blah Words” (Worksheet)
- Avoid using “fillers” such as um,ah uh,
- Review your presentation the night before
- Know your material
- Look at your audience try making eye contact but if you don’t want to look in their eyes because it makes you nervous. So you look at objects next to them like a locker or the back to the room.
- Scan the room and the crowd. Think about the sprinkler (the dance move) just without your arm.
- Stand up straight (posture)
- Make sure your confidence so you don’t look like you’re unsure of what you’re presenting.
- Try to calm your hands if that does happen when you presenting.
- Avoid standing still, move around a little bit
- Make sure that you know who the audience so the subject will be appropriate for everyone
- Don’t call out your mistake, most likely people might not realize you had a mistake but if you try to fix it your audience will know about your mistake.