COM10007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Videotelephony, First Speaker, Use Case
Oral Presentations
Effective Content
• Basic Structure :
o Intro, Body, Conclusion
Intro
• Focus on message
• Establish credibility
• Relate message to audience
• Different hooks for different audiences
Good Starters: Startling statement, statistic, quote, pose a question, venue comment, humour
(pitch info at the same level the audience is capable of understanding)
The body – emphasise, inform and clarify
Highlight main points – three key points
• Preview points you intend to make
• Re-emphasise the point when expanding
Arrange points in a logical sequence
• Chronologically, spatial order, cause to effect, problem to solution
• Use transition words: however, therefore, consequently, next, then, finally
Support and clarify ideas
• Use case studies, examples , stories, personal experience, anecdotes, statistics, research findings
Make the structure clear
• Clearly link ideas and remind listeners through preview, transition and summaries
The Conclusion – reinforce central idea
• Sum-up main points
• Motivate audience (call-to-action, stir emotions)
• Refer to your objective
• Leave the audience satisfied
• Something to ponder on the last slide (quote, picture, statistic)
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Document Summary
Intro: focus on message, establish credibility, relate message to audience, different hooks for different audiences. Good starters: startling statement, statistic, quote, pose a question, venue comment, humour (pitch info at the same level the audience is capable of understanding) Highlight main points three key points: preview points you intend to make, re-emphasise the point when expanding. Arrange points in a logical sequence: chronologically, spatial order, cause to effect, problem to solution, use transition words: however, therefore, consequently, next, then, finally. Support and clarify ideas: use case studies, examples , stories, personal experience, anecdotes, statistics, research findings. Make the structure clear: clearly link ideas and remind listeners through preview, transition and summaries. The conclusion reinforce central idea: sum-up main points, motivate audience (call-to-action, stir emotions, refer to your objective, something to ponder on the last slide (quote, picture, statistic) Leave the audience satisfied: thank the audience.
