Trainer's Guide

Oral Presentation Techniques

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1ORAL PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES TRAINER'S GUIDE

Oral Presentation Techniques

TRAINER'S GUIDE

OBJECTIVES

Develop your ability to:

1. Introduce the key factors for successful presentation delivery

2. Increase participants’ ability to prepare effective visual aids

3. Provide tools for evaluating presentation delivery

PREPARATION

1. Read session notes.

2. Think of your presentations in the past, which one was successful or dull, and why? List at least 3 points of each.

3. Prepare 4-5 examples of both good and bad visual aids to use in discussion.

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ORAL PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES TRAINER'S GUIDE

VISUAL AIDS

1. Objectives2. Key Factors for Successful

Presentation3. Timing4. Attention Span: Audience

Attention fluctuates5. Personal Approach6. Gesture7. Voice8. Eye Contact9. Breathing10. Elements of an Oral

Presentation

11. Why we need visual aids?12. Visual Aid Rules13. Prepare a Presentation in a

Logical Sequence14. Situation15. Theme16. Storyline17. Storyboard18. Master19. Production20. Practice21. Conclusion

ORGANIZATION AND KEY POINTS OF SESSION

The intention of this session is to introduce participants to some principles of effective oral presentation and visual materials. This is usually an optional session, presented on one free afternoon or evening of the course.

First Component (30 minutes) VA 's 1-9

Delivering A Presentation

This component gives an overview of some useful techniques for oral presentation. Begin the session by eliciting from participants some characteristics of terrible presentations that they have experienced, listing them on a whiteboard or flip chart.

Distinguish different presentation environments, for example, classroom teaching, interactive seminars, policy briefings, or large scientific meetings. Stress that effective presentation style will vary with the setting. The techniques to be discussed in this session are most appropriate to policy briefings or scientific meetings, where there is one-way flow of information and a short, fixed time for presenting.

Second Component (60 minutes) VA 's 10-20

Preparing Effective Visual Aids

The principles of effective visual aids are similar no matter what the presentation setting. Step the participants through the logical sequence of preparing a presentation. Following the presentation of the visual aids for this session, put up 8-10 examples of

good and bad visual aids and elicit comments. This will help to illustrate the principles and provoke discussion.

Conclusion (5 minutes) VA 22

Return to the list of characteristics of terrible presentations that participants listed at the beginning of the session on the whiteboard or flip chart. Summarize the principles of effective communication in reference to these negative examples.

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