Presentation Skills for College Teachers

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Basicsm n RAJUAre Great Presenters Born?orAre Great Presenters Made?Can Speaking be Taught?

Basicsm n RAJUPresenting Ability isa SKILL.It is a dynamic skill.Needs training & retraining.

BasicsSkills can be builtFear can be overcomeConfidence can be gainedm n RAJUSye

m n RAJUSpeaking Opportunities Students Seminars Group Discussion Viva, Job Interviews Teachers Academic Lectures In-house Presentations Paper Presentations

Four Ps of P S1.Planwhat, why, whom1.Prepareresearch, structurem n RAJU3. Practiserehearse, rehearse3.Presentlanguage, dynamics, attire

Guidelines1. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJU

Guideline - 11. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJUProfusePreparationPreventsPresentationPredicaments

Be PreparedKnow your purposeKnow your audienceKnow your subjectm n RAJUWhy? Whom? What? When? Where?How?

Know Your Purpose to Inform to Persuade to Inspire to Entertainm n RAJU

Know Your Audience Who? specific audience mixed audience Intellectual capacity Education Age, sex, beliefs, expectationsm n RAJU

Know Your Subject What do you wish to say List your major ideas Plan an outline Research & gather data Choose evidence, examplesm n RAJU

Guideline - 21. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJU

Be Organized1. OrganizeOpening(get attention, state the purpose and preview)Body(main points, supporting information)Conclusion(summarize, restate the purpose, memorable ending)1. Arrange(Chronological / Spatial /Topical / Hierarchical)m n RAJU

Opening Ideas A Story A Question An Anecdote An Interesting Fact A Biographical Sketch Some Statistical Detail A Proverb or Quotationm n RAJU

Closing Ideasm n RAJU Summarize main ideas Refer back to purpose A question or challenge A quotation

Be Organizedm n RAJUTell what you want to tell,tell,tell what you have told.

Guideline - 31. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJU

Be ClearClear ideasEasy languageSimple WordsSimple StructuresNon-verbal cuesCommonplace examplesSimple organizationm n RAJU

Guideline - 41. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJU

Be VividBe enthusiasticBe energeticUse positive body languageUse audio-visual aidsm n RAJU

Be Energetic Pace for effect Speed up Slow down Pause Encourage the audience Humor Positive attitudem n RAJU

Body Languagem n RAJU• Global eye contact• Active movement• Good posture• Vibrant Tone• Impressive pace• Encouraging gestures• Pleasing smile

Useobjects, charts, video, slideshowsIntroduce the visual properlyFace the audience,not the visualUseobjects, charts, video, slideshowsIntroduce the visual properlyFace the audience,not the visualm n RAJUVisual Aids

Guideline - 51. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJU

 Speak from your heart Speak with enthusiasm Involve the audience Humanize Personalizem n RAJUBe Natural

m n RAJUInteractive PresentationUse1. Pair & Group work2. Eliciting3. Thought provokingquestions4. Activities and Games5. Technology

m n RAJUAsk QuestionsYes/No InformationClose-ended Open-endedTeacher initiated Student initiatedFactual Inferential/ExperientialLOT HOTRhetorical/LeadingThought-provoking

Guideline - 61. Be prepared2. Be organized3. Be clear4. Be vivid5. Be natural6. Be crispm n RAJU

Fit the time to the subjectm n RAJUBe Crisp

“Tell them what you’re going to tell them,tell them,and then tell them what you told them.”m n RAJUBe Crisp

“Know your stuff,know whom you are stuffing,&know when they are stuffed.”m n RAJUBe Crisp

PracticeLearn to speak in publicby speaking in publicagain and again and again.“The skill to do comes with doing.”– Cicerom n RAJU

Don’tm n RAJU Don’t read from notes Don’t read directly from screen Don’t turn back on audience Don’t slouch, hands in pockets Avoid non-words Don’t talk too fast

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