Lesson 4: Preparing for Oral Presentations

LESSON 4. PREPARING FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

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Lesson Objectives

At the completion of this lesson, participants will be able to:

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Identify strategies for conducting effective oral presentations.

Identify your own anxiety about public speaking and take steps to reduce your anxiety.

Prepare and deliver an oral presentation in a manner that effectively delivers the message

and meets the needs of the target audience.

Identify personal action steps to improve your oral presentation skills.

Scope

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Lesson Overview and Objectives

Presentation Purpose

o Activity: Informational or Motivational?

Preparing an Oral Presentation

Controlling Your Nerves

o Activity: Speech Anxiety Self-Assessment

Activity: Oral Presentation Review

Summary and Transition

Final Exam

Methodology

A video presentation opens this lesson by summarizing the process and the strategies involved

in preparing to give an effective oral presentation. Participants will learn about the key

components of a good oral message. The instructor will provide an overview about the

differences between informational and motivational presentations. Participants will learn about

the importance of developing a delivery strategy and preparing for working with small groups,

the media, and news conferences. The instructor will review tips from the first lesson about

engaging with the audience.

Participants will complete a self-assessment of their own speech anxiety, and the instructor will

provide tips on controlling nerves before and during a presentation. Participants will be

encouraged to practice presenting an oral presentation after this course concludes and will

receive several job aids to help them complete this activity. Participants will then complete the

final exam for the course.

Materials

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PowerPoint visuals 4.1 ¨C 4.20 and a computer display system

Instructor Guide

Student Manual

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Instructor Guide

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Time Plan

A suggested time plan for this lesson is shown below. More or less time may be required,

based on the experience level of the group.

Topic

Time

Lesson Overview and Objectives

3 minutes

Presentation Purpose

5 minutes

Activity: Informational or Motivational?

10 minutes

Preparing an Oral Presentation

10 minutes

Controlling Your Nerves

5 minutes

Activity: Speech Anxiety Self-Assessment

10 minutes

Activity: Oral Presentation Review

10 minutes

Summary and Transition

2 minutes

Final Exam

5 minutes

Total Time

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1 hour

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LESSON OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

Visual 4.1

Key Points

This lesson presents strategies for improving your oral presentation skills.

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