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Diajukan Untuk Memenuhi Salah Satu Tugas Mata Kuliah Bahasa Inggris
Diajukan Untuk Memenuhi Salah Satu Tugas Mata Kuliah Bahasa Inggris
Diajukan Untuk Memenuhi Salah Satu Tugas Mata Kuliah Bahasa Inggris
Oleh:
Being able to cope with presentations is a very valuable skill, though, whatever
your job. Presentations are useful in many situations, such as pitching for
business, putting a case for funding, addressing staff meetings, and the
presentation used in each lecture. Few people like speaking formally to an
audience, but there are many real benefits and as you again experience in giving
presenttions, youll probably find that it becomes less of a worry, and even
enjoyable.
This chapter offers you help on the first step of your journey towards a great
presentations: preparation. It will give you some suggestions for preparing the
content of what youre going to say, looking at your objectives, gearing it to your
audience, and getting your points across well (Bloombury, 2010).
Clear objectives are the starting point for all great presentations. Start by working
out your objectives ask yourself why youre giving the talk and what you want
your audience to get out of it. Think about wheter using speech alone is the best
way of communicating your message, or if your message might benefit from
using visual aids and slides to further illustrate its main points.
When youre planning and giving the presentation, keep these objectives in mind
at all times theyll focus your thoughts. Having an objective for giving the
presentation will ensure that youre not wasting anyones time, either your
audience or your own.
Step two: find out what you need to know about your audience
Before you plan your presentation, try as best you can to find out who is going to
be in your audience, and their expectations. For example, the tone and content of a
presentation to the managing. Its important that you know the extent of the
audiences knowledge about the topic youll be discussing, as their familiarity
with the subject will determine the level at which you pitch the talk and the
language you see (see below).
Once you know why youre speaking and who youre talking to, you can firm up
your ideas about what youre going say. Get back to basics by checking that you
have all the main facts straight
Keep your presentation short and simple if you possibly can, as it will be
easier for you to manage and remember. A shorter presentation is usually
more effective from the audiences point of view, too, as most people
dislike long presentations and will not necessarily remember any more
from them.
Avoid overloading your talk with facts and figures; a few well placed
number can help illustrate a point, but it can be hard to maintain an
audiences interest if they are being bombarded with figure, use some
graphs or charts to illustrate what youre saying. Aim to identify two or
three key points, and think about ways you can get these across creatively.
Elements of a "Good" & "Bad" presentation
(Reynolds, 2014)
GOOD "BAD"
Start with interesting hook Rambling, boring, slow start
Big Voice (good projection) Small, weak voice
Smile, friendly, natural Reading a script
Passion, excited by topic Reading text on slides
Conversational tone Lots of text on slide
Points are clear No eye contact
Use of humor, emotion Looks at paper all the time
Use of great visuals No gestures
Use of video/movie segments Seems not confident
Simple design, delivery Looks bored/disinterested
Has a clear main point Too long/too short
Confident body language Too complicated, confusing
Use of interesting examples No attempt to simplify
Uses personal stories Material only memorized
Clear pronunciation Ugly, amateur design of visuals
Gets audience participation No clear point
Speaker asks questions No examples
Q&A, discussion time No stories
Feels like a journey Faces away from audience
Lots of photos/visuals Repeats a point too often
Good time management No audience participation
Clear conclusion Monotone, monopacing
Has surprises, unexpected bits Seems unprepared
Makes audience think Talks too fast
Is entertaining, fun No body movement
Has new or "rare" info Data overly complicated
Variety of content Charts are irrelevant
Statistics *with* context Charts impossible to see
Explains why not just what Using jargon
Makes the abstract tangible Speaks down to audience
Changes pace periodically "Showing off" by using jargon
Uses original content Presenter not motivated
Shows "the big picture" Talk contains nothing new
Not just lists of info Speaking sounds memorized
Presenter is "authentic" No flow, just many "points"
Presenter is having fun Does not inspire or motivate
DAFTAR PUSTAKA
Bloombury. (2010). Give Great presentation: How to Speak Confidently and make
your point. London: A & C Black Publisher.