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Presentation Strategies: Contemporary Topics 2 4 Edition
Presentation Strategies: Contemporary Topics 2 4 Edition
Contemporary Topics 2
4th Edition
Ch 1:Using an Outline
P. 11
Helps you organize ideas
Helps your listeners follow
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Ch 2:Using Examples
P. 21
Help your audience understand main
ideas
Need to directly relate to the main idea
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Ch 3:Describing Sensory Details
P. 31
Based on the senses (sight, hearing, smell…)
They help them to focus listeners’ attention
These details should be very descriptive
Can appeal to senses and emotions
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Ch 4:Developing an Introduction
P. 41
Good intro – tells listeners the structure
Clearly state your main ideas
Don’t give supporting details
Your preview lets your listeners know what
your most important ideas will be, and the
order in which you will discuss them.
(See book for examples.)
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Ch 4:Developing an Introduction
Parts of an Introduction
Hook (see p. 71)
Thesis Statement
Preview
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Ch 7:Using an Attention-Getting Opener
P. 71
Also known as a “Hook”
Used to capture your listeners’ attention
May include:
a surprising or amusing rhetorical question
a surprising or amusing statement
a quote
a story
Doesn’t quite state your topic, but “catches”
audience’s interest – makes them curious
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Ch 5:Moving from one point to the next
P. 51
Use transition words or phrases
They signal to the audience where you are
in your speech
Helps them follow your speech
(Unlike writing, they can’t see your paragraphs)
A sentence or two transition is recommended.
You can review where you have been, and then
preview where you are going (or ask a rhetorical
question.)
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Ch 6:Concluding your Presentation
P. 61
Signal the start of your conclusion with a
transition word
Conclusion has two parts:
Summary: brief review of key information
Rephrase your main points
Final Remarks:
May include challenge to change opinion or behavior, think
more about the topic, consider a famous quotation, a brief
audio or video clip
Remember: Don’t include any new main ideas in
your conclusion
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Speech Outline
Introduction
Hook
Thesis statement
Preview
Transition
Main body Point 1
Supporting details
Transition
Main body Point 2 (3, 4, etc.)
Supporting details
Transition
Conclusion
Summary
Final Remarks
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Ch 8:Presenting with Visual Aids
P. 81
Help your audience understand and remember
your ideas
Make sure your aid is clear, uncomplicated, and
large enough to be seen
Include the source information, if from the
Internet or printed publication
Look at your audience, not your visual aid!
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Ch 9:Using Nonverbal Communication
P. 91
Important to pay attention this
Make your audience comfortable – smile as you
begin
Vivid gestures
Strong intonation
Show your excitement and commitment
(enthusiasm)
Maintain eye contact with your audience
Pay attention to your posture – stand up straight
Avoid distracting movements
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Presentation Notes
Best to have notes in point form
Less likely to read from them
Suggestion: write your notes on cards
Different card for each part of your speech
Write clearly
Highlight, underline, etc., key ideas
Number your cards
Write on one side only
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Practice Makes Perfect
Prepare your speech ahead of time so that you still have
time to practice
Practice while using your notes/note cards and visual
aids. Make sure they will work for you.
Pay attention to gestures, rate of speech, intonation, etc.
Time your speech
Get feedback. You can record yourself, and evaluate
your presentation yourself. If possible, have someone
watch your speech and get that person’s comments.
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Ch 10:Persuading Your Audience
P. 101
For some presentations, your goal will be to
persuade your audience.
In order to convince them: (in a problem/solution speech)
Describe the problems you see
Provide visual evidence
Present plan for addressing these problems.
Explain the benefits of your plan
Use details to support your ideas
(See example outline for format)
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Ch 11:Using Quotations
P. 111
Suggestion: Use quotations from credible
sources
Give credit to your sources
This strengthens your presentation
Makes your points more creditable/believable
See book for suggestions on how to insert
a quote
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Ch 12: Answering Audience Questions
P. 121
You don’t know what members of the
audience will ask
Start by repeating or rephrasing the
question to make sure all of the audience
members has heard it.
See examples in the book for how to do this.
This also give you time to organize a
response.
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