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PRESENTATION SKILLS

PART A: THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION

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ANXIETY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING

• Is it normal to be nervous? • Why?• Quick check – complete the self review form

on page 4 of your Student Presentation Skills Handbook

• How did you rate yourself?

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WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT NERVES?

• Recognise the role of adrenalin• Take control: let’s take a break and do the

exercises on page 5 of the Student Presentation Skills Handbook

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DEVELOPING AWARENESS OF THE BODY AND VOICE

• Giving a presentation involves the whole body• How do you tend to stand when you present?

Select a style from page 6 of the Student Presentation Skills Handbook

• How is your tutor standing right now?

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STANCE

• Think balance and shape• Work on stance – try this now if you can:

exercise on page 7 of Student Presentation Skills Handbook

• Students with mobility issues: adapt to suit. You are aiming for a comfortable position which you can maintain while presenting.

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BREATHING

• Not as easy as it sounds – running out of breath while talking is common!

• Let’s break to do the breathing exercises in the Handbook (Page 8)

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HANDS

Where should they be? They should NOT be:• in your pockets• twirling pens or hair• clutching an A4 script in front of you!

Examples of good practice?• Tony Blair or Ed Milliband?• David Cameron or George Osborne?• Barack Obama or George W Bush?

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EYE CONTACT

• Make eye contact• How long?• Exercise on page 9 of Handbook: what is

comfortable?

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SMILE

• Helps you to relax• Be appropriate to topic of course• Use to support eye contact

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VOICE

• Diction• Volume• Pitch• Pace• Monotone?• Exercises on pages 10 and 11 of Handbook