Public Speaking and Presenting Skills

Public Speaking and Presenting Skills

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5 Tips for Public Speaking5 Tips for Public Speaking

1. Know your Material2. Practice3. Know the Audience4. Relax5. Don’t Apologize for Being

Nervous or Use Filler Words

1. Know your Material2. Practice3. Know the Audience4. Relax5. Don’t Apologize for Being

Nervous or Use Filler Words

Know Your MaterialKnow Your Material

Be familiar with what you are going to say

Use a note card with key points

Be familiar with what you are going to say

Use a note card with key points

PracticePractice

Do your presentation at least twice before it counts!

Do your presentation at least twice before it counts!

RelaxRelax

Have confidence in yourself, everyone wants you to do well!

Have confidence in yourself, everyone wants you to do well!

Know Your AudienceKnow Your Audience

Speak in words your audience understands

Speak in words your audience understands

Don’t ApologizeDon’t Apologize

Don’t apologize for being nervous, everyone understands that it is normal

Don’t apologize for being nervous, everyone understands that it is normal

ScenariosScenarios

Each group will get a scenario, you need to act it out, state which tip will help and present the information correctly.

Each group will get a scenario, you need to act it out, state which tip will help and present the information correctly.

Scenario 1Scenario 1

Today I want to talk to you about the Titanic. I wasn’t there so I don’t know too much about it. I think it was a big boat and I think it was in cold water. I know there was a really great movie about it with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Today I want to talk to you about the Titanic. I wasn’t there so I don’t know too much about it. I think it was a big boat and I think it was in cold water. I know there was a really great movie about it with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Scenario 2Scenario 2

You are presenting in an elementary school setting:

I would like to introduce my science fair project about cardiovascular function. The cardiovascular system is an integral part of the human anatomy.

You are presenting in an elementary school setting:

I would like to introduce my science fair project about cardiovascular function. The cardiovascular system is an integral part of the human anatomy.

Scenario 3Scenario 3

Thanks for having me, I’m so nervous… ummm I am not used to public speaking so this is hard for me…. And um I think it is important to ummmm, Let’s move on, I’m sorry I don’t do this very well.

Thanks for having me, I’m so nervous… ummm I am not used to public speaking so this is hard for me…. And um I think it is important to ummmm, Let’s move on, I’m sorry I don’t do this very well.

Scenario 4Scenario 4

Read as Fast as you Can! Thank you so much for having me,

today we will be discussing the habitats of tree frogs, there are many types of tree frogs in the rainforest, they are colorful and valuable members of the ecosystem.

Read as Fast as you Can! Thank you so much for having me,

today we will be discussing the habitats of tree frogs, there are many types of tree frogs in the rainforest, they are colorful and valuable members of the ecosystem.

Scenario 5Scenario 5

Today I am presenting on, wait… what’s my topic again…. Hold on let me find my notes. I think they are over here. Wait here they are… Oh I’m presenting about the Civil War… where is my second page…This is the first time I’ve looked at this.

Today I am presenting on, wait… what’s my topic again…. Hold on let me find my notes. I think they are over here. Wait here they are… Oh I’m presenting about the Civil War… where is my second page…This is the first time I’ve looked at this.