2. Delivering Your Presentation
PREVIEW
Methods of Speech Delivery
Effective Verbal Delivery
Effective Nonverbal Delivery
Effective Presentation Aids
Final Tips for Rehearsing and Delivering
your presentation
3. Methods of Speech Delivery
Manuscript Speaking
Rarely done well enough to be interesting
Guidelines
Type your manuscript in short, easy-to-scan phrases
Use appropriate nonverbal messages
Do not read the speech too quickly
Vary the rhythm, inflections, and pace of your delivery
Use gestures and movement to add nonverbal interest
4. Methods of Speech Delivery
Memorized Speaking
Guidelines
Do not deliver your memorized speech too rapidly
Avoid patterns of vocal inflection that make the
presentation sound recited
Use gestures and movement to add interest and
emphasis to your message
5. Methods of Speech Delivery
Impromptu Speaking
“off the cuff”
Guidelines
Consider your audience
Be brief
Organize
Draw upon your personal experience and knowledge
Use gestures and movement that arise naturally from what
you are saying
Be aware of the potential impact of your communication
6. Methods of Speech Delivery
Extemporaneous Speaking
Method of delivery preferred by most audiences
Guidelines
Use a full-content preparation outline when you begin to
rehearse your presentation
Prepare an abbreviated delivery outline and speaking notes
Do not try to memorize your message word for word
As you deliver your presentation, adapt it to your audience
7. Methods of Speech Delivery
RECAP Methods of Delivery
Manuscript Reading a speech from written text
Memorized Giving a speech word for word from memory
without using notes
Impromptu Delivering a presentation without advance
preparation
Extemporaneous Speaking from a written or memorized outline
without having memorized the exact wording of
the presentation
11. Effective Nonverbal Delivery
RECAP Characteristics of Nonverbal Delivery
Gestures should be relaxed, definite, varied, and appropriate.
Movement should be purposeful
Posture should feel natural and be appropriate to your topic, audience,
and occasion
Eye Contact should be established before you say anything and
sustained throughout your presentation
Facial Expression should be alert, friendly, and appropriate
Volume should be loud enough to be heard and varied
Pitch should be varied to sustain audience interest
Rate should be neither too fast or too slow
Articulation should be clear and distinct
Appearance should conform to what the audience expects
12. Effective Presentation Aids
The term presentation aid refers to any object
that your audience can look at to help them
understand your ideas.
Advantages
Gain and maintain audience attention
Communicate your organization of ideas
Illustrate sequences of events or procedures
Help your audience understand and remember your
message
13. Types of Presentation Aids
Charts
Video Tapes
CD-ROMS and DVDs
Audio Tapes and
Audio CDs