学术会议OralPresentationSkills

ORALPRESENTATIONSKILLSI.PREPARATIONANDPLANNING1.ESSENTIALPREPARATIONANDPLANNINGCHECKLIST---MyAim/purpose？---MyTitle？---MyTargetAudience?---MyMainPoints?---MySTRUCTUREOFANORALPRESENTATIONTHEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONGettheaudience'sattentionandsignalthebeginning.–Right.Well.OK.Erm.Let'sbegin.–Good.Fine.Great.Canwestart?–Shallwestart?Let'sgettheballrolling.–Let'sgetdowntobusiness.THEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONB.Greetaudience.–Helloladiesandgentlemen.–Goodmorningmembersofthejury.–Goodafternoonesteemedguests–Goodeveningmembersoftheboard–FellowcolleaguesMr.Chairman/Chairwoman–ThankyouforyourkindintroductionTHEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONIntroduceoneself,(name,position,andcompany)–Goodmorningeveryone,I'dliketostartbyintroducingmyself.–Mynameis...–IamastudentattheINT–Iamadoctoralcandidate,–IamX.Y.from3Com.I'mthemanagerof…–Iamaresearcherfrom…I'vebeenworkingonthesubjectnowforXyears...–I'vehadwideexperienceinthefieldof...THEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONGivetitleandintroducesubject–Iplantospeakabout...–TodayI'mgoingtotalkabout...–Thesubjectofmypresentationis...–Thethemeofmytalkis...–I'vebeenaskedtogiveyouanoverviewof...Giveyourobjectives(purpose,aim,goals)–WhatIwouldliketodotodayis…toexplaintoillustrate...togiveyoutheessentialbackgroundinformationon...tooutline...tohavealookat...–WhatIwantmylistenerstogetoutofmyspeechis...–IfthereisonethingI'dliketogetacrosstoyoutodayitisthat…THEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONTHEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONAnnounceyouroutline.–Ihavebrokenmyspeechdown/upintoXparts.–Ihavedividedmypresentation(up)intoYparts.–InthefirstpartIgiveafewbasicdefinitions.–InthenextsectionIwillexplain–Inpartthree,Iamgoingtoshow...–InthelastpartIwouldlike/wanttogiveapracticalexample...THEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONQuestionsandcommentsfromtheaudience.–I'daskyoutosaveyourquestionsfortheend.–Therewillbeplentyoftimeattheendofmyspeechforadiscussion.–Youmayinterruptmeatanymomenttoaskquestionsormakecomments.–Pleasestopmeifyoudon'tunderstandanythingIsaybutcouldyoukeepanyspecificquestionsuntilafterI'vefinished.THEBEGINNINGORTHEINTRODUCTIONMakeatransitionbetweentheintroductionandthebody.–Nowletusturntopointone.–Letusnowmoveontothesecondpart,whichis,asIsaidearlier….THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYA.ContentB.QuantityC.SequencingyourideasD.Keepingtheaudience'sattentionTHEMIDDLEORTHEBODYESignpostingorsignalingwhereyouare.–Listinginformation–Listsareoftenanecessaryevil.Varyyourlanguagewheneverpossibleandavoidreadingdirectly.–Therearethreethingswehavetoconsider:one,two,andthree.–A,B,C.–Nowletuslookatthefirstaspectwhichis...–Firstofall,…–Inthefirstplace…THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYLinkingideas,sections/makingtransitionsIndicatetheendofonesectionandthebeginningofthenext.–That'sallIwouldliketosayabout...(subjectofpartA)andnowletusturnto....–Nowthatwe'veseen...letusturnto…THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTobeclearandconcrete.Useexamples,rephrasing,summariesetc.:THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTogiveanexample:–Nowlet'stakeanexample.–Anexampleofthiscanbefound...–Toillustratethis…–Let'sseethisthroughanexample.–Forexample,–Forinstance,THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTorephrase:–Letmerephrasethat,–Inotherwords–Anotherwayofsayingthesamethingis–ThatistosayTHEMIDDLEORTHEBODYToemphasize–Whatisverysignificantis...–Whatisimportanttoremember...–I'dliketoemphasizethefactthat...–I’dliketostresstheimportanceof...–WhatItriedtobringout...–Whatweneedtofocuson...THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTosummarize:–Tosummarize–Tosumup,–Letmesummarizebysaying–Sothatconcludesmyoverview–Inconclusion–Brieflysaid–Inshort,–WhatI'vetriedtoshowinthispart...–Torecapwhatwe'veseensofar...THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTorefertowhatyouhavesaidpreviously:–AsIhavealreadysaidearlier...–Aswesawinpartone...–TorepeatwhatI'vesaidalready…THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTorefertowhatyouwillsay:–Wewillseethisalittlelateron.–Thiswillbethesubjectofpart3.–Wewillgointomoredetailonthatlater.THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTorefertowhatanexpertsays:–Iquotethewordsof...–Inthewordsof…–Accordingto...–HereI'dliketoquote…–AsMr.Xsaysinhisbook...–Thereisafamousquotationthatgoes...THEMIDDLEORTHEBODYTorefertocommonknowledge:–Asyouallmaywellknow...–Itisgenerallyacceptedthat...–Asyouareprobablyaware(of)...THEENDORCONCLUSIONTheendortheconclusionofyourtalkshouldincludefourparts:–briefreminderofwhatyoutriedtoshowinyourspeechand–howyoutriedtodoso,–ashortconclusion,thankstotheaudienceforlistening,andan–invitationtoaskquestions,makecommentsoropenadiscussion.THEENDORCONCLUSIONNaturallyyouneedtosignposttheendofyourtalk.Thismaytaketheformofarecapitulationofthemainpoints.–I'dliketosummarize/sumup–AtthisstageIwouldliketorunthrough/overthemainpoints...–So,aswehaveseentoday....–AsIhavetriedtoexplainthismorningBTfindsitselfin....THEENDORCONCLUSIONAboveallwhenyouconcludedonotdoitabruptlyorasifsurprisedtogettotheendofyourtalk.–InconclusionIwouldliketosaythat...–Myfinalcommentsconcern...–Iwouldliketofinishbyremindingeveryonethat...THEENDORCONCLUSIONAndfinallyyoumaywellhavetodealwithquestions.–I'dbehappytoansweranyquestions....–Ifthereareanyquestionspleasefeelfreetoask.–ThankyouverymuchforyourattentionandifthereareanysuggestionsorcommentsGeneralandm