tUNEup your speaking strategies
These workshops are drawn from a variety of online sites and will assist you to work independently with your oral presentations. Each oral presentations link will offer you a variety of sites to suit your learning style. Some of these sites are in the form of online workshops with interactive exercises, quizzes and feedback. Other links are in a format you may download and print. You are encouraged to explore the links to develop and hone your skills or use them to solve a particular problem that you may be experiencing.
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| Oral presentations (James Cook University) 'While it is one of the most daunting tasks for some people, speaking in public is a necessary part of university life. You will often be asked to explain and justify your ideas in tutorials and seminars. This module looks at what makes for a successful oral presentation and arrives at a checklist which will help you deliver successful, entertaining and informative oral presentations.' Keywords: speeches | lectures | presentations | evaluation criteria | content | structure and organisation | audio-visual aids | audience | non-verbal communication |
Giving a presentation (Curtin University of Technology) This information site covers most of the issues students face in the preparation and delivery of oral presentations. Keywords: presentation content | performance | overhead transparencies | stage fright | presentation checklist | contingency plans |
| Giving oral presentations (University of Canberra) This module has helpful advice on the preparation and delivery of oral presentations including tips for dealing with presentation nerves. Keywords: preparation | organising content | delivering the talk | visual aids | dealing with nervousness |
Oral presentations (RMIT University) For those who want a workshop and a handout on the how to's of oral presentations, this site will give you some valuable guidance. Keywords: preparation | structure | stages | practice | timing | cue cards | overhead transparencies | voice control | audience | reflection |
| Speaking (Monash University) This site offers suggestions, guidelines and help for students who feel that they are not competent in their oral presentation skills. Keywords: creating presentations | delivering presentations | downloadable templates |
Effective presentations (KU Medical Center USA) This set of tutorials has been developed by a university lecturer to assist students. It covers developing effective oral presentations, designing effective visual aids and creating effective poster presentations. Keywords: poster sessions | delivery anxiety | presentation disasters | designing visual aids | planning | preparing | practice | audience questions |