Effective and ineffective oral presentation delivery - your thoughts in your groups

Bonjour,

Today we looked at effective and ineffective oral presentation delivery, and as part of your group working around my verbal prompts, we looked at factors which contribute to both, in addition to the points I reinforced.

Here are the points you noted about effective presentation delivery first off:

Clare and Lauren 

clear and engaging 

look presentable 

organised 

rehearsed 

connect to the audience 

good body language 

introduce yourself

ask for questions at end and actively listen

passionate about what your talking about 

Murray Callan Luke Kian

Speaking clearly, good structure, strong tone, speaking with passion, engaging with the audience, good posture, not relying on notes, good pacing, good knowledge on topic/being able to answer questions, speaking formally/ don’t use slang, comfortable/ good stage presence, gesturing.

Noor Liv and Emily 

• enthusiasm 
• be educated on your topic 
• loud and clear speaking
• eye contact
• questions to keep the audience engaged 
• good pitch and tone, tempo
• posture and inviting body language 
• relevant and interesting topic 
• not rambling and keeping the talk on track
• strong introduction and relevant conclusion

Lucy, TJ, Sophie

• Appropriate volume  
• Clarity of voice  
• Aminated voice 
• Engaging voice 
• Spread eye contact  
• Good posture  
• Prepared for questions  
• Level-headed  
• Willingness to respond to criticism and admit you don’t know answers 
• Passion on topic  
• Logical order and good transitions between topics 
• Seamless interaction with technology

Hannah, Autumn, Erin 

• clear/loud voice 
  
• interesting topic
• no fidgeting/ good body language 
• appropriate language 
• engaging 
• good pace 
• good tone 
• Ask for questions 
• be prepared 
• timing (always have a timer)

Halim, Victor & Samantha 

Good knowledge on your topic

Clarity

Good volume

Clear Body Language

Good tone

Engagement with your audience

Getting your point across

Good length

Organised

Rehearsed 

Visually Appealing 

Daniah, Heaven, Aidan 

1. Confidence
2. Body language
3. Eye contact
4. Emotive tone
5. Quick thinking when answering questions
6. Practice + preparation beforehand 
7. Clear + loud voice
8. Conciseness
9. Persuasive language
10. Steady pacing with your presentation points

Here are the points you noted about ineffective presentation delivery secondly:

1. going off on a tangent 
2. bad language/ forceful tone
3. quiet voice 
4. Reading off script 
5. fidgeting
6. Stuttering
7. Monotone voice 
8. Bad posture
9. Looking at notes too much / not good eye contact
10. Speaking too fast
11. Talking too quickly 
12. Using too much slang, stammering, going off on an unrelated tangent, bad structure, fidgeting 
13. Rambling  
14. Fidgeting  
15. Talking too quietly 
16. Reading off a power point
17. Stuttering
18. Racing through your points
19. Too much or too little movement
20. Breathlessness 
21. Shaky voice/movement
22. Not being confident, not knowing info about what you talking about
23. Not engaging with the audience 
24. Mumbling and looking at the floor, closed body language 
25. Not being passionate about your topic
26. Fidgeting and walking on the spot
27. too quiet
28. hands in pockets
29. monotone
30. bad body language
31. late
32. bad timing 
33. not rehearsed

Thank you all for your contribution today. Please look at these points in conjunction with the slides from today's lecture before you think about putting your presentation together as per the summative assessment brief (two).

Well done,

Mark