Oral Presentations

Write an Oral Presentation Overview

Oral Presentation

Listed in the table below are documents to help you prepare an oral presentation.

Follow each link to find out more. You can also work through the materials sequentially by using links at the bottom of each page.


Write an Oral Presentation
Preparing an Oral Presentation
Sample Oral Presentation Timeline
Example of a Student Using Task Analysis for an Oral Presentation.

Just as research papers can be thought of as a series of smaller tasks instead of one immense project, so too can oral presentations. This "Preparing an Oral Presentation"PDF handout breaks up preparing oral presentations into a series of steps and highlights key considerations and questions within these components.

What will I be able to do after reading this handout?
  • Know the important steps in preparing an oral presentation and what each step entails
When might I use this handout?
  • Before beginning to prepare an oral presentation
  • During the preparation of an oral presentation
How should I use this handout?
  • As a step by step guide.
  • Answering the questions as they relate to your presentation.
Why should I use this handout?
  • To see this assignment as a manageable set of smaller tasks.

This "Example of a Student Applying Task Analysis for an Oral Presentation"PDF handout traces the thought processes related to beginning and delivering an oral presentation.

What will I be able to do after reading this handout?
  • Understand the inner dialogue that individuals engage in to produce meaningful presentations, which will facilitate your own creation of such a dialogue.
When might I use this handout?
  • Before beginning an oral presentation.
  • During the process of creating an oral presentation.
How should I use this handout?
  • As a model of the thought processes required for preparing an oral presentation.
Why should I use this handout?
  • To learn how to think about content and process when developing an engaging and meaningful presentation.

This "Sample Oral Presentation Timeline"PDF helps you chart the time necessary to complete the steps in preparing an oral presentation.

What will I be able to do after reading this handout?
  • Map out a target plan for completing each step and note when each step is actually finished. Seeing the difference between the time estimated and the time taken helps you know for future projects how much time tasks require.
When might I use this handout?
  • When starting to prepare an oral presentation.
How should I use this handout?
  • Keep the timeline at hand so you can continually check your progress and adjust your schedule accordingly.
Why should I use this handout?
  • If oral presentation assignments overwhelm you, this handout can ease some of the tension by providing the key elements in creating and delivering a stellar presentation.
  • To keep focused and on track.
Footnotes
Flickr photo by James Davidson.

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