Overview

Get the advice you need to plan, prepare, and present your work effectively through oral presentations with Oral Presentations in the Composition Course.

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Author:   Matthew Duncan ,  Gustav W. Friedrich
Publisher:   Macmillan Learning
Imprint:   Bedford/Saint Martin's
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 18.20cm
Weight:   0.091kg
ISBN:  

9780312417840

ISBN 10:   0312417845
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   10 February 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Choosing a Topic Brainstorming Consulting with Others Researching Ideas Making a Choice 2. Determining Your Purpose Informative Presentations Description Demonstration Definition Explanation Persuasive Presentations Propositions of Fact Propositions of Value Concerns about a Problem Propositions of Policy A Final Word 3. Analyzing Your Audience Types of Audiences The Selected Audience and the Concerted Audience The Passive Audience The Pedestrian Audience and the Organized Audience Box: Audience Characteristics and Strategies Audience Attitudes Hostile Audiences Sympathetic Audiences Neutral Audiences Communication Barriers Barriers That Involve Content Barriers That Involve Audience and Delivery 4. Adapting Your Ideas and Evidence Listening and Learning Choosing Forms of Support Explanation Examples Statistics Testimony Visual Aids Choosing Forms of Proof Motivational Proof or Pathos Ethical Proof or Ethos Logical Proof or Logos 5. Organizing Your Presentation Creating an Outline Choosing an Organizational Pattern Chronological Pattern Topical Pattern Spatial or Geographical Pattern Cause-Effect Pattern Problem-Solution Pattern Compare and Contrast Pattern Box: Patterns of Organization 6. Developing Effective Introductions, Transitions, and Conclusions The Introduction Language Choices Transitions The Conclusion 7. Using Visual Aids Choosing Effective Visuals Choosing a Mode of Delivery Chalkboard or Whiteboard Handouts Overhead Transparencies Presentation Software Designing Visual Aids Fonts Contrast and Spacing Color Images Avoiding Technical Problems 8. Practicing, Polishing, and Delivering the Presentation Modes of Speaking Impromptu Speaking Extemporaneous Speaking Speaking from a Script Speaking from Memory Voice and Body Language Dealing with Stage Fright Polishing the Presentation 9. Presenting as a Group Dividing the Work Transitioning Between Speakers Acknowledging Non-Speaking Group Members 10. Evaluating Presentations Checklist for Evaluating a Presentation The Speaker's Delivery Content and Coherence Argument and Persuasion Thinking Critically about Your Own Presentation

Reviews

Because this supplement was produced for the composition classroom, it focuses on how to create oral presentations from a written work and maps out the similarities between writing and speaking. The focus is refreshing and informative, and the supplement would be a great addition to any composition student's assigned reading. <br><br>-- Julie M. Barst, Purdue University

Because this supplement was produced for the composition classroom, it focuses on how to create oral presentations from a written work and maps out the similarities between writing and speaking. The focus is refreshing and informative, and the supplement would be a great addition to any composition student's assigned reading. - Julie M. Barst, Purdue University

Because this supplement was produced for the composition classroom, it focuses on how to create oral presentations from a written work and maps out the similarities between writing and speaking. The focus is refreshing and informative, and the supplement would be a great addition to any composition student's assigned reading. <br>-- Julie M. Barst, Purdue University

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