Five practical suggestions to give an oral presentation

1. Presentations Tips!
Brenda Cecilia Padilla Rodriguez
Research Day June 25, 2013

2. This session will…
…inspire you to do
something
different when
giving a
presentation.
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3. 1. Accept
silence as part
of the music.

4. PRACTICE 1:
Stay quiet for 5
seconds when talking
to someone
…at the middle of a
sentence!

5. 2. Paint a picture
with your words

6. PRACTICE 2:
Identify and describe the main
elements of a diagram.
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7. 3. Change the tone.

8. PRACTICE 3:
Record yourself.

9. 4. Be passionate.

10. PRACTICE 4:
Consider a simple everyday
object and talk about it with
passion.

11. Have a clear message.
PRACTICE 5:
Summarise your
presentation in
3-5 key sentences.

12. 5. Have a clear message.
# Tip Practice
1
Accept silence as
part of the music.
Stay quiet for 5 seconds when
talking to someone.
2
Paint a picture
with your words.
Identify and describe the
main elements of a diagram.
3 Change the tone. Record yourself.
4 Be passionate.
Consider a simple everyday
object and talk about it with
passion.
5 Have clear message.
Summarise your presentation
in 3-5 key sentences.

13. Thank You!
Brenda Padilla
Research Day June 25, 2013