中学生英语演讲方法.ppt

Oral Presentation Skills Oral Presentation Skills Outline Planning Preparation Practice Performance Questions Planning Who are you talking to? Why are you talking to them? How long have you got? What story are you going to tell? Preparation Outline and sketch slides Prepare slides Prepare notes - brief keywords and phrases, except maybe first couple of paragraphs Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Relevant images communicate, and maintain interest Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Minimise text numbers Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Minimise text numbers Light text on dark background Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Minimise text numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Minimise text numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large fonts Helvetica or Arial rather than serif fonts like Times 24 pt is minimum, 32 pt, or even 36 pt is better Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Minimise text numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large fonts ALL CAPITALS IS HARDER TO READ, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE OK FOR THE ODD TITLE Preparation - Slides Use Images Graphics Minimise text numbers Light text on dark background Avoid distracting backgrounds Use large fonts Use colour to highlight text Use high contrast colours for important lines, symbols or text, and lower contrast colours for less important lines, symbols or text. But use a small number of colours Practice Practice, practice, practice Get feedback, and use it. Be ruthless - delete unnecessary information Performance Don’t Apologise Speak loudly clearly Use short simple sentences Avoid jargon abbrev. Vary pitch, tone, volume, speed and pauses Performance Relax, be enthusiastic Make eye contact Keep an eye on the time remaining Questions Prepare questions and answers Questions Paraphrase questions 1. so that o