Talks and Presentations
Talks and Presentations
Planning
Planning
Objectives
Objectives
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What is the aim of your talk?
What is the aim of your talk?
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What do you want to achieve?
What do you want to achieve?
Audience
Audience
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Who are you talking to?
Who are you talking to?
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What do they need to know?
What do they need to know?
Planning
Planning
Content
Content
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What is the important information to get
What is the important information to get
across?
across?
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Are you sure what you’re saying is
Are you sure what you’re saying is
interesting?
interesting?
Organization
Organization
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Is the talk clear and logical?
Is the talk clear and logical?
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Are you using signposting language to make
Are you using signposting language to make
the talk easy to follow?
the talk easy to follow?
Introducing the Topic
Introducing the Topic
This morning I’m going to…
This morning I’m going to…
Today I’d like to
Today I’d like to
The aim of my presentation this morning is
The aim of my presentation this morning is
to…
to…
I’ve divided my presentation into…
I’ve divided my presentation into…
My talk will be in…
My talk will be in…
First, I’d like to…
First, I’d like to…
Then, I’ll focus on…
Then, I’ll focus on…
After that we’ll deal with…
After that we’ll deal with…
Finally, we’ll consider…
Finally, we’ll consider…
Referring to Questions
Referring to Questions
Feel free to interrupt me if there’s anything
Feel free to interrupt me if there’s anything
you don’t understand.
you don’t understand.
Do interrupt…
Do interrupt…
If you don’t mind, we’ll leave questions to
If you don’t mind, we’ll leave questions to
the end.
the end.
There will be chance for you to ask (all
There will be chance for you to ask (all
your) questions at the end.
your) questions at the end.
Introducing Each Section
Introducing Each Section
So, let’s start with…
So, let’s start with…
Now let’s move on to…
Now let’s move on to…
Let’s turn our attention to…
Let’s turn our attention to…
This leads me to…
This leads me to…
Finally, (lets consider)
Finally, (lets consider)
Summarizing Sections &
Summarizing Sections &
Checking Understanding
Checking Understanding
That completes my …
That completes my …
So, to summarize…
So, to summarize…
Is that clear?
Is that clear?
Are there any questions?
Are there any questions?