Oral Presentation Fall

III:  Oral Presentation

Prerequisite: Oral Communication

Fall Session: Tuesdays, August 29 - October 3, 4:30pm-6:30pm

The course focuses on building effective presentation skills with attention to pronunciation and rhetorical considerations, impromptu speaking skills, use of visuals and managing Questions & Answers from an audience. Presentations will be video-recorded for analysis and instructor feedback. Assignments will include pronunciation exercises, review of self-recorded presentations, self-evaluations, and meeting with the instructor for review of pronunciation and presentation feedback.

Course topics:

• Word stress and intonation patterns
• Elements of effective delivery styles
• Rhetorical considerations in organizing content
• Effective visuals
• Impromptu speaking skills
• Audience awareness and rapport, and
• Q/A management

By the end of the course, participants are expected to:

• Recognize their own presentation style and improve their delivery
• See improvement in pronunciation, word stress and word choice
• Learn the common strategies used by public speakers to engage an audience and manage Q&As