III: Oral Presentation
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Fall Session: Wednesdays, April 23 - May 28, 12:00pm-1:20pm
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