COMMUNICATION ARTS

Project 4

Oral Presentation

 

Effective presentations and briefings provide people with digestible information.  Information is the oxygen of a working organization; it reduces uncertainty and clarifies scope, purposes, and direction for workers.  In other words, business presentations answer questions.  The following four types of presentations are commonly used in organizations:

 

·        Persuasive (getting agreement or action from the audience)

·        Explanatory (providing knowledge)

·        Instructional (teach others how to do or use something)

·        Progressive (brings audience up to date on some project)

 

This activity will be a group project.  Groups will meet to discuss reports

completed in the last project.  From these reports, choose one to be the subject of the group presentation. 

 

            Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the class.   Divide the work up evenly so that each member is a participant.

 

            Be sure to include an exciting introduction.  Among the techniques effectively used by speakers are the startling statement, rhetorical question, a quotation, a definition, a short narrative, or audience participation.

 

            Also, include a summary at the end of the presentation.