This document provides a four-step process for developing and delivering an effective oral presentation: choose a topic that persuades or requests action from the audience; create an outline with three subtopics each having two to three supporting points; prepare presentation slides selecting a theme and adding images and charts; and deliver the presentation by engaging the audience with a joke or fact, summarizing the purpose, and outlining the main sections. The overall goal is to make the materials interesting and informative and to present with confidence.
4. Step 1:ChooseTopic
• Persuade your audience to take a specific action or
approve a specific request
• SampleTopics
▫ Plan a special event
▫ Schedule a training seminar
▫ Expand a product line
5. Step 2:Create Outline
• Brainstorm ideas
• Determine three subtopics
• Add two or three points for each subtopic
7. Step 4:Deliver Presentation
• Spark your audience’s interest
▫ Tell a joke or an anecdote
▫ Present a startling fact
• Summarize your topic in a purpose statement
• Inform your audience of the main sections of your
presentation
8. FinalWords
• Enjoy yourself!
• Make your materials interesting and informative
• Know what you want to say and you will have the
confidence to say it.
