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Purposeful delivery of your presentation engages your audience and leads to deeper engagement with the content of your presentation: “The interplay between the verbal and nonverbal components of your speech can either bring the message vividly to life or confuse or bore the audience. Therefore, it is best that you neither overdramatize your speech delivery behaviors nor downplay them.” (Tucker et. al, 2019, 224)
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A well-considered and well-practiced presentation communicates the importance of your topic to your audience: “The more you care about your topic, the greater your motivation to present it well. Good delivery is a process of presenting a clear, coherent message in an interesting way.” (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2016, 14.4)
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Know your audience – Who are they? What do they know? Why should they care?
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Establish credibility – Show competence by being intimately familiar with your material. Prove that you are trustworthy by sharing the credible sources you used to generate your material. Practice dynamism by rehearsing material, planning for audience engagement, and using variety in your presentation.
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Prepare for your presentation by carefully considering your audience, outlining your presentation, and rehearsing your presentation, so that you can focus on eye contact, body language, and timing on presentation day.
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Make sure that your audience focus on you, not your slides – Make eye contact with your audience, avoid rushing through slides, use simple animations, and leave time for questions/discussion.
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Stand Up, Speak Out. (2016). University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition. https://open.lib.umn.edu/publicspeaking/
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Tucker, B., Barton, K., Burger, A., Drye, J., & Hunsicker, C. (2019). Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition. Communication Open Textbooks.
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