4.26: Developing Presentations: Conclusion
Good delivery is meant to augment your presentation and help convey your information to the audience. Anything that potentially distracts your audience means that fewer people will be informed, persuaded, or entertained by what you have said. Practicing your presentation in an environment that closely resembles the actual situation that you will be speaking in will better prepare you for what to do and how to deliver your speech when it really counts.
Scenario
Returning to Emily’s story, where she felt well-prepared but became nervous in the moment of her presentation, what did you learn in this chapter that might be useful for her (or for yourself) related to last-minute nerves? What about Emily’s colleague Chris? He was very unprepared for his presentation. What have you learned in this chapter about preparation?
Check-in Time!
Check your Understanding
Chapter Glossary
Extemporaneous presentations – carefully planned and rehearsed presentations, delivered in a conversational manner using brief notes.
Impromptu presentation – the presentation of a short message without advance preparation.
Impromptu speaking – the presentation of a short message without advance preparation.
Manuscript presentations – the word-for-word iteration of a written message.
Memorized speaking – the recitation of a written message that the speaker has committed to memory.
Rate – how quickly or slowly you say the words of your speech.
Chapter References
Duarte, N. (n.d.). The secret structure of great talks [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_structure_of_great_talks?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Tucker, B., & Barton, K. (2016). Exploring public speaking: 2nd revision. http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/communication-textbooks/1
