Module 20

Module 20
This module focused primarily on giving oral presentations. There are many different kinds of oral presentations that you can give which include informative, persuasive, and goodwill presentations. It’s important that a oral presentation is more simple when compared to a written message. Also, you should identify only one idea that you want the audience to take from your presentation. There are three basic kinds of presentations which are monologue, guided discussion, or sales. A monologue presentation is the kind that I am most familiar with and what we have practiced in class. It’s important to keep in mind what your audience already knows and what they don’t know when you’re giving a oral presentation. If you have visuals in your presentation it’s important that you don’t overload it with information. For example if you have a powerpoint only list the most important items, not everything you want to say. What I found to be most interesting and informative in this module was how to create a strong opener and closer. The module gave various examples of starting statements and closing statements, and I found these to be very helpful. I also thought that the sections on how to organize a presentation was interesting, because it gave a overview of what you should cover first and what you should end with. I also thought that the section about keys to delivering a good speech was very interesting and helpful as well. Most of them we already know, but sometimes we worry about the presentation itself and forget about our body language. Also, you should always be prepared for questions from the audience.