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Participating in oral presentations Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools

Chapter Three: Participating in oral presentations
Chapter Three

Participating in oral presentations

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Introduction
The ability to articulate thoughts correctly, convey ideas persuasively, and engage
an audience effectively is a valuable skill. Moreover, mastering the art of oral
presentations is essential for success in an academic setting. This chapter focuses on
equipping you with the skills to use English language for effective oral presentations
in debates, dialogues, formal and informal meetings and narrating diverse events/
activities/stories. The competence developed in this chapter will enable you to
participate in debates, dialogues, meetings and speech making and make an impactful
oral presentation.

Think

Essential techniques and procedures for effective oral presentations.

Oral presentation

Oral presentation is a form of communication, where one imparts and then exchanges
information with his or her audience. It can be either one-way or two-way. Oral presentation
also known as public speaking, consists of an individual or people verbally addressing
an audience on a particular topic.

To participate in an oral presentation may be easy but to have a powerful oral presentation
is quite a task. A powerful oral presentation comprises the 5Cs. It must focus on crucial
information, it must have a clear style of presentation, it must be confidently delivered,
it must be backed up with concise data and its delivery should be creative and clever.
Moreover, oral presentation can be divided into three stages: pre-presentation, the
presentation and the post-presentation stages.
There are different forms of oral presentation including debate, dialogue, meeting, lecture,
speech, symposium, group discussion or round-table talk and workshop.

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