CMN 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Communication, Microsoft Powerpoint, Prezi

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 279
• Professor: Catherine Jenkins

Document Summary

Oral communication: oral presentations, public speaking, visual aids, delivery, meetings, telephone, media. Types of oral presentations: workshops, seminars, and training sessions. Structuring presentations: logical, build your points sequentially, narrative (see how to give a killer presentation , tell a story, formal (see a public speaking outline example , tell them what you will say, say it, tell them what you said. Use a fact, question, demonstration, joke or quotation: introduce yourself. How are you uniquely qualified to inform them of this issue: give an overview of main points, body, persuade and inform the audience, balance facts with analysis, organize the presentation. Comparison: conclusion, restate the main issues, return to the opening comment, give a challenge or call to action. Using visual aids: keep them simple and consistent. Focus is on you, not the visuals: don"t read directly from slides, don"t allow visuals to dominate, show them, discuss them, remove them, test them before the presentation.