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Grade 8 - SS - Civil Rights: Oral Presentation Tips and Rubric

Oral Presentation Tips

Preparing an Effective Presentation
An effective presentation is more than just standing up and giving information. A presenter must consider how best to communicate the information to the audience. Use these tips to create a presentation that is both informative and interesting:

  • Organize your thoughts. 
  • Have a strong opening. 
  • Design Google Slides to introduce important information.
  • Create effective notes for yourself. 
  • Practice, practice, practice. 

 

Google Slides Tips
Google Slides is a tremendous tool for presentations. It is also a tool that is sometimes not used effectively. If you are using Slides, use these tips to enhance your presentation:

  • Use a large font. 
  • Use a clean typeface. 
  • Use bullet points, not complete sentences. 
  • Use contrasting colors. 
  • Use special effects sparingly. 

 

Presenting Effectively
When you start your presentation, the audience will be interested in what you say. Use these tips to help keep them interested throughout your presentation:

  • Be excited. 
  • Speak with confidence. 
  • Make eye contact with the audience. 
  • Avoid reading from the screen. 
  • Avoid filler words like: 'um', 'like', 'you know', 'alright'.
  • Relax.
  • Breathe.

 

Citation:  "Oral Presentation Tips." Grand Valley State University, 7 Dec. 2016, www.gvsu.edu/ours/oral-presentation-tips-30.htm. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.

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