Chapter 21

This chapter focused oral presentations. There are five types of oral presentations, each one contains slightly different information and is prepared for differently. An informal presentation is a brief talk that only gives the critical and important information. A training presentation is exactly what it sounds like, it is used to teach a skill or job safety for example. A persuasive presentation is used to change the audience's opinion to agree with the presenter. An action plan presentation presents a problem to the audience and then provides a solution and encourages them to action to make the solution happen. The final type of presentation is a sales presentation. This is used to sell a product or idea to the audience, it is very important to make sure that this type of presentation is well researched and factual. It is important to create a storyboard or outline no matter which type of presentation you are preparing and then to decide the best way to deliver the information. Another important part of preparing a presentation is to choose the technology and to practice the presentation so delivering it goes as close to plan as possible.