Presenting with Confidence

Follow the instructions below. 

• Take a look at one or more of the TED talks presentations Before Public Speaking . 

• Think about a person who inspires you...

• On a new piece of paper write the title ‘Independent Research - Inspiring Person’ 

• Find out information about your inspiring person. Detail the achievements, and what they mean to you personally. Write a short conclusion to summarise your reasoning.

Plan a presentation about the person you have researched. This will be done in front of others. You can use pictures/PowerPoint etc. Give a 2 minute summary of what you have investigated (no more). You will be presenting this to your new tutor group. Presenting can make people nervous but it is an important life skill, and important both at university and in the workplace. It will be a relaxed and no pressure environment as everyone in your tutor group will be doing one too. 

Prepare for the presentation properly - you cannot present if you don't have the information. Think about writing some flashcards to prompt you as just reading from a piece of paper isn't the best way to get information across to others.