Presentation Delivery

Presentation delivery includes all of the verbal and nonverbal skills that come together when you speak to an audience.  The ability to present effectively often takes a great deal of time and practice.  It is also very important to practice in front of an audience and receive feedback in order to improve.  Feeling nervous or anxious about public speaking is completely normal, but the more you do it and focus on improving, the more confident you will become.

Purpose is the reason for the presentation.  In AP Seminar, the purpose of presenting is to teach and inform, but also to persuade.  For your AP Task presentations, you will most likely be more knowledgeable about the topic than the audience.  Your goal is to make the audience care about the issue you are presenting and teach them what you learned through your research.  You will be attempting to convince the audience of your proposed solutions based on your high quality research and presentation skill.

Audience Awareness means understanding who your audience is and what they expect from you as the presenter.  In AP Seminar, your audience is scholarly professionals.  There are social and cultural rules for every presentation.  An academic audience expects a formal presentation with presenters who are knowledgeable and trustworthy.  Presenters should be serious, but not without personality.

Speaker Notes:

Memorization:

Technology:

Mindset:

Volume:

Speed:

Fluency:

Cadence:

Tone:

Enunciation:

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Eye Contact:

Posture:

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Movement:

Facial Expressions:

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