1. Oral Presentation

2. Purpose
- To inform
- To persuade
- To build goodwill

3. Factors affecting Oral Presentation
1) Audience analysis –
- preliminary analysis
- analysis during presentation
2) The communication environment
3) Use of words
4) Personal appearance
5) Postures

4. 6) Walking
7) Facial expression
8) Gestures
9) Use of voice
-volume
-tone
Pitch
10. Answering questions

5. Preparation of the Visual aids
1. Rough outline of the goals
2. Brief and simple
3. Ask the audience to read or listen not both
4. Give participants paper copies
5. Assess the constraints
6. Account for production time

6. 8) Use local photographs and examples
9) Do not use visual aids for persuasive statements
10) don’t give handout before presentation
11) Practice presentation
12) Seek feedback

7. Group discussion
GD is the process of oral communication
adopted by business organisation to arrive
at a consensus decision

8. Types
- Regular Structured GDs
- Unstructured GDs
- Specialised GDs

9. Success factors
- Innovativeness
- Quality of content
- Logical ability
- Behavioural skills
- Communication
- leadership
- participation

10. Purpose
- Solving problems
- Making decisions
- Collecting and exchanging ideas

11. Advantages
1) More rational decisions
2) More means
3) Commitment
4) Solution to complex problems
5) Innovative thinking

12. Disadvantages
- Delay
- Conflicts