In rare cases — such as when you are facing a hostile audience, you might want to start out by emphasizing where you agree with your audience, and then carefully working your way towards your most divisive, most daring claims.
Set a timer, and deliver your speech to a willing co-worker or family member, your pet fish, or the bathroom mirror.
My students are often surprised at how hard it is to fill up 3 minutes for an informal practice speech early in the term, and how hard it is to fit everything they want to say into a 10-minute formal speech later in the term.
Once you have the right amount of content, make a video recording of yourself practicing. If you plan to show a video clip, or ad-lib an explanation of a diagram, or load a website, or pass out paper handouts, or saw an assistant in half, actually do it while the camera is rolling, so that you know exactly how much time it takes.
Time it out.
If you know your conclusion takes you 90 seconds to deliver, make sure to start your conclusion when you have at least 90 seconds left.
At several key points during your speech, maybe while you are playing a video or while the audience is taking in a complex image, glance at the clock and check to see — are you on track?
If you notice you’re starting Section 3 60 seconds later than you had intended, try to make up for time by rushing through your second example in section 3 and cutting the third example in section 4, so that you still have the full 90 seconds at the end to deliver that powerful conclusion.
I once sat through a four-hour training session, during which this was all I could see of the instructor.
Go ahead and write your whole speech out so you can read robotically if you blank out, but you should practice your speech so you know it well enough that you can glance up from your notes and look at your audience as you speak.
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Pay attention to the audience, and they will pay attention to you.
Don’t try to recite from memory . If you spend your energy worrying about what you’re supposed to say next, you won’t be able to pay attention to whether the audience can hear you, or whether the overhead projections are focused.
Preparation : Set up before the audience files into their seats. If you have scheduled a presentation for a class, don’t sit in your seat like a lump while your professor calls the roll and hands out papers. Few things are more boring than watching a presenter log into the computer, fiddle with the video data projector, hunt around for the light switches, etc.
Introduction : As the audience files into their seats, have a title card displayed on the screen — or at least write your name and the title of your talk on the whiteboard. In a formal setting, usually a moderator will usually introduce you, so you won’t need to repeat everything the moderator says. Avoid canned introductions like “Principal Burch, members of the faculty, and fellow students, we are gathered here today…”
Hashtag : If it’s likely that many people in your audience use the same social media network, consider encouraging them to post their thoughts there. When you introduce yourself, give your social media handle and suggest a hashtag.
Handouts : Consider distributing handouts that present the basic facts (names, dates, timelines) and your main points. You can keep the conclusion just slightly mysterious, if you don’t want to give everything away immediately, but the idea is to free the audience from the feeling that they have to write everything down themselves. (Note: Simply printing up all the overhead slides wastes a lot of paper.)
Grabber : Grab the attention of your audience with a startling fact or claim, an inspiring quotation, or a revealing anecdote. This is not the time to try out your nightclub act; the “grabber” is not just comic relief, it also helps you set up the problem that you are going to address. If the audience will be diverse and general, you can use the “grabber” as a metaphor, helping the audience see why the topic is so important to you, and how it might be important to them, too. If your audience shares your technical specialty, and thus needs no special introduction to the topic, feel free simply to state your purpose without much to-do; but bear in mind that even technical audiences don’t want to be bored.
Road Map : Once you have established the problem or the main point of your talk, let the audience know how you are going to get to a solution. You might put up a series of questions on a slide, then as your talk progresses, proceed to answer each one. You might break each question down into a series of smaller questions, and answer each one of these in turn. Each time you finish a subsection, return to the road map, to help your audience keep track of where you have been and where you are going.
Conclusion : To give your presentation closure, return to the “grabber”, and extend it, modify it, or otherwise use it to help drive home your main point. Recap your main points, and demonstrate how they all fit together into a thought that the audience members can take with them.
Don’t read word-for-word with your nose buried in a stack of papers . If you bother to show up to hear a person speak, how do you feel when the speaker mumbles through page after page of written text? Do you feel you should have just asked for a copy of the paper in the mail?
When you present, make every effort to include your audience; after all, they are the reason you are speaking in the first place.
If you do feel that you must write out your speech word-for-word, you should be familiar enough with it that you don’t need to look at the paper all the time. (And hold the page up when you glance at it, rather than bending down to look at it.)
Your slides should present an (not just the bare framework) of your talk. If you begin with a slide that lists a series of topics or questions, your audience will expect the rest of your talk to work through that list in more detail (just as this web page began with a list of tips, then followed up with details about each tip.) If each page throws up more lists, your talk will seem random. Larry Lessig (an ethicist, open-source culture activist, and politician) has developed a very sparse PowerPoint style that assists his spoken voice. His slides sometimes contain just a single word, and he times the slides so that the written words (and occasional images) emphasize the spoken words. (See: |
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To help pace yourself, at the top of each page of your notes, write down what time it should be ; as you turn each page, you can glance at the clock and see whether you are on track.
(The first time I gave this advice to a technical writing class, I mimed the action of “looking at the clock” — and noticed that I was running ten minutes behind, eating into time that I had promised to a student for an in-class testing session. That was a rather humbling experience!)
See the “preparation” section above. If you have already practiced your speech and timed out the various sections, you’ll know whether you are running long. If you are, don’t talk faster — cut something that you already marked out as optional.
Decide in advance which examples, which anecdotes, which subsections you can drop, without damaging the whole presentation.
I was at a conference in 1998 where the first speaker talked for 40 minutes — double her allotted time. (Why the moderator allowed this is a mystery to me.)
The benefits include:
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Is that the topic you were assigned? Are you taking a public speaking class, a child development class, a class in writing personal memoirs, or are you learning English as a second language? I don’t know how your instructor will evaluate your work, so I am not sure how to help.
You might find it useful to look at this handout on writing personal essays. http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/personal-essays/
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I suggest you talk to whoever set up the requirement for a slideshow/drama component. Maybe there is some flexibility, or maybe you’ll find a way to work that component into your speech.
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I have to do a presentation about âImportance of learning Englishâ. There are 6 people in my group including myself. The presentation has to be exactly 8 minutes. We canât use PowerPoint. Can you give us any unique, memorable and creative idea?
What are some lessons or life experiences that you find unique and memorable? I’d probably do a play, with a character who gets into trouble because he/she doesn’t know English, and then has a chance to correct those problems by demonstrating how learning English can fix the problems.
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F ormer First Lady Michelle Obama took to the Democratic National Convention stage in Chicago on Tuesday night, calling on supporters to âdo somethingâ to ensure Kamala Harris wins the November election against Donald Trump.
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The following transcript was prepared and provided to TIME by Rev , using AI-powered software, and it was reviewed and edited for accuracy by TIME staff.
Thank you guys. OK. We got a big night ahead. Thank you all so much. Thank you. Hello, Chicago!
Something, something wonderfully magical is in the air, isnât it? Yeah.
You know, weâre feeling it here in this arena, but itâs spreading all across this country we love. A familiar feeling thatâs been buried too deep for far too long. You know what Iâm talking about. Itâs the contagious power of hope, the anticipation, the energy, the exhilaration of once again being on the cusp of a brighter day. The chance to vanquish the demons of fear, division, and hate that have consumed us and continue pursuing the unfinished promise of this great nation. The dream that our parents and grandparents fought and died and sacrificed for. America, hope is making a comeback.
But, to be honest, I am realizing that until recently, I have mourned the dimming of that hope. And maybe youâve experienced the same feelingsâitâs that deep pit in my stomach, a palpable sense of dread about the future. And for me, that mourning has also been mixed with my own personal grief. The last time I was here in my hometown was to memorialize my mother, the woman who showed me the meaning of hard work and humility and decency. The woman who set my moral compass high and showed me the power of my own voice. Folks, I still feel her loss so profoundly. I wasnât even sure if Iâd be steady enough to stand before you tonight, but my heart compelled me to be here because of the sense of duty that I feel to honor her memory and to remind us all not to squander the sacrifices our elders made to give us a better future.
You see, my mom in her steady quiet way, lived out that striving sense of hope every single day of her life. She believed that all children, all people have value. That anyone can succeed if given the opportunity. She and my father didnât aspire to be wealthyâin fact, they were suspicious of folks who took more than they needed. They understood that it wasnât enough for their kids to thrive if everyone else around us was drowning. So my mother volunteered at the local school. She always looked out for the other kids on the block. She was glad to do the thankless, unglamorous work that, for generations, has strengthened the fabric of this nation. The belief that if you do unto others, if you love thy neighbor, if you work and scrape and sacrifice, it will pay offâif not for you, then maybe for your children or your grandchildren.
You see, those values have been passed on through family farms and factory towns, through tree-lined streets and crowded tenements, through prayer groups and national guard units and social studies classrooms. Those were the values my mother poured into me until her very last breath.
Kamala Harris and I built our lives on those same foundational values. Even though our mothers grew up an ocean apart, they shared the same belief in the promise of this country. Thatâs why her mother moved here from India at 19. Itâs why she taught Kamala about justice, about the obligation to lift others up, about our responsibility to give more than we take. Sheâd often tell her daughter: âDonât sit around and complain about things. Do something.â
So, with that voice in her head, Kamala went out and she worked hard in school, graduating from an HBCU, earning her law degree at a state school. And then she went on to work for the people fighting to hold law breakers accountable, strengthening the rule of law, fighting to get folks better wages, cheaper prescription drugs, a good education, decent healthcare, childcare, elder care. From a middle class household, Kamala worked her way up to become Vice President of the United States of America.
My girl, Kamala Harris, is more than ready for this moment. She is one of the most qualified people ever to seek the office of the presidency. And she is one of the most dignifiedâa tribute to her mother, to my mother, and to your mother too. The embodiment of the stories we tell ourselves about this country. Her story is your story. Itâs my story. Itâs the story of the vast majority of Americans trying to build a better life.
Look, Kamala knows, like we do, that regardless of where you come from, what you look like, who you love, how you worship, or whatâs in your bank account, we all deserve the opportunity to build a decent life. All of our contributions deserve to be accepted and valued. Because no one has a monopoly on what it means to be an American. No one.
Kamala has shown her allegiance to this nation, not by spewing anger and bitterness, but by living a life of service and always pushing the doors of opportunity open to others. She understands that most of us will never be afforded the grace of failing forward. We will never benefit from the affirmative action of generational wealth. If we bankrupt the business or choke in a crisis, we donât get a second, third, or fourth chance. If things donât go our way, we donât have the luxury of whining or cheating others to get further ahead. No. We donât get to change the rules, so we always win. If we see a mountain in front of us, we donât expect there to be an escalator waiting to take us to the top. No. We put our heads down. We get to work. In America, we do something.
( Crowd chants: âDo something!â )
And throughout her entire life, thatâs what weâve seen from Kamala Harris, the steel of her spine, the steadiness of her upbringing, the honesty of her example, and yes, the joy of her laughter and her light.
It couldnât be more obvious: Of the two major candidates in this race, only Kamala Harris truly understands the unseen labor and unwavering commitment that has always made America great.
Now, unfortunately, we know what comes next. We know folks are going to do everything they can to distort her truth. My husband and I, sadly, know a little something about this. For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. See, his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black.
Wait, I want to know: Whoâs going to tell him that the job heâs currently seeking might just be one of those âBlack jobsâ?
Look, itâs his same old con: doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as a substitute for real ideas and solutions that will actually make peopleâs lives better. Look, because cutting our healthcare, taking away our freedom to control our bodies, the freedom to become a mother through IVF like I didâthose things are not going to improve the health outcomes of our wives, mothers, and daughters. Shutting down the Department of Education, banning our booksânone of that will prepare our kids for the future. Demonizing our children for being who they are and loving who they loveâlook, that doesnât make anybodyâs life better.
Instead, it only makes us small. And let me tell you this: Going small is never the answer. Going small is the opposite of what we teach our kids. Going small is petty, itâs unhealthy, and quite frankly, itâs unpresidential.
So, why would any of us accept this from anyone seeking our highest office? Why would we normalize that type of backward leadership? Doing so only demeans and cheapens our politics. It only serves to further discourage good, big-hearted people from wanting to get involved at all. America, our parents taught us better than that, and we deserve so much better than that.
Thatâs why we must do everything in our power to elect two of those good, big-hearted people. There is no other choice than Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. No other choice.
But, as we embrace this renewed sense of hope, let us not forget the despair we have felt. Let us not forget what we are up against. Yes, Kamala and Tim are doing great now. Weâre loving it. Theyâre packing arenas across the country. Folks are energized. We are feeling good. But, remember there are still so many people who are desperate for a different outcome, who are ready to question and criticize every move Kamala makes, who are eager to spread those lies, who donât want to vote for a woman, who will continue to prioritize building their wealth over ensuring that everyone has enough.
So no matter how good we feel tonight or tomorrow or the next day, this is going to be an uphill battle. So folks, we cannot be our own worst enemies. No. See, because the minute something goes wrong, the minute a lie takes hold, folks, we cannot start wringing our hands. We cannot get a Goldilocks complex about whether everything is just right. And we cannot indulge our anxieties about whether this country will elect someone like Kamala instead of doing everything we can to get someone like Kamala elected.
Kamala and Tim, they have lived amazing lives and I am confident that they will lead with compassion, inclusion, and grace. But they are still only human. They are not perfect. And like all of us, they will make mistakes. But luckily yâall, this is not just on them. No, uh-uh. This is up to us, all of us, to be the solution that we seek. Itâs up to all of us to be the antidote to the darkness and division. Look, I donât care how you identify politicallyâwhether youâre a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or none of the above. This is our time to stand up for what we know in our hearts is right. To stand up, not just for our basic freedoms but for decency and humanity; for basic respect, dignity, and empathy; for the values at the very foundation of this democracy.
Itâs up to us to remember what Kamalaâs mother told her: âDonât just sit around and complain. Do something.â So if they lie about herâand they willâweâve got to do something. If we see a bad pollâand we willâweâve got to put down that phone and do something. If we start feeling tired, if we start feeling that dread creeping back in, we gotta pick ourselves up, throw water on our face, and what?
We only have two and a half months, yâall, to get this done. Only 11 weeks to make sure every single person we know is registered and has a voting plan. So we cannot afford for anyone, anyone, anyone, America, to sit on their hands and wait to be called. Donât complain if no one from the campaign has specifically reached out to you to ask you for your support. There is simply no time for that kind of foolishness. You know what you need to do.
So, consider this to be your official ask: Michelle Obama is asking youâno, Iâm telling yâallâto do something.
Because, yâall, this election is gonna be close. In some states, just a handfulâlisten to meâa handful of votes in every precinct could decide the winner. So we need to vote in numbers that erase any doubt. We need to overwhelm any effort to suppress us. Our fate is in our hands. In 77 days, we have the power to turn our country away from the fear, division, and smallness of the past. We have the power to marry our hope with our action. We have the power to pay forward the love, sweat, and sacrifice of our mothers and fathers and all those who came before us.
We did it before, yâall, and we sure can do it again. Let us work like our lives depend on it, and let us keep moving our country forward and go higherâyes, always higherâthan weâve ever gone before, as we elect the next President and Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Thank you all. God bless.
Now, before I go, I have one more job tonight. Yeah, one more job. You all, thank you for all the love, but it is now my honor to introduce somebody who knows a whole lot about hope, someone who has spent his life strengthening our democracyâand let me tell you, as someone who lives with him, he wakes up every day, every day, and thinks about whatâs best for this country. Please welcome Americaâs 44th President and the love of my life, Barack Obama.
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169 Five-Minute Topics for a Killer Speech or Presentation. Jim Peterson has over 20 years experience on speech writing. He wrote over 300 free speech topic ideas and how-to guides for any kind of public speaking and speech writing assignments at My Speech Class. There are pros and cons to giving a 5-minute presentation.
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Quickly grab it before you read on. Jump to content in this section. Make Amazing 5-Minute Presentations (Quickstart Video) Step 1. Know Your Audience Well. Step 2. Choose the Right 5-Minute Presentation Topics. Step 3. Use a Professional Presentation Template for Your Mini Presentation.
Delivering impactful presentations doesn't always require a marathon of speaking. In fact, condensing your message into a succinct 5-minute presentation can be just as powerful. In this article, we'll explore a 5-minute presentation topics list that captivate your audience's attention, spark their curiosity, and leave a lasting impression.
Therefore, for a 5-minute speech, you might aim for: At 130 words per minute: 130Ă5=650 words. At 150 words per minute: 150Ă5=750 words. That calculation can help you curate the script for your speech. In general lines, our expertise tells us that selecting a topic that can be covered within 5 minutes is roughly 60% of the job.
Tips to keep in mind for your 5-minute Presentation:-. 1. Give a comprehensive overview. When you have just 5 minutes to give an interview, diving deep into the topic won't help. Instead, providing an overview of the subject and subtopics can help introduce each point and not take up all the precious minutes.
Before coming up with a 5-minute speech topic for your speech, you must understand what the topic should look like so as to grab everyone's attention and instill enough curiosity in them. 1. Short. Keep your title short. Very lengthy titles are challenging to recall and can be very boring for the audience members.
5. Conclusion. This is the most crucial, yet flexible part of your presentation. Remember that it is only for 5 minutes so you really have a time crunch by now. You can't really sum up everything. The good thing is you don't need to! One perk of 5 minute presentations is that it is very direct and short.
Introduce the point with flair, immediately. During a five-minute presentation, you have little time to build a case or draw your audience in. Lead with a compelling or controversial position. Grab their interest from the first sentence, and don't let go. Tell a story. A memorable presentation tells a memorable story.
Module Two: Create Your Core Content. To engage your audience members, the theme of your presentation must appear to have value to them and be in line with their goals. It is essential you know what specific topics will be of interest. The best way is to ask them. Module Three: Create Your Tasks, Subtasks and Examples.
A 5-minute presentation is a short speech or talk given by an individual, where they explain or show a new idea, product or piece of work. These short presentations are usually part of a formal ceremony, such as a conference, business meeting or workshop. During the short presentation, the speaker uses clean, simple visuals compiled into a ...
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A classic example here is the five-minute presentation. This is similar to a Pitch-Presentation , but structured slightly differently. Read on to see how. What does a 5-minute / 5-slide presentation entail? Imagine you have to present yourself, your company or your product in just a few minutes. You only ever need five slides for this. One way ...
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Here is what makes your 5-minute pitch memorable: It is passionate - This comes with understanding what inspires your work. Passion for research leads you to excel, even when you suffer setbacks. It tells a good story - when you have a flow with compelling images, it helps tell a story, saves explanation, and hooks the audience.
Time Management in Presentations. Aim for each slide to represent approximately 30 to 60 seconds of speaking time. Include brief pauses after each slide for the information to be absorbed or for quick clarifications. The general guideline for how many slides for a 5-minute presentation falls between 5 to 10 slides.
To do this, you should follow these five tips: 1. Make each slide concise and to the point. 2. Structure your presentation so that your audience is able to understand and take away key information from each slide. 3. Use visuals to help illustrate your points and keep your audience engaged. 4.
Forty Percent! That's even higher than fear of snakes! If you're in that 40%, these are the first steps to strengthen your presentation skills, learn to really connect with your audience in 5 minutes or less, before another one of these 5 minute presentations causes one more wasted moment of panic stricken frenzy.
Delivery. It is important to dress appropriately, stand up straight, and project your voice towards the back of the room. Practise using a microphone, or any other presentation aids, in advance. If you don't have your own presenting style, think of the style of inspirational scientific speakers you have seen and imitate it.
5-Minute Presentation Topics for College Students. 1. The risk of cyberbullying. 2. How to create a short YouTube video? 3. Simple Marketing tips that lead a to sale. 4. Creating a simple podcast. 5. Benefits of eLearning. 6. The dangers of online dating. 7. 5 ways to improve your concentration level. 8. How to plan your day effectively? 9 ...
Oral presentations are usually 10-15 minutes, the last 3 -5 minutes may be reserved for questions from the audience. Simply reading a draft of a paper that you wrote for a class or for an independent study project is not an appropriate presentation. In an oral presentation you will
Thank you for these very useful tips on Oral presentation. I am taking an Organizational Behavior class and need to do a 5 minute oral presentation on a real life situation about Conflict Management in the Workplace. I am not sure how to structure or begin the presentation.
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