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The Importance of Oral Communication
Imagine that you have graduated and have finally landed the job of your dreams.
Now what? What do you think that you will actually be doing on a day-to-day basis? Sitting at your desk? Working quietly at your computer? No. For the most part you will be interacting and communicating with other people, and some of the most important of this communication will be in the form of oral presentations.
Why are presentations so important in today's business environment? It's simple, really: nothing has more impact, or is quite as impressive, as a well-delivered oral presentation. Properly executed and in the right context, they can inform, motivate and convince more effectively than any other single form of communication. As a result, employers place great value on presentation skills; your abilities in this area can literally make or break your career.
For example:
Your new boss comes in to your office and says "I want you to bring the rest of the team up-to-date on the status of the flying skateboard project at this Friday's meeting. You'll have about ten minutes."
You are speaking with a potential client, who tells you that your company is on a short list of possible vendors. She suggests that you come to their office to brief several key people on the advantages of your company's products.
You are told to attend an out-of-town industry conference in order to publicly launch and explain your company's revolutionary new electric pet-grooming product.
These are typical situations faced by business people every day, and each is a major opportunity for those who know how to present. Would you be able to confidently rise to these challenges?
THIS SECTION WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO PREPARE AND DELIVER EXCELLENT ORAL PRESENTATIONS. YOU WILL LEARN:
- how presentations differ from written communication, and why this is important
- 6 steps to preparing and executing a presentation
- how to control nervousness
- the role and use of body language and non-verbal communication
- the basics: do's and don'ts for presentations
- 7 tips from the experts
Clubs and Organizations (Practice makes perfect! Here are some places where you can further hone your presentation skills.)
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