Oral communication
Article
This article discusses the importance of presentation skills for new graduates, including body language, verbal delivery, active listening, and mastery of communication.
Book
This book is a practical and hands-on playbook to building the confidence you need to nail your next presentation, speech, virtual talk, or social media post. Learn how to uncover your identity, define your message, and develop your skills and techniques to become a master communicator.
This book reviews different presentation styles, teaching you how to craft and structure a talk to make it engaging for your audience. It also examines many other details that go into giving a presentation, such as face and hand gesturing, time management, and preparing for question-and-answer sessions. Unlock your potential and understand how you can have an audience hanging on to your every word.
This book unveils ten secrets on how to masterfully speak in the technology arena. The ten practices presented in this book are: story, demo, metaphor, data visualization, passion, props, presentation hacks, interaction, staging, and memory. All core aspects that a technical person needs to rock the stage at conferences.
Interactive
- Create and deliver engaging presentations (LinkedIn Learning)
This course will help you design compelling presentations that are built on strong research, tailored to your audience's interests, and designed to anticipate and answer questions about your message.
Video
- Align your body, tone and words (LinkedIn Learning)
This video discusses the importance of executive presence - aligning your body, your tone and your words so they are giving off a consistent message.
Website
- Oral presentations (Deakin Study Support)
This website outlines the key steps in delivering an engaging oral presentation: Purpose, Preparing, Designing, Delivering, and Language Tips.