#QuickTIPS: Oral Presentation Public Speaking Tips

Students put a great deal of research and careful preparation into their content for a speech or oral presentation… but what often lets them down in the outcome is their delivery!

Let’s face it – public speaking – standing before a group with all eyes on you and people scrutinizing your every word is daunting at best, and downright terrifying at worst!

This #QuickTIPS guide provides simple, common-sense tips in plain language that will help your students polish their delivery.

In fact, it’s great for adults too! Even as teachers we can stand confidently before a class, but ask us to speak before our peers or parents, and we can find our knees knocking just as our students do.

Included
12 awesome tips on:

• Mastering cue cards: size, number, wording and content
• Voice control: volume, speed, pace and tone
• Body language: eye contact, posture and awareness

Single-page high-resolution PDF for quality printing:

• Print as a handy reference tool in any size
• Display as a classroom poster
• Send as a digital file for reading any time on a device

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