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Chapter 7 - Verbal and Non-verbal Behaviour

from Part II - Delivering Your Presentation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2020

Fieke Harinck
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
Esther van Leeuwen
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
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Summary

When delivering oral presentations, we tend to focus on the content of our presentation and our accompanying audiovisual material. We focus on what we say, and less on how we say it. However, the way a presentation is delivered is probably just as important as its content. A high-quality presentation on paper may not be experienced as such when delivered in a monotonous voice and by a presenter who avoids all eye contact. In this chapter, we will give you some tips to help improve how you deliver your presentation. We will first deal with breathing, which may be of special interest to nervous presenters who tend to have a feeling of light-headednessError! Bookmark not defined. or simply run out of breath during their presentation. We then turn to of the use of your voice: its volume, intonation, and pace. We will also cover body posture and eye contact.

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The Art of Presenting
Delivering Successful Presentations in the Social Sciences and Humanities
, pp. 87 - 96
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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