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Styles of Presenting

Add these pauses to your cue card by writing ‘pause’ at the appropriate place. A pause
within a presentation should last longer than a break in normal speech—it should typi-
cally be between two and three seconds. You will be able to review the effect of this
technique in the rehearsal phase and adjust it accordingly.

Another benefit of using cue cards is that if you use one card per key point then changing
cards can remind you to make an explicit transition between them. These transitions are
an important part of any successful presentation and are explained in detail in the other
presentation eBooks available from this website.

The type of phrases you can use as transitions are:

‘As I’ve just explained… (summarize). This brings us on to the
next point …(introduce)’ (Between key points)

The reason for explicit transitions is that they enable individuals to follow the logic of

your presentation even if they have gotten lost during some of the detailed parts. Your
transitions offer the audience a chance to ‘replay’ what you’ve just told them and help
them understand the points you are making. KeY POINtS

KEY POINTS

• There are three presentation styles that you can use: memorizing the content,
reading from a full script, or using free, conversational speech aided by cue
cards.

• Memorizing a full presentation is usually impractical unless it is something

that you will deliver regularly.

• Nevertheless, it can be worth committing the introduction to memory as this can
give you time to settle down and get into the flow of speaking to the audience.

• Reading from a script makes it look as though you are delivering someone
else’s message or that you don’t understand the material very well.

• Using natural conversational language assisted by pre-prepared cues is almost the

the best approach.

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