Hello there,
I have read your very useful information on presentations. I was
wondering if you could give me any pointers for presenting a talk on the
causes of depression from a cognitive p.o.v. I am very anxious that I
will not be able to convey the message that I know what I'm talking
about or people will not understand what I am trying to say, even though
I do.
If you have any info on the subject matter, that I could use, this would
be most helpful.
Thanks in advance
Presenting the seemingly impossible
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by briary » Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:23 pm
Hi Zoe
Have you read the Depression Learning Path? There is some very useful information on depression there.
Briary
Have you read the Depression Learning Path? There is some very useful information on depression there.
Briary
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by satanstoystore » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:27 pm
This is how I used to construct many of my college papers and speeches:
Each subject has 3 sections: an introduction, body and conclusion. Together they make a syllogism- major & minor premise, and a conclusion. Each section is itself a syllogism. Each paragraph a syllogism... The end of each paragraph/section blends into the beginning of each new paragraph/section...
If you can get it down to sentences subtly equating to a syllogism then you will have a very strong paper. You'll need some filler sentences, usually proofs/examples.
What this does is naturally lead the audience from one point to the other. Alter tonality. Alter tonality. Alter tonality on your points. Make your conclusion(s) sound a bit exciting. Couple tonality with natural expressive body movement. Sometimes it's not what you say but how you say it.
Make a brief outline of your presentation. Not word-for-word stuff on a dinky little card! Write an outline for the whole paper, a sentence for each paragraph. With a supporting syllogism for each sentence/paragraph. The outline is to help you remember and keep you on track, not for you to read to the audience. If it doesn't keep you on track then you should question why it's written.
Practice filling in the words yourself. Imagine yourself giving the perfect speech. Your subconcious doesn't differentiate between the mental practice with the actuall speech presenting, so your desired behavior will manifest depending on your expectations.
Each subject has 3 sections: an introduction, body and conclusion. Together they make a syllogism- major & minor premise, and a conclusion. Each section is itself a syllogism. Each paragraph a syllogism... The end of each paragraph/section blends into the beginning of each new paragraph/section...
If you can get it down to sentences subtly equating to a syllogism then you will have a very strong paper. You'll need some filler sentences, usually proofs/examples.
What this does is naturally lead the audience from one point to the other. Alter tonality. Alter tonality. Alter tonality on your points. Make your conclusion(s) sound a bit exciting. Couple tonality with natural expressive body movement. Sometimes it's not what you say but how you say it.
Make a brief outline of your presentation. Not word-for-word stuff on a dinky little card! Write an outline for the whole paper, a sentence for each paragraph. With a supporting syllogism for each sentence/paragraph. The outline is to help you remember and keep you on track, not for you to read to the audience. If it doesn't keep you on track then you should question why it's written.
Practice filling in the words yourself. Imagine yourself giving the perfect speech. Your subconcious doesn't differentiate between the mental practice with the actuall speech presenting, so your desired behavior will manifest depending on your expectations.
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