Best Practices in Oral Communication

Short articles on how to plan, develop, deliver, and evaluate a presentation.
Important tips: debate, argumentation, group work, and additional research resources.   

• Planning a Presentation - Basic planning principles, structures of research presentations, using text citations and avoiding plagiarism, and using visual support.
  
   
• Developing a Presentation - Engaging your audience, PowerPoint design, introduction and conclusions, and verbal source citation.
  
   
• Delivering a Presentation - Tips for effective delivery.
  
   
• Evaluating a Presentation - Examples of presentation evaluation forms to make sure your presentation is ready to go.
  
   
• Effective Group Work - Information on working effectively in groups.

Sample Speech Videos

Videotaped sample speeches, with and without commentary to assist in creating effective presentations. 

Original Sample Video

• Full Video 

Annotated Sample Videos

• Introduction 
• Body 
• Conclusion 
• Full Video 

Instructional Videos

Short video clips that focus on creating introductions and conclusions, arguing effectively, using citations and evidence, and elements of delivery. 

• Introductions 
• Conclusions 
• Reasoning 
• Fallacies 
• Using Evidence 
• Proper Citations 
• Verbal Delivery 
• Nonverbal Delivery 

University OC Rubric

University-wide rubric used to assess oral communication (PDF)

FAQ

Answers to some frequently asked questions about oral communication and assessment at Capital University.