Oral Report (Research)

Research can be report in two ways; written and oral. This is a technique to report research in oral(seminar, workshop, conference etc.). It is also applicable to any type of presentation.

1. 0RAL REPORTED JONATHAN LALRINMAWIA Department of Physics, MZU 2015

2. Introduction- 1. MEANING OF ORAL REPORT 2. IMPORTANCE OF ORAL REPORT 3. PREPARATION OF THE ORAL REPORT 4. REPORT PLANNING 5. REPORT DELIVERY 6. NOTES 7. REPORT AIDS 8. CONCLUSION 9. REFERENCES

3. Introduction Research report; Research report is a written document or oral presentation based on a written document.

4. What is an oral report? Presentation of one’s research work in seminar, conference, workshop etc..

5. Importance of oral report- 1. Save time and energy. 2. To assess/evaluate experienced, knowledge, skill etc. of a learner. 3. Learner can request opinions, suggestions from the audience. 4. For effective feedback from facilitators. 5. For a better relationship between learner and facilitator. 6. Improvement for future oral report.

6. Preparation of the oral report 1. Duration for report An outline can be drawn based on duration of the report. Time management is the main important part in oral report. 2. The audience Basic questions to ask about an audience are: - Why should the audience listen to your report? - Is the report match with the standard of the audience? “ What you want to say about your topic may be much less important than what your audience wants to hear about it”

7. Report Planning 1. Content - Audience may lose interest if your report contain too much information. - Key Points ; examples and illustrations for key point. 2. Structure - Most report consist of an introduction , the body and conclusion . 3. Introduction - A good introduction attracts and focuses the attention of the audience. - Begin a talk with question, a short story, an interesting facts about your topic.

8. Report Planning 4. Body - Body of a report must be presented in a logical order. 5. Conclusions - Good conclusion reminds the audience key-points - Reinforces message 6. Questions - Questions is important to judge the interesting and understanding level of audience.

9. Report Delivery 1. Voice quality 2. Volume Adjust your volume to the size of the room. In a big room; project your voice rather than shout. 3. Speed and fluency Don’t speak too fast or slow. Repeat and rephrase difficult or important points. 4. Clarity Speak Clearly. Face the audience and hold your head up. 5. Pronunciation

10. Report Delivery 6. Engaging the audience 7. Maintain eye contact Speak to the audience by making eye-contact Don’t stare or glare 8. Look confident It is natural to feel nervous in front of the audience Take a deep breath, speak slowly, avoiding unnecessary movements.

11. Notes 1. Speaking without notes Looking natural, knowledgeable and confident. Easier to get attention from audience. (If you are not an experienced speaker it is not a good idea to speak without notes) 2. Reading from a script Easier to manage time and content. Without reading skill, difficult to take audience full attention.

12. Notes 3. Note Cards Headings and key points on cards or paper for reminder. Sound natural than reading script. Time management is difficult and it needs knowledge and skill. 4. Overhead transparency (OHT) PowerPoint presentation is one of the popular method. Sharing notes with audience. Sound natural and report will seem well – organised . Do not talk to overhead projector rather than the audience.

13. Report Aids Audio aid Visual aid Most common visual aid are overhead and powerpoint If your talk is poor no amount of fancy graphic will save it. Audio-visual aid

14. Conclusion 1. Presentation in seminar, conference, workshop etc.. 2. Save time and energy, for assessment and evaluation of experienced, knowledge, skill etc. of a learner, better feedback from audience. 3. Duration and audience are important in designing a report. 4. Content, structure, introduction, body, conclusion and question are important to consider in making a report. 5. There are many skill in delivering a report viz. voice, body language, method, skills etc. 6. You can report orally with and without note etc. 7. You can present by using different aids. Now a days all seminar room are enhanced with ICT we can use modern technology.

15. References- C. R. Kothari Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques (Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, 1985) P. Saravanavel , Research Methodology( Kitab Mahal , Allahabad, 1987) S. Rajasekar , P. Philominathan , V. Chinnathambi , Research Methodology. B. S. Warrier , The Hindu, 11 May 2004 Yogesh Kumar Shingh , Fundamentals of Research Methodology and Statistics (New Age International Publishers)

16. References- http://www.columbia.edu/itc/seas/E3810-lab/oreport.html#Presentation http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=164490&chapterid=199 http://www4.caes,hku.hk/epc/presentation/defoult.asp www.slideshare.net www.eHow.com www.equator-newnetwork.org http://pathway_egypt.com/subpages/downloads/Research_Chapter_7.pdf

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