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• To step
• Method 1 of 4: Choose your topic
• Method 2 of 4: Research your topic
• Method 3 of 4: Writing your presentation
• Method 4 of 4: Practice your presentation
• Tips

In an informative presentation you explain something that you are interested in. Or you explain how to do something. At school you call it a presentation, at university you may call it a presentation. A TED talk is also an informative talk. Below you will find a number of directions for writing such a talk.

To step

Method 1 of 4: Choose your topic

1. Start by making a list of topics that your presentation can cover. You can give a lecture about objects, processes, events or concepts. If your nomination is for school, it is helpful to choose something you know well. You then have personal experience that you can use that may not even be in books.
   • You will read and talk a lot about the topic you choose for your presentation. Years later you will remember what it was about and people who listened to it will remember. So don't pick the first idea that pops into your head. Take a moment to choose exactly the topic that suits you and that you enjoy reading and talking about.
2. Make your list of topics broad at first and base it on things you enjoy doing. List your personal interests.
   • For example, if you really enjoy hunting, you probably have a lot of interesting extra information to share. Of course, you still need to do research to supplement your own experience. Interesting points such as hunting habits, laws around hunting, the animals that are hunted, their behavior and place in the ecosystem will automatically arise from your research.
3. Think about topics you don't know much about yet, but would like to know more about. Add these topics to your list as well.
   • Imagine you want to become a film producer later on, but you don't really know what it entails. What could be better than to find out completely how to produce a film and also explain it to others.
4. Divide your research area into sub-topics. See if you can estimate whether you can treat them all in the time available. Choose a specific goal for your presentation. This also helps you as a common thread through your presentation and for your audience.
   • Try to make your speech as interesting as possible. Mentioning general matters and facts that everyone already knows makes a presentation boring. Going in too long or too deeply into details that are actually not relevant does not work either. Imagine an informative talk on video game development.Imagine that the speaker talked in great detail about building the game, organizing all the documents in a game, and the similarities between creating different levels in different games. It would be a long speech that would be difficult for an amateur to follow.
   • Be as specific as possible. Try to uncover some interesting details that people may not know yet. For example, talk about the hunting habits of the Native Americans rather than hunting in general. About what you might encounter when making a zombie film instead of film production in general.
   • Your in-depth knowledge of all the details of a topic will make your speech good and interesting. For example, what do you find more interesting: a lecture on the importance of food or a speech about making a specific type of food, such as kimchi tacos or chocolate-bacon eclairs? Would you rather listen to someone who tells you that good driving is important or to someone who tells you five ways to improve your driving, such as defensive driving or interesting driving tricks that few people know?
5. Choose one from your list of topics that you will use to make your statement. Your thesis is actually a statement in which you clearly explain in one sentence what your presentation is about.
   • Focus on things that are achievable without too much work. A topic like “I'm going to explain to you how to hunt a deer and skin it according to the traditions of the Native Americans” is wonderful, but can become problematic when you think of using a dead deer as an example in a classroom setting.
6. Make your statement as specific as possible. With a vague statement such as “I'm going to talk to you about carburettors”, nobody really knows what you're going to talk about. About how carburettors work, about the different types, etc.? A more interesting statement is, for example, “I'm going to explain to you how to disassemble a carburettor”.
   • Focus on how to teach or explain to your listeners how things were done instead of just telling them about things. As in the example with the carburettor, a speech opening “I'm going to teach you things about zippers” is not one of the most exciting. It comes across as general and obvious. With such an opening, you have no idea what to expect from the presentation. Whether someone is going to show you how to use a zipper or talk for an hour about the history of the zipper, it could all be done. For example, a clearer opening could be “In this lecture I am telling you about the invention of the zipper”. Or “I'm going to tell you how the first zombie films were made and what has changed with the advent of special effects”.

Method 2 of 4: Research your topic

1. Do an initial investigation. The most important rule for writing an informational presentation:Know your topic. Do your research carefully and with integrity, use reliable sources, and take notes.
   • When you've gathered your research material and are reading it, make a pile of the info you'll be using in your speech anyway. In addition, research adjacent topics that may be just outside your area of ​​research. This can be useful if you have to answer questions. This background information, which may not seem directly relevant, can ensure that you can answer the question correctly. For example, if your talk is about the hunting traditions of the Native Americans and someone asks you about other hunting traditions, you will look good if you have done extensive research.
2. You may change the subject during your research. You may come across new information that you would rather give your talk about. Plan for something like this to happen instead of ignoring it
   • For a talk about the production of zombie films, for example, you may find out during your research that you find the zombie myth itself most interesting. Don't let that stop you and change your subject. You've already done some of the research anyway, and your speech will benefit if you talk about something that really excites you.

Method 3 of 4: Writing your presentation

1. Before you write, think about your audience. It's probably safe to assume they don't know much about your topic (and that's why you're giving the talk too!). Keep in mind that you need to provide background information. Make sure you don't jump too many during your explanation.
   • Do not explain everything unless it is specifically the assignment. You can expect your audience to know about some things. You don't have to explain to someone what the steering wheel of a car looks like or what a zipper is. For example, if you are giving your lecture on carburettors to a group of auto mechanics, then it is not necessary to provide much background information.
2. Frame your nomination. List sub-topics to be covered and arrange them in a logical order.
   • Do not forget to mention not only what you do, but also why you do it for any suggestions about “how do I…”. For example, if you are going to explain how to make kimchi tacos, you should also explain why the steps are in this order. For example, add the kimchi last so the taco doesn't get soggy. In a speech about a carburettor you explain in which order the screws must be tightened or loosened and why. It is important information in your audience's learning process.
   • In a more descriptive presentation (instead of explaining how something works), make sure that the information is in a logical order. For example, our lecture on the hunting habits of the Native Americans should also include information about the identity of this population group. You cannot go into details of their hunting traditions until you have a picture of the different tribes.
3. Work out each sub-topic. This is the body of your presentation. Surround your core points with interesting and informative points.
   • A common tactic, especially if you have to improvise, is to think of the three main points and then put them in chronological order, spatial order, or in order of importance. This method is a godsend if you have to give a lecture unprepared. For example, a chronological order in the speech about the hunting habits of the Native Americans could begin with hunting habits before the Europeans came, the changes throughout history, to end with the current state of hunting habits.
4. Write an introduction. In your introduction, try to grab the listener's attention and let them know exactly what you are going to talk about. This is especially important for a long or complicated lecture. Tell in advance which points you will be discussing.
   • It often happens that a presentation starts with a funny anecdote or an interesting quote that is relevant to your topic. It can be a great way to bond with your audience, but be careful with silly statements or a joke that no one gets. Start your lecture with "I just flew in from New York and boy my arms are tired of it!" might not be such a good idea. Unless your speech is about bad jokes, of course.
5. Write a conclusion. In your conclusion you summarize the main points of your presentation.
   • Also end your speech with your question. People usually remember the first and last thing they hear, so make sure to include the message in both the introduction and the conclusion.
   • Try to tie your conclusion to your introduction. In this way you complete the circle, it gives your presentation a sense of resolution. For example, coming back to the first example you gave, a certain theme or perhaps even a certain joke, your presentation gives a pleasant feeling of completeness. If your carburettor speech started with a story about a car that collapsed at the worst time imaginable and then had to take the carburetor apart, it can be fun to come back to this and tell how the story turned out.

Method 4 of 4: Practice your presentation

1. Practice your presentation while clocking yourself. Practice your speech out loud and clock yourself. Add or remove material as needed. Even though you don't have a specific time limit, there is always one: the time after which people can no longer listen and get bored. You may not have noticed this during your presentation, so it is good to think about it in advance.
   • If your nomination is for an event, make sure it is within the set time limits. You might be cut off otherwise. If your presentation is not strictly monitored, then you don't have to worry if your speech goes over the time limit.
2. Practice talking slowly. If you are giving a presentation to a group of people, you may think that you are moving too slowly. However, you are soon talking too fast. Practice talking quietly, even quieter than you normally would.
   • If it works, record yourself. This way you can see how fast you are talking. It can be an eye-opener to see that you think you are talking calmly while in reality you are shooting through your points.
   • Learn to incorporate dramatic pauses in your speech. A dramatic break can really bring about a certain point or theme. It gives your audience time for reflection. The best orators use them sparingly, but to great effect.
   • Beware of lists full of information. If it is necessary for your speech to present a list of ideas or facts, have before and pause after each item on your list.
3. Practice with the items you will be using, if you have any. You're probably going to be nervous when you have to give your talk, so practicing beforehand won't hurt.
   • Practice what you will do if something goes wrong with your supplies. If you are nervous, you are more likely to make a mistake and something to go wrong. Ensure success by preparing your things in such a way that as little as possible has to be done with them. It would be a shame if, in the middle of your speech about taking a carburetor apart, you made a mistake that lost your whole example. If you take into account in advance that something could go wrong, you will recover more easily and you will still be able to bring the nomination to a successful conclusion.

Tips

• Even if you have written a fantastic speech, it is of no use if you talk or mumble unclearly. Practice talking loud and clear. This is a fantastic skill to have and many people forget about it.
• If you speak in public, you are likely to be talking too fast. You are probably nervous and nervous people are quick to talk. Take this with you, not only while talking, but also while writing. If you talk slowly, people will understand you and you will come across as professional. You just don't have time for that long detailed speech you wrote.
• You are probably much better at speech than you think! When you told your parents about your day at school or when you taught your friend how to make chicken soup, you were actually already practicing giving a talk!
• If you're having a hard time coming up with a topic for your talk, try searching the Internet. There are sites with lists full of potential topics. Or think about what you prefer or talk about the most. For example, if you like to talk about beauty products, you could think about making your own lip gloss or how to get a specific hairstyle.
• Your frame is intended to help you organize your presentation, but it is not a law of the commoners and the Persians. If you write your speech around your sub-topics, you may find that some points are unnecessary or do not actually fit. Feel free to remove points or add new points if it suits your presentation better. Don't forget to edit your points list, otherwise it will look crazy.
  • While giving the talk, you may notice that you talk longer about one point and shorter about the other. Stay in touch with your audience, see how it fits. Make sure you don't get too off your path. Stick to your plan.
• Remember that the purpose of a talk is to educate people on a particular topic. Don't choose a topic based on your opinion. Otherwise, you may be trying to persuade someone.
  • It is important to understand the difference between informing people and persuading people. A talk about our “how to disassemble a carburettor” example completely changes intent as soon as it becomes “why is it a bad idea to disassemble a carburettor” or even “why a Holley carburettor is the best”.
  • Talks that are argued over the top with the aim of persuading the audience can even be opposed to your listeners. These kinds of lectures are also calledpolemics mentioned. This means that they create a quarrelsome atmosphere that is out of place. There is a place and a time for a polemic speech, and a speech is certainly not.