Richard Harris in “Practically Perfect Presentations”, provides elements for the improvement of oral business presentations. Some of the qualities that he discusses that a better-than-average presenter has is, partnership, rhetorical questions, ability to be spontaneous, conversational style, tone of voice, involvement, creativity, acute relevance, and lucidity. Together all of the first letters of these qualities spells out practical and Harris dives further into detail about what each of these qualities mean in this article. This article does a great job of informing the audience on how to become a better speaker and how to give a better presentation. Harris starts off this article by asking some rhetorical question such as, “When was the last time you were favorably impressed by an oral
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Harris talks about partnership by saying, “Many average speakers hide their vulnerability behind a posture of detachment. But wise speakers include others in their remarks. You can easily bring in your audience with such words as "you," "your," "we," "us," "our," and "let's." A simple gesture, such as extending your hand toward listeners, can reinforce this sense of a joint venture between speaker and listeners” (Harris 55). Harris then goes on to talk about how rhetorical questions are important by stating that “Rhetorical questions stimulate though. Their interactive nature adds interest to a presentation” (Harris 56). He then gives out another tip on how to become a better presenter by going over how to use tone of voice and he states,” An excellent speaker takes advantage of the rich range of vocal resources available to increase interest, impact, and persuasive power” (Harris 56). Another point that Harris goes over in this article to become a better speaker is being acutely relevant. To be acutely relevant Harris says, “An excellent speaker combines
Harris talks about partnership by saying, “Many average speakers hide their vulnerability behind a posture of detachment. But wise speakers include others in their remarks. You can easily bring in your audience with such words as "you," "your," "we," "us," "our," and "let's." A simple gesture, such as extending your hand toward listeners, can reinforce this sense of a joint venture between speaker and listeners” (Harris 55). Harris then goes on to talk about how rhetorical questions are important by stating that “Rhetorical questions stimulate though. Their interactive nature adds interest to a presentation” (Harris 56). He then gives out another tip on how to become a better presenter by going over how to use tone of voice and he states,” An excellent speaker takes advantage of the rich range of vocal resources available to increase interest, impact, and persuasive power” (Harris 56). Another point that Harris goes over in this article to become a better speaker is being acutely relevant. To be acutely relevant Harris says, “An excellent speaker combines