Chapter 21

Chapter 21 focused on oral presentations. There were a couple of things that I found interesting. First off, oral presentations are interactive. Which means that you are able to interact with your audience. When you write a proposal or memo, you must really try to sell something because the audience is only going to be reading that one document, and you are probably not going to be able to answer their specific questions. When you are speaking, you can further explain things to your audience if questions do arise. You must know your audience very well when giving oral presentations. You have to anticipate what questions they might have, or gauge how they will react or respond to your presentation.  Another thing to keep in mind when presenting is being able maintaining your credibility or ethos. Is is vital that you reference your sources during your presentation.  Your sources should generally be placed on the slides as footnotes at the bottom of the page. By citing your sources on the slide, you will avoid losing credibility from your audience.