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Northeastern Junior College

Oral Communication

Oral communication skills relate to your capacity to explain and present yourself and your ideas to different groups of people. The resources listed below can help with the development of oral communication skills.

Please Note : Some of these links will take you outside Northeastern Junior College

For Students For Professors

Creating and Delivering Effective Presentations
Includes articles and other resources on giving effective presentations

Creating Visual Aids that Really Work

Improving Verbal Skills
This web site provides tips and ideas for those wishing to improve their oral communication skills.

Toastmasters
10 tips for Successful Public Speaking from Toastmasters

How to Give a Speech

Presents the principals of and suggestions for making effective oral presentations.

Speaking Suggestions

The Presentation - Dos and Don'ts
This site offers students insights to giving oral presentation.

Developing a poster presentation
This site offers students insights to giving oral presentations.

Debating
Everything you ever wanted to know about debating including helpful material on speaking effectively.

Assessing Oral Presentations
An assessment criteria checklist for oral presentations. This checklist is the assessment used by the assessment committee.

Effective Presentations for Academics
Information on oral communication skills for academics. Includes developing an effective oral presentation, designing effective visual aids for presentations, creating an effective poster presentation.