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Discussion on: What are the benefits and possible dangers of reading a speech or using notes?

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A Presentation is a formal talk to one or more persons that "present” ideas or information in a clear, structured way (JACOB, 2014). All presentation have a clear and common objective. They are given to inform, train, persuade or sell. The major factors of any presentation are

  • Who is my audience?

  • What’s the purpose of my presentation?

  • What is the main message I want them to take away?

Taking note help presenter to capture, store, and memorize the knowledge with a proper guide for presentation. It is the clear roadmap for him/her, where he/she drives his audience, so that we clearly say, if the note is clear and concise then the presentation may be on a right track. For example, when we stand up in front of a group of people and make our best effort to persuade them to see things our way the pressure is undeniably ON (Cipolla, 2017). So at that miss-out content but if we have a neat and typed script in front of us, one that clearly states every point we need to make in the precise order and this method really makes our presentation very well.

The benefits are (Marcos, 2017).

  • Taking note makes we feel more secure because we know we won’t go blank. We can always look down at our text and carry on.

  • Reading a script minimizes our rehearsal time. The real work is done when the script is finished.

  • Our idea is laid out clear - so that we can deliver our complete message with carefully created words. We can clearly deliver our message to our audience.

  • Reading Script makes we appeared to be prepared, intelligent.

Some of the Drawbacks are:

  • If we’re reading written text, so our sound formal and more distant. We don’t speak in complete sentences, and the system of formal text is very different from the rhythms of spontaneous speech (Maroc, 2017).

  • We are unable to focus our audience, our ability to maintain eye contact with our audience is very less. This means it’s harder to convey a sense of conviction and beliefs. As a result, we may try to manipulate our voice to indicate the conviction, which may add to our problems of inauthenticity (Maroc, 2017).

  • When we need a script, it is also difficult for us to properly understand our audience. After all, our eyes are on the paper to ensure that we don’t flub our lines. Therefore, if we lose our audience or offend them in some way, it’s harder for us to make an adjustment.

  • When we read a note, we will properly stand behind a stand. We are well - protected from the audience by the stand itself, and by the wall of words that we plan to recite to them.

  • With a written note, the audience does not get to see we are thinking about our feelings, we are performing under pressure. So, they might not trust us.

  • We always try to demonstrate our best qualities of leadership with our audients and present a well, concise and clear content in a confident way.

References
Cipolla, R. (2017). How to prepare and deliver a. The University of Cambridge .

JACOB, D. (2014). HOW TO GIVE GOOD. University of Leicester , 4-5.

Marcos, P. (2017). NEGATIVES ABOUT READING A SCRIPT. Presentation Guru .

Marcos, P. (2017). POSITIVES ABOUT READING A SCRIPT. Presentation Guru .