This lesson presents strategies for improving your oral presentation skills. At the completion of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Identify strategies for conducting effective oral presentations.
• Indicate how actively engaging the audience contributes to effective communication.
• Identify your own anxiety about public speaking and take steps to reduce your anxiety.
• Prepare and deliver an oral presentation in a manner that effectively delivers the message and meets the needs of the target audience.
• Identify personal action steps to improve your oral presentation skills.