Presentation Building Block 12: Transitions

Description

Those pesky filler words, like um and ah, are most prevalent among speakers and presenters who have not thought through or planned out their transitions. If you follow theSmartMouthmethodology for effective public speaking, you will learn how to use simple transitions as one of the building blocks of your presentations. This brief module explains and gives examples of transitions. Hint: They don't need to be fancy! Check outSmartMouth'sSpeechBuildertool, which is an added resource in every course. TheSpeechBuilderprompts you to fill in the blanks and create either an outline or a full presentation. It's a paint-by-numbers solution for public speakers!

Course Objectives

• Describes how transitions help with audience retention.
• Demonstrates examples of how simple transitions work.
• Reinforces modular construction of an effective presentation.