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5.3 AFTER PRESENTATION
Some presenters not take seriously the time after succeed a presentation. They always think finished the presentation is enough about the topic. Actually, reflecting about the presentation is quiet important. Presenter must look or reflect what he had done during his presentation, either the presentation successful or not? What was made the presentation success and what detracted it. Presenter can ask from some audience or organizer, if the presentation satisfied to them. Get the responds and accept the critics or comments then follow the way to improve it next time. Take seriously in having comments about tackle the audience attention, the content, the slide or other. Identify and analyze the content can bring an achievement in the next presentation.

6.0 CONCLUSION
Shortly, an effective oral presentation divided to three parts, before presentation, during presentation and after presentation. What presenter must be alert before presentation is a preparation. This is important part to make a presentation successful. Presenter must be a master about the topic. It’s mean the content of topic must be referred with pure sources. He also must preparing the things of visual aids. Visual aids that can be use like computer with in Power Point, picture, poster, OHP, LCD Projector or others what are suitable with the topic. Visuals will be help the audience more understand and keep focus in our presentation. Presenter must check the venue early before presentation. Checking about sitting the audience, the equipments, air conditioner, lighting, LCD Projector, the screen, audio system, where the presenter can stand and move during presentation and also checked with the organizer. Then, the most important thing is rehearsal. It’s mean practice, practice, practice. Practice can make perfect. Practice the presentation in front of the mirror especially the speech. Trained with Power Point or aids many times and also check the slide. Delete if point is not suit to the topic
During the presentation, especially in starting, greet the audience and tell them about the topic. Why the topic is important and how it can help people. Presenter must be relax, enjoy and calm among presentation. Smile and thinking positive can be conquering the nerves looking. Appearance also can help but must be comfortable with body. Use a suitable dress and knows the culture at the place. Alert about things which is the audience don’t like to hear. Breathing and body language can help the presentation fluently. Body language showing an expression of presenter like face with a different show. Standing can make the presentation boring. So, as the presenter we can move left or right or maybe around the room. Control the voice, the volume, pitch, even the colour of voice. Use a different intonation in related to show the emphasis point or idea. Use the simple language or words which are understand by the audience. Look the audience among the presentation. Keep on with eye contact and don’t look at only to a specific audience. Allow them to give the questions or opinions about the topic. Make the right conclusion or summarize the presentation at the end of it.
Reflect or looked again after finished the presentation. The sign of the successful presentation is such as the audience understands or can accept all the points that were presented. Checked it with the audience or organizer either their satisfied the presentation or not. Reflection is so important to make the improvement to the presentation at the next time.

6.1 SUGGESTIONS / IDEAS
Some suggestions to make an effective oral presentation:
1. Attend the training of public speaking or oral presentation.
Speaker or presenter must be attending the public speaking or oral presentation training. It can improve skills about presentation and speech to audience.

2. Increase knowledge in computer software especially Power Point.
Power Point in Microsoft Office package is so easy to use in presentation. It’s so friendly using and more presenter or speaker using this software to present their topic. If we are not familiar with the software, training is needed or tries to get other software for presentation to make it more interesting.

3. Adding the new element of IT in presentation like internet or social website to improve the knowledge to make presentation better.
Adding the IT equipment and quote or reference in website can make the presenter or speaker sensitive a current issue when it can be shared with audience. Audience like presenter who can make bring the issue or example close to them.

4. The venue or room presentation must be completed by the latest equipment.
The room presentation or venue if can be upgraded with latest equipment. Presentation and speech can be fluent with supporting and helping the aids. Speaker much more comfortable and make easy to delivered the topic.

5. Presentation must be referred from the original sources and based with true experience.
The thing that important is referred the point with pure sources. Like religion speech by religion speaker for Muslim must be referred with Quran and Hadith. That’s why religion speech is popular because their connected between the pure source with current issue. Also adding an experience by the speaker can make audience respect and may be able to give a guideline to solve problem.

7.0 REFFERENCES
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