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How to Make a Good
Presentation
By Irina Koksharova
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Introduction
It is vitally important to be able tocommunicate your thoughts and ideas
effectively, using a variety of tools andmedia. You will need to develop and usethis skill throughout your years in
university; when you attend job interviewsand especially when you start working inthe big wide world.
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Pros and cons of an outline
There are various opinions on whether apresentation should have an outline or not:
Some believe that an outline is not necessary, asthe presentation is a rather short event to beoutlined. On the other hand, the outline isbeneficial for both the presenter and the
audience because of the following reasons.
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Pros and cons of an outlne
Presenter:
Helps logically
arrange ideas bothwhile preparing thepresentation andmaking it
Audience:
Makes the structure
of the presentationmore transparent andlogical
Facilitates theperception of thepresentation
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Outline
Where to start? Preparations
Parts of a presentationAttention Practical tips Conclusion References
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Where to start?
The material of your presentation should be concise, tothe point and tell an interesting story.
Choose an interesting and initiating topic:
If you are not thrilled about the topic why shouldothers be?
Who? the presentation target group What? the essence of the presentation
Why? the aim of the presentation How? the method of research used So what? the outcomes of the research
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Preparing
Background research Information selection it is crucial to keep in
mind the fact that the presentation is perceived
auditory and thus, not all the data from yourresearch can be included there
Information organisation the main requirementis that the presentation is logically structured, to
a certain extent creates a suspence and tells afascinating story Deciding on the equipement
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Parts of a presentation
Title Outline
Introduction Main body: background, methods, results,
analysis, etc.
Conclusions References
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Attention
Who are you addressing? it is essential to keep in mind the targetaudience for the presentation, their background knowledge,interests, etc.
Audience attention curve it has been scinetifically proven that the
attention of the audience is at its tops only at the very beginningand the very end of the presentation and is dramatically low inbetween (see the next slide for illustration)
Techniques to wake up the audience:- questions- variation of activities
- logical transparent structure- visuals
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ATTENTION CURVE
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Practical information:
Number of slides: equals the number of minutes(excluding the title, outline, reference, thankyou slides, as well as the pictures and graphs
you are not planning to substentially commenton) It is important to calculate the length of the
video and audion files you intend to include intothe presentation.
The most common length of a presentation isapproximately 20 min thus, the number ofslides should rarely exceed 25.
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Practical information:
Font size: 32 (44 - headlines) Font style: Arial, Times New Roman Background: contrastive Not too much text on the slide Handouts you may include important
references, complicated graphs and tables, aswell as long quotations into a handout
Small cards for the presenter - it is advisable towrite only key phrases on the card but not thewhole text of a presentation.
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Things to remember - Presentation
Light there should be enough light in the roomto prevent people from falling asleep
Posture standing throughout the presentationgives the presenter more power over theaudience and enhances hir or her self-confidence
Eye-contact addressing the audience andmaintaining the eye-contact improves thegeneral impression of the presentation
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Things to remember - Presentation
Body language:- folded hands defensive posture, negative signals
- open hands and smile friendliness, positive signals
Tone of voice the audience should not make an effortto hear the presenter
NO READING! reading the text of the presentationmakes it really difficult to follow as the pauses are not
long enough, the tone of voice is monotonous, the eye-contact minimal, and, therefore, the presentation isboring
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Conclusions
Success is directly related to the time andeffort spent on preparation, knowledge of
the subject, and self- confidence!
GOOD LUCK!
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References
N/A. 1999. Communication Skills -making oral presentations Available athttp://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/comms.htm. Last accessed April 2007
N/A. 1998-2006. Presentation Tips for
Public Speaking Available athttp://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.html. Last accessed April 2007
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/comms.htm.%20Last%20accessed%20April%202007http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/comms.htm.%20Last%20accessed%20April%202007http://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.htmlhttp://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.htmlhttp://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.htmlhttp://www.aresearchguide.com/3tips.htmlhttp://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/comms.htm.%20Last%20accessed%20April%202007http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/Tips/present/comms.htm.%20Last%20accessed%20April%202007 -
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