Presentation Strategies
Types of presentations
- Self contained eg. video, online presentations
- Written eg. essays
- Stand and deliver eg. oral presentations
- Structure your presentation into three parts: the introduction, the body and the conclusion and rehearse well.
- Be familiar with using audio visual tools including MS power point and overhead projectors
- Include strategies for audience involvement such as attention getter's, make use of pause where appropriate, remember to make eye contact and speak clearly.
Some Important Concepts to Remember When Structuring a Speech
Intro: Start with a question or a story to gain the audiences attention. State your thesis statement clearly, concisely and adapt your presentation to the audience by including why it is important to them. Preview what you are going to say and then transition from the intro to the body.
Body: Present main ideas (usually three main points), arrange your speech in some form of logical order, either chronological, spatial or cause and effect. Use connective devices to change between ideas smoothly and make reference to outside sources to show thorough research and credibility.
Conclusion: Should be brief, re-assert the thesis, review the main points and close effectively by making an impact.
Workshop Summary
My top 5 list of presentation strategies
- Keep it simple. Which means be clear, use pause and follow the K.I.S.S. rule when presenting.
- Be prepared. Which includes being well read and researched and knowing your presentation inside and out.
- Use attention getter's. Simple things like asking a question which will make the audience think. Opening with an interesting piece of pop-culture relevant to your talk. Using colour in your power point slides and limiting the words used per slide.
- Repeat key concepts. Basically Forecast what you will say, say it and then summarise what you said.
- Know your audience. From my own personal insight- audiences will be as smart as you allow them to be. As an audience member I know what bores me and that is a presentation that doesn't challenge me. So know who you are presenting to and keep it relevant to their age group, expertise in the subject matter etc.
Construct a Power Point presentation
Week 3 Reading
Oral Presentation Advice - The information under the 'things to think about' heading, was very useful in studying this module as it reinforces what was said in the lecture and covers all the necessary points when presenting a talk.
Power Point in the classroom (website) - This site is informative with great step-by-step instructions which include screen shots. I have booked marked this site to use in conjunction with the power point presentation I will be giving soon.
Also I viewed the web site (given as a reference in the lecture slides) Colorado State University - 'Writing Guides on Informative Speaking' - This site was amazingly useful as it goes into detail on every aspect involved in giving a speech. I have book marked it to use at a later date.
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