What is an Effective Presentation and How to Give an Effective Presentation

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What is an Effective Presentation and How to Give
an Effective Presentation

Sue McCormick
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Why Do You Give a Presentation
Present your work Communicate your ideas
Inform your audience
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What is an Effective Presentation
Effectively present your work
audience understands the work
Effectively communicate your ideas audience
understands your interpretations
Effectively inform your audience audience r
emembers
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How to Give an Effective Presentation
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Steps to an Effective Presentation
Analyzing the basics Preparing the presenta
tion
Giving the presentation
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Analyzing The Basics
Audience background Purpose of your presentat
ion
Time
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Analyzing The Basics
Audience background Terminology and Concepts
Introduction Content and focus of
presentation Purpose of your presentation Tim
e
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Analyzing The Basics

• Audience background
• Purpose of your presentation
• What do you want to tell your audience
• Why are you giving this presentation
• Time

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Analyzing The Basics
Audience background Purpose of your presentat
ion Time Range of presentation Depth of p
resentation
Do not go over!
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Steps to an Effective Presentation
Analyzing the basics Preparing the presen
tation
Giving the presentation
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Preparing Your Presentation
Outline presentation Prepare visual aides
Write talk
Practice presentation
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Preparing Your Presentation
Outline presentation Introduction Methods Res
ults Conclusions Future Work Prepare visual a
ides
Write talk Practice presentation
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Outline Presentation
Introduction Present background information tha
t Briefs the audience Peaks their curiosity
Explains concepts and terminology Method Re
sults Conclusions Future Work
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Outline Presentation
Introduction Methods How you did the experimen
ts Outline of procedure Diagrams of special
equipment
Results Conclusions Future work
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Outline Presentation
Introduction Methods Results Analyzed Dat
a What does it mean Conclusions Future w
ork

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Outline Presentation
Introduction Methods Results Conclusions B
ottom line for each experiment
Future work

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Outline Presentation
Introduction Method Results Conclusions Futur
e Work How you will continue your research

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Preparing Your Presentation
Outline presentation Prepare visual aides
Write talk
Practice presentation
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Prepare Visual Aides (Guidelines for Making Slide
s)
Color scheme Visible when projected ? Font
s 2 is the limit style Arial, Times New Rom
an
size 36, 32 Be consistent
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Prepare Visual Aides (Guidelines for Making Slide
s)
(Cont.)
Title on every slide Topic of slide Brief st
atements No more than 7 lines of text Use bu
llets Presentation of data Numbers vs graph
s
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Preparing Your Presentation
Outline presentation Prepare visual aides W
rite talk
Practice presentation
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Write Talk
As you write your talk Adjust outline and slid
es as necessary Will the audience understand the
presentation? Am I saying what I think I am?

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Preparing Your Presentation
Outline presentation Prepare visual aides Wri
te talk
Practice presentation
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Practice Presentation
Practice, Practice, Practice, Practice out loud
Dont need to memorize your talk Modify tex
t and slides as necessary Point to slide Tu
rn laser on and off Do not wave the laser aroun
d Look at audience
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Preparing Your Presentation
Outline presentation Prepare visual aides Wri
te talk
Practice presentation
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Steps to an Effective Presentation
Analyzing the basics Preparing the presentati
on
Giving the presentation
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Giving the Presentation
Breath deeply Be energetic Talk to your au
dience

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Summary
Thank you Good luck on Saturday