Presentations

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Presentations!

• What are two traits of a good presentation?
• What are two traits of a good speaker?
• What are two traits of a bad presentation?
• What are two traits of a bad speaker?

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Public Speaking

• Whos scared of public speaking?
• Practice makes perfect
• Prepare your presentation materials beforehand
• Relax and be well-rested
• Memorize your introduction
  and conclusion
• Recognize your audience
• Make eye contact
• Interact with and respect your audience

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Preparing a Presentation (step 1)

• Identify the purpose of the presentation
• Informative explain or teach something to your
  audience
• Persuasive attempt to convince your audience to
  agree with you and take action

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Preparing a Presentation (step 2)

• Establish objectives and goals of the
  presentation
• Why are you giving this presentation?
• What are your specific goals?
• What are your key takeaway points?
• What are your expectations?
• In terms of scope and time allowed?
• In terms of your audiences reaction?

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Preparing a Presentation (step 3)

• Analyze your audience
• Gear presentation materials to specific age
  groups and learning levels
• What do audience members
  expect to learn from your
  presentation?
• How can you most effectively
  connect with your audience?

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Preparing a Presentation (step 4)

• Select your presentation materials
• Much like selecting your sources for a research
  paper, use reliable and credible presentation
  materials
• Quotations
• Keep quotations short
• Images, video, multimedia
• Keep materials relevant

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Preparing a Presentation (step 5)

• Organize and prepare your presentation
• Design a skeleton outline
• Use note cards (or PowerPoint Slide Sorter) to
  arrange and rearrange your materials
• Organize material according to where it will have
  the most effect

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Organizing a Presentation
Introduction attention main point preview
Conclusion restate point close
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Presentation Content (i)

• Plan your presentation
• 10-20 Introduction and basics (plus an agenda)
• 60-80 Main content of presentation
• 10-20 Conclusion and summary
• Leave time for Q A session
• Rehearse your introduction and
  your conclusion
• Why?

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Presentation Content (ii)

• Presentation materials and style
• Use simple, legible fonts (and font sizes)
• Use no more than 4-8 lines per slide
• Use a consistent style
• Proofread your presentation materials
• As you practice, critique your presentation
  materials

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Timing

• Each presentation slide typically requires 1-5
  minutes of presentation time
• This varies A LOT
• If youre worried about time,
  youre going to talk too fast
• PRACTICE
• And keep track of how long your presentation takes

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Delivering your Presentation (i)

• Elements of presentation delivery
• Vocal elements annunciate and speak loudly
  enough
• Patience breathe and pause as you speak
• What to wear professional attire
• Energy move around and engage your audience
• Stance dont lock yourself to the podium
• Posture relax and keep your hands out of your
  pockets

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Delivering your Presentation (ii)

• Involve your audience
• Make eye contact
• Dont just read off the screen
• Make sure everyone can hear you
• Ask your audience questions
• If you see blank looks, ask if you
  need to slow down or
  explain
  something again then do so
• Relax and smile

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Interacting with your Audience

• Put your audience to work
• Learning is not just listening
• Your audience needs to apply what they learn to
  truly understand
• Ask them for answers!

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Assessing a Presentation

• Use a rubric to evaluate a presentation
• A rubric is a scoring guide used in
  subjective assessments
• A rubric defines the criteria to be
  used in evaluation
• A rubric often consists of very specific
  descriptions of performance characteristics
• Which correspond to points on a rating scale
• (from Google define rubric)