Effective Slideware Presentations

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Effective Slideware Presentations

• Kevin Eric DePew
• ODU English

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Presentation Overview

• Giving the Presentation
• Designing Presentations

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Giving the Presentation

• Conceptualizing the Task
• Presentation Etiquette
• Reading vs. Speaking
• Physical Presentation

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Conceptualizing the Task

• Slideware presentations ARE NOT meant to be stand
  alone texts
• Slideware presentations ARE meant to to be
  multi-modal and work in conjunction with the
  spoken word

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Presentation Etiquette

• DO NOT
• exceed your time limit
• be unorganized
• DO
• show confidence in your work
• know your material
• be respectful

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Reading vs. Speaking

• Know the culture
• Reading
• A helps to keep you organized, on-task
• D often prevents eye contact, loss of ethos
• Speaking
• A demonstrates knowledge in material
• D can appear unorganized

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Physical Presentation

• Pay attention to your location especially if
  using a screen for slideware
• Make eye contact
• Do not talk to the screen or paper point to text
  when appropriate
• If using slides do not just read them, but use
  them to organize your talk

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Designing Presentations

• Slideware Elements
• Appropriateness
• Communicate Visually

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Slideware Elements

• The way that each slide looks affects how the
  audience receives information
• Therefore, pay attention to
• Fonts
• Color
• Special effects
• Images
• Document design
• Alignment, Contrast, Proximity
• Repetition

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Appropriateness

• Use appropriate backgrounds, images, and special
  effects for your presentation
• Discuss one issue per slide
• Use as little text as possible
• For long passages
• do not place entire quote on slides
• excerpt, verbalize, or place in handout

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Communicate Visually
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Questions

• Your questions are welcomed and encouraged