To perform at their very best on the day, presenters should deliver their presentation at least once as if they were presenting it to a live audience. Practice is important for a number of reasons:
1. it instils confidence in the presenter
2. it provides a 'testing ground' for the visual aids
3. if presenting in a team, transitions from one speaker to the next can be practised
4. it will reveal if the presentation will fit into the time allowed.
You can practise by audio/video recording your presentation using your mobile phones and listen/watch it besides getting other members to comment on your presentation.
Friday, 4 May 2012
Presentation skills (9)
Visual aids
They provide a useful complement to most presentations for they:
1. can be used to reinforce what is being said;
2. can help maintain audience interest and concentration;
3. can be used to illustrate concepts that are difficult to explain; and
4. are useful prompt for the presenter.
When preparing visual aids
1. make sure the slides are not too clustered; use large fonts (24 points recommended)
2. include a maximum of seven points per slide
3. make use of diagrams or graphics where possible, rather than using a lot of text
4. if using diagrams or graphs, keep them simple and uncluttered
5. use colour but sparingly and appropriately (not more than 3-4 different colours on the one slide). Choose foreground/background colour combinations that allow any text to be easily read by the audience
They provide a useful complement to most presentations for they:
1. can be used to reinforce what is being said;
2. can help maintain audience interest and concentration;
3. can be used to illustrate concepts that are difficult to explain; and
4. are useful prompt for the presenter.
When preparing visual aids
1. make sure the slides are not too clustered; use large fonts (24 points recommended)
2. include a maximum of seven points per slide
3. make use of diagrams or graphics where possible, rather than using a lot of text
4. if using diagrams or graphs, keep them simple and uncluttered
5. use colour but sparingly and appropriately (not more than 3-4 different colours on the one slide). Choose foreground/background colour combinations that allow any text to be easily read by the audience
Presentation skills (8)
Structure of presentation
The structure of oral presentations is made up of an introduction, a body and a conclusion. The main purpose of the introduction is for the speaker to introduce him- or herself to establish a rapport with the audience and to introduce the main points that will be covered in the body of the presentation.
The conclusion is to summarise and re-emphasise the main points of the presentation.
The body of the presentation consists of signposts of all the main points to be covered during the presentation. It is also worth notifying simple analogies to help conveying an idea or message effectively to the audience.
The structure of oral presentations is made up of an introduction, a body and a conclusion. The main purpose of the introduction is for the speaker to introduce him- or herself to establish a rapport with the audience and to introduce the main points that will be covered in the body of the presentation.
The conclusion is to summarise and re-emphasise the main points of the presentation.
The body of the presentation consists of signposts of all the main points to be covered during the presentation. It is also worth notifying simple analogies to help conveying an idea or message effectively to the audience.
Presentation skills (7)
Conducting a survey
To conduct a survey in your community, follow these steps:
1. As a group, write a hypothesis predicting what your survey will find.
2. Plan and practise the questions that you will ask people. Practise using the correct question intonation.
3. When you ask your questions, be sure to ask each respondent to participate politely. As an example, "Would you help me with a project for my English course by answering a few questions?"
4. Record each respondent's answers from the survey in a chart.
5. Make a master chart that shows the total answers that everyone received, and prepare an analysis of the results.
6. Determine whether your hypothesis was supported. Remember that it is not bad if your hypothesis is not supported.
To conduct a survey in your community, follow these steps:
1. As a group, write a hypothesis predicting what your survey will find.
2. Plan and practise the questions that you will ask people. Practise using the correct question intonation.
3. When you ask your questions, be sure to ask each respondent to participate politely. As an example, "Would you help me with a project for my English course by answering a few questions?"
4. Record each respondent's answers from the survey in a chart.
5. Make a master chart that shows the total answers that everyone received, and prepare an analysis of the results.
6. Determine whether your hypothesis was supported. Remember that it is not bad if your hypothesis is not supported.
Presentation skills (6)
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Thursday, 3 May 2012
Presentation skills (5)
Conducting a survey
A survey is used to learn the opinions of a large group of people in a short amount of time. By doing this survey you are also practising your speaking and listening skills. Here are some tips to help you:
1. Narrow your topic instead of a broad one. As an example, "How many Malaysian students believe in the use of mobile phones as a learning tool?", the narrow topic is "Do Malaysian students believe in the use of mobile phones as a learning tool?".
2. Develop a hypothesis. As an example, UPM students use mobile phones to learn English course.
3. Decide the group of people you will survey.
4. Ask closed-ended questions such as yes/no questions and who, what, when, and where questions.
A survey is used to learn the opinions of a large group of people in a short amount of time. By doing this survey you are also practising your speaking and listening skills. Here are some tips to help you:
1. Narrow your topic instead of a broad one. As an example, "How many Malaysian students believe in the use of mobile phones as a learning tool?", the narrow topic is "Do Malaysian students believe in the use of mobile phones as a learning tool?".
2. Develop a hypothesis. As an example, UPM students use mobile phones to learn English course.
3. Decide the group of people you will survey.
4. Ask closed-ended questions such as yes/no questions and who, what, when, and where questions.
Presentation Skills (4)
Organising information
People will understand your presentation better if you organise your ideas. Follow these steps:
1. Tell your listeners your main point or idea.
2. Introduce a supporting point, and elaborate on this point before stating the next supporting point.
3. Explain the next supporting point with related information and ideas.
4. When you have stated all your points, restate your main point or idea.
You can use notes or an outline to organise your ideas in this manner. Then practice with an audio/visual recorder of your mobile phones. Listen to it to see if your ideas are organised according to the steps given above.
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