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Making presentations
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Todays Session

• Good and bad presentation skills
• The importance of planning and preparation
• Improving your public speaking confidence

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• Presentations
• http//uk.youtube.com/watch?vW2c5j01Z6yY

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• What makes a good presentation?
• A prepared and confident presenter.
• Good planning will help you to get to know your
  content.
• You will be more confident delivering the
  presentation if you are familiar with the content
  and know the order.
• Get to grips with any technology youll be using
  e.g. Powerpoint.

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• What makes a good presentation?
• Clear content that is focussed and relevant.
• Presentations should be concise and have a
  logical flow.
• A clear structure will help audience members
  follow your line of argument.

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• What makes a good presentation?
• An attentive audience.
• As presenter, you have the right to ask for the
  attention and co-operation of the audience.
• Leaving time for questions at the end will
  provide the audience with a chance to discuss
  aspects of the presentation.

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Making presentations

• Planning your presentation
• Gather resources as you would do with an essay
  what are your main points? In what order will
  these be made? Do you have an introduction and
  conclusion?
• Think about timing how long do you have
  allocated? How should you divide this time so
  that you can cover all the points you want to
  make?
• Set yourself stages bear the date of the
  presentation in mind and make sure that youll be
  ready and well-rehearsed.

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• Practising your presentation
• Its a good idea to practise your presentation
  for a number of reasons
• To check timing
• To familiarise yourself with content
• To identify any gaps in your knowledge
• To check that you are happy with all the terms
  you have used
• To help with nerves.

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The Good The Bad The Ugly
What do you like and dislike most about
presentations?
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Making presentations
Negatives Positives Nerves Chance to
demonstrate knowledge Dislike of public
speaking Draws on creative skills Short time to
get a lot of info across Chance to ask for
others opinions Fear of using technology Opport
unity to try new media
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• The presentation content
• Make sure you pitch your presentation at the
  right level for the audience not too
  simplified, not overly complex.
• Use headings and sections to show progress
  throughout the presentation.
• If youre using Powerpoint or handouts, make sure
  the information on the slides is clear and not
  too text heavy. Use simple graphs and images to
  further illustrate content.

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Making presentations

• The presentation format
• If youre using technology, make sure youre
  comfortable with it before the presentation.
  Practice navigating through the slides, playing
  any clips and doing any demonstrations you have
  included.
• Make sure text is a readable size.

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• The presentation delivery
• Even though you may be nervous, try not to speak
  too quickly.
• Try to make eye contact with the audience to keep
  them engaged.
• Dont read from your notes use them as prompts.
• Speak enthusiastically, and try to vary your tone
  if you can.
• Put your hands by your sides or on a lectern to
  avoid waving them around.
• Prepare a last sentence to indicate that your
  presentation has ended.

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• The presentation technical
• Find out what technical facilities will be
  available before the session e.g. will there be
  an overhead projector (OHP) or a laptop with
  Powerpoint?
• Always have a back up, should the technology not
  be working. If possible, have handouts that will
  allow you to continue.
• Have a look in the room where the presentation
  will take place before hand, so you know what the
  layout will be like.

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