Kindly list the significant factors that should be considered for delivering an effective presentation.
Thanks a lot..
Presentations include performance, so it's not just an element of content. I would recommend:
1. Prepare well
2. Practice your presentation
3. Record yourself or ask someone to listen to you
4. Be brief, shorter presentations are always better
5. Use prezi.com or another tool for keeping your main points
6. Repeat your main points in the presentation
7. Make sure your conclusion is strong, highlight take-away points, your audience will remember the end of your presentation a lot better than the beginning.
Differentiate between lecture and presentation
1. Keep first slid (title slid) simple but complete.
2. Font size should be above 16 points.
3. Line number 7 to 14 per slide.
4. Number of slide may ranged between 15 to 20 with time limit of 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Slide should be arranged in sequence.
6. Keep slide design simple and avoid use of colors.
7. Decorate you presentation with pictures, figures, diagram, maps etc in a balance manner. Too much visual spoil a presentation.
8. Practice to check slide sequence and time.
9. Never be in hurry but not too slow.
10. Always face the audience
11. Last but not the least, never read out slides.
You have to
1) Learn: Some extra knowledge so that you will be able to answer the unexpected asked questions
2) Read : the data you have at least 3 times so you wont forget some points
3) Practice: To earn the audience trust and confidence you have to be familiar with the material you are presenting. So just practice, presenting in front of mirror or talking to wall or someone.
For Delivering
1) Be assertive not aggressive
2) Make contact with the audience by eye contact, Gestures and by use of your language
3) Engage the audience by asking questions from them which will make them alert
4) Don't talk too much on a point, this will make the audience bored.
just be yourself you don't act like classical actors or stand up comedian if you think they'll be impressed on that. Just be yourself.
The previous answers are very useful and I may add that practicing your presentation before someone or an imaginary audience is helpful to avoid anxiety or panicking which can disorganize even a well prepared presentation ?
Dear Mrs Okello,
your question about panicking and anxiety in presentations is very important.
Since two years ago, I adopted in my classroom "The Nigth of TEDx". It happens once each month. About 8 to 10 students do short presentations (12 to 18 minutes) about themes that "touch their hearts". They can choose the theme, and can use images, videos, music, etc, to help them to organize their points. It helps the students to have more confidence, because they really know the theme.
I prepare the class in a way that it can have a cozy atmosphere (armchair, carpet, abajour,...), the students chairs are organized as if they where in a TV show. It helps to break the formality and, consequently, helps them to talk more easily.
All students must evaluate the colleagues that are doing their presentations, and in the next class, I talk with each "speaker", individually, giving the feedbacks and receiving their feedbacks also. It helps them to learn more about receive and give feedbacks as part of their lives, as students and future profesionals.
Dear Alexandra, your contribution was extremely useful and I hope to adopt it in my instructional classes.
know your audience. Be certain that your audience want you to succeed.
I think you need to know your audiences then you can prepare the presentation.
Following points helps to make effective presentation.
1.Your deep knowledge of subject
2.Know your audience
3.Effective presentation style
4.Attractive and well organized slides.
5.Your skill of attracting people
6.Make fun
7.Your confidence level
8.Your energy during presentation
9. Your voice (audiable)
10.Make audience busy by asking questions
11. Research component in presentation
12. Technical support.
Maintain effective eye contact and use body language to enhance your delivery. Engage your audience.
How to make an effective presentation?
Agreed with the points shared by previous RG members. Also want to add the following:
Dear
Allwayes try to summrized points and explain them by your body languge and voice..
@ Rohini Singh
An effective presentation makes the best use of the relationship between the presenter and the audience. It takes full consideration of the audience's needs in order to capture their interest, develop their understanding, inspire their confidence and achieve the presenter's objectives. Careful planning is essential. Apart from above be bold while presentation.
Know your audience. Use body language to get your message across. Eye contact, face expression and effective hand movement.