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Mastering Informative Presentations Like a Pro

Learn how to create impactful informative presentations, establish credibility, engage diverse audiences, and deliver compelling messages for successful outcomes. Discover best practices for PowerPoint, visuals, evidence, intros, conclusions, and team coordination. Enhance your delivery skills for a polished performance.

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Mastering Informative Presentations Like a Pro

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  1. Informative Presentations Based on Chapter 11, Goodall and Goodall Lynne Dahmen COM 2301: Advanced Speech

  2. Informative: Objective Non-persuasive Specific purposes: Briefings Reports Training Persuasive Lead to a decision Provoke action Informative vs. Persuasive

  3. Establishing Credibility • Educational background • Expertise in area • Empathy with audience’s concerns • Enthusiasm • Appearance • Title/position

  4. Review: Identifying Audience • Usually several audiences • With different needs and expectations • Yourself and your boss/coworkers may be secondary audiences

  5. Review: Possible Outcomes • Informing • Persuading • Entertaining • Improving relationships

  6. What criteria for success when informing? • Increased interest in product or subject • Improved relationships From work: • Positive feedback • More responsibility/opportunities given in future

  7. Review: Creating the Message • Conduct research from credible sources • Create effective presentation • Vary visual and verbal support

  8. Reminders about Research • Identify experts in the field • Read widely • Ask for help as needed • Don’t wait until the last minute

  9. Review: Best Practices for PowerPoint • Don’t over rely on slides • Start without using the slides • Don’t put all the info on the slides • Limit number of slides • Be consistent with a subtle transition • Limit text on slides • Ensure readability in size and font

  10. Review: Visuals and PowerPoint • Use colors wisely • Limit to 3 colors per presentation • Avoid combining green/red • High contrast • Use color to highlight important info • Use visuals/clipart sparingly

  11. Review: Types of Evidence • Examples (verbal, visual) • References (citing authority) • Statistics—beware of context/relevance

  12. Review: Intros/Conclusions • Tie conclusion back to intro • Review types of intros (questions, statements, quotes, personal experience, story, images) • Review types of conclusions (suggest further directions, return to intro, pose a question, summarize)

  13. Review: Don’t forget coordination! • ALL members of the team responsible for ALL content • Avoid repetition among team members • Ask others outside group for ideas • Ask others to review content/slides

  14. Review: Delivery • Practice alone • Practice together • Consider what others will do/where they will be while you present • Focus on details • Appearance matters!

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