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Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills. Dr Rob Phillips Teaching and Learning Centre. Reasons for Learning Presentation Skills. Graduate Attributes Use in IT Sales In-house technical communication Proposals. Overview. Planning a presentation Judging a presentation PowerPoint tips Good and bad examples.

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Presentation Skills

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  1. Presentation Skills Dr Rob Phillips Teaching and Learning Centre

  2. Reasons for Learning Presentation Skills • Graduate Attributes • Use in IT • Sales • In-house technical communication • Proposals

  3. Overview • Planning a presentation • Judging a presentation • PowerPoint tips • Good and bad examples

  4. Planning a Presentation • Thinking about your audience • Who are they? • What do they want to find out? • What level do you pitch at? • How much can be achieved in thetime available?

  5. Structuring a Presentation • Like an essay • Beginning • Establishing rapport • Provide an overview • Middle • Logical • Usually linear • Conclusion

  6. Content Organisation • List all you know about the topic • Eliminate things your audience should already know • Identify the key points • Organise these into a logical order • Condense information to key words and phrases • PhD story

  7. Giving a Presentation • Confidence and timing • Rehearsal • Arrive early and set up • But not too early! • Reading vs ad-libbing

  8. Attention Spans • 10 minutes • Intersperse other activities • Interact with the audience

  9. Western Australia

  10. Overview • Planning a presentation • Judging a presentation • PowerPoint tips • Good and bad examples

  11. What Makes a Good Presentation? • Structure/ Organization • Substance/ Content • Presentation/ Delivery • Activity

  12. Overview • Planning a presentation • Judging a presentation • PowerPoint tips • Good and bad examples

  13. PowerPoint Tips • 1 minute per slide • Font size as large as possible • Include up to six points per slide

  14. Style Tips • Use of images • only when appropriate • Use clipart sparingly • Building up diagrams

  15. Innovation/ project Specific Broad Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Framework Questions Questions Stakeholders Evaluation Participants Matrix Reflection Choose Techniques and Review Devise 'Instruments' Generate Data Analyse and Interpret Data A Model for Evaluation of Learning Sources of Data

  16. Innovation/ project Specific Broad Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Framework Questions Questions A Model for Evaluation of Learning • How effective are the computer conferencing activities which have been incorporated into this course? • What is the nature of learning processes used by students? • Which factors are important in the design of a collaborative learning interface to foster teamwork? • How can the course be modified to enable students to learn more deeply?  How does the approach of the lecturer influence the students’ use of the discussion forum?  What is the nature of the team work which occurs?  How could the XXX approach be improved?  How do students use the online environment in order to learn?

  17. Innovation/ project Specific Broad Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Framework Questions Questions Stakeholders Evaluation Participants Matrix Sources of Data A Model for Evaluation of Learning

  18. Innovation/ project Specific Broad Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Framework Questions Questions Stakeholders Evaluation Participants Matrix Sources of Data Reflection Choose Techniques and Review Devise 'Instruments' Generate Data Analyse and Interpret Data A Model for Evaluation of Learning

  19. Overview • Planning a presentation • Judging a presentation • PowerPoint tips • Good and bad examples

  20. Secrets of a Happy Life

  21. John’s Bad Example

  22. Using Colours • Examples of what not to do

  23. Planning a Presentation • Thinking about your audience • Who are they? • What do they want to find out? • What level do you pitch at? • How much can be achieved in thetime available?

  24. Structuring • Like an essay • Beginning • Establishing rapport • Middle • Logical • Usually linear • End • Conclusion

  25. Content Organisation • List all you know about the topic • Eliminate things your audience should already know • Identify the key points • Organise these into a logical order • Condense information to key words and phrases • PhD story

  26. Giving a Presentation • Confidence and timing • Rehearsal • Arrive early and set up • But not too early! • Reading vs ad-libbing

  27. Attention Spans • 10 minutes • Intersperse other activities • Interact with the audience

  28. What makes a good presentation? • Structure/ Organization • Substance/ Content • Presentation/ Delivery • Activity

  29. What makes a good presentation? • Structure/ Organization • Substance/ Content • Presentation/ Delivery • Activity

  30. PowerPoint Tips • 1 minute per slide • Font size as large as possible • Include up to six points per slide

  31. Extra Resources http://www.sony.com.au/SpeakerCentral/home/index.cfm http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~markhill/conference-talk.html#badtalk

  32. Using the Lecture Theatre Equipment

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