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Studying with Technology Presentation Skills

Discover essential presentation skills in this engaging guide by Ian Cole, a lecturer in Information and Communication Technology. Learn how to effectively prepare for presentations, utilize appropriate technology, and connect with your audience. Key principles cover organizational strategies, visual aids, and audience engagement. Overcome common obstacles like nervousness and technical issues while delivering a clear, impactful message. Develop your unique style, rehearse effectively, and seek feedback to continuously improve. Transform your communication abilities and captivate any audience!

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Studying with Technology Presentation Skills

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  1. Studying with Technology Presentation Skills By Ian Cole Lecturer in Information & Communication Technology

  2. Before we start……. Please turn off your mobile phone

  3. Presentation Skills

  4. Giving a talk Explain a report. Patient Review. Briefing a group. Conducting training. Obtaining a job. Team leading. Problem solving. Running a meeting. Using the phone. Making a speech. Interviews. Why & When do we Present? “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them to the impossible” Arthur C Clark

  5. Principles of Presenting • Decide on presentation style. • Identify suitable presentation aids. • If you’re worrying about the technology –it’s in the way. • Be Yourself: • Dress appropriately for the presentation. • Make yourself heard. • Keep what you say simple. • Expect to be nervous: • Take deep breaths. • Question Yourself: • Before blaming the audience.

  6. Principles of Presenting • Preparation: • Be organised and know what your going to say. • Watch out for speling misstakes & errors on presentation material • Watch your use of jargon. • Rehearse & time the presentation. • Research the audience. • Who am I talking to. • Judge audience knowledge. • Audience expectations. • Numbers attending. • Who talks before me.

  7. Principles of Presenting • Tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em • Tell ‘em • Tell ‘em what you’ve told ‘em or • think of your presentation as a story with a beginning, a middle & an end.

  8. Common Obstacles • Visual Aids: • Written Notes: • Body Language: • Waffle: • Don’t!!! – Keep it simple and clear. • The Room: • Equipment: • The Audience:

  9. Presentation Equipment • Black/White Boards. • Flipchart (paper). • Overhead projector (OHP). • Slide projector. • Television & Video/DVD player. • Digital Projection (for use with a computer or video). • Digital / Active Whiteboards.

  10. PowerPoint • Brief notes, bullet & talking points. • Make presentations available on-line • What are the advantages of using PowerPoint? • What are the disadvantages? • https://cit.jmu.edu/ddls/resources/effectiveppt.asp

  11. Presentation Skills Check List • Seek feedback on presentations • To present better you have to: • Believe you can do it. • Want to make it happen. • Work at it. • Keep developing your presentations. • Look at what works and what doesn’t. • Improve through training, reading and presenting. • Obtain support.

  12. Make it Interesting “I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking but I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they are still going” Lord Birkett.

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