1. What is a Good Presentation?Or how to get yourmessage
over
2. Content and StructureA good presentation will have;A
Beginninga Middle And an EndAn IntroductionMain Content A
ConclusionThis will be an overviewEach slide will have a main The
conclusion willor brief explanation of the title stating what the
topic is be an overview ofmain headings and about, for example;
Locationwhat thecontent of theand a brief explanation
ofpresentation waspresentation. what this means.about together
witha flourish, i.e.The presenter will deliver awhy Channel 4more
complex explanationshould commissionof the slide content usingyour
documentary.pre-prepared notes in the What you hope tonotes pane.
achieve. 3. How a Good Presentation should LookA good presentation
will : Be well laid out and easy to read, i.e. the text will be big
enough to beread easily at the back of the room. Stand out from the
background in an easy to read type face or font style(this font
style is Eras Medium ITC). Not contain large amount of information
in very small type sizes Have the same type size for ALL body text
on a slide. This is 20pt text. Contain section headings that are in
a larger text size and might be adifferent font style. The heading
on this slide is 32pt Broadway. Contain some effects/transitions
but will not be overly complicated. So asnot to distract the
audience from the message. Good; headings thatappear at a click of
the mouse as the topic is being explained. Bad;paragraphs of text
or letters that appear that assemble one letter orword at a time
(extremely irritating and distracting; typewriter affect).
Understand that the message is more important than the background;
thebackground design will not overwhelm the message Use
illustrations that are relevant to the message. 4. A good presenter
will Always be smartly dressed. Always have rehearsed the content
and timing of their presentation. Will have Q cards to remind them
of what they should be saying OR willhave memorised the script. Not
read from a script (nothing is more distracting than a presenter
whokeeps their eyes firmly on and reads directly from a script
without lookingat their audience. Always look at and keep eye
contact with their audience. It keeps theaudiences attention
focussed on the presenter. Remember you areselling something and
need to keep their attention. But will glance at the screen
occasionally to make sure what they aresaying relates to what is
being displayed. The is nothing more confusingfor the audience than
for you to be talking about hiring equipment and theslide showing
talent. Try not to speak in a monotone. Have a copy of the
presentation with notes/script for distribution to theaudience (you
will not need to do this, just have one set to hand in to
thetutor). Finish on time; this is one reason why you should
rehearse.
