Dec
3
2005
Presentations
Author: Frank LaBanca, Ed.D.
Answer in 100-200 succinct, proofed words: What are qualities of good oral presentations? What are the qualities of a good visual aid, like PowerPoint? What should be avoided?
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December 5th, 2005 at 3:13 pm
A good oral presentation is one that both engages the audiences and conveys the relevant information well. The audience should have nothing hindering their understanding of the material. This means that the speaker should speak loud enough to be heard clearly by every audience member, they should not speak too quickly to be understood, and they should not use allusions or language that could impede the ability of the audience to comprehend what is said. The speaker, in order to convey the information appropriately, should stay on the topic and refrain from talking about extraneous subjects. When a speaker uses a visual aid in their presentation, it should be exactly that, and aid. They should assist the speaker in conveying the information; they should not present the information alone. They should include few words (the words that are used should be in bullets as to summarize the points of the presentation). The images included should be easily recognizable and well integrated into the presentation. The speaker should avoid reading directly off of the visual aid, turning his back to the audience, and expecting the visual to explain itself.
December 5th, 2005 at 4:31 pm
I believe a good oral presentation should include constant eye contact to engage the audience. Also presenters should practice proper and clear pronunciation and voice tone. Good voice tone includes the proper volume so everyone can hear them and they must talk slowly. Lastly, the presenter should always focus on the main purpose of their presentation and have numerous aids to affectively convey their topic (visual aids, graphs, bullet points, outline). PowerPoint can be highly affective as vial aids when used correctly. It is essential to make the slides universal to create structure by using the same format/background. To ensure the audience takes away the vital information within your PowerPoint the written piece should be in bullets and not paragraphs. Only select bullets points should be listed because you do not want your audience being overwhelmed with information. Also there should be some distinct visuals that will catch the audience’s eye by keeping them intrigued.
December 6th, 2005 at 6:08 am
There are many ways an oral presentation can be good. A visual aid is almost always seen to help give the audience an accurate picture of what one is talking about. Spelling mistakes and other errors in grammar can draw the attention away from the focus of the presentation and is distracting to me. The presenter should be speaking towards the audience and try to keep their voice level and strong, showing confidence in what they are talking about. Powerpoint presentations should not contain a lot of text, just enough to give background or reason/purpose to the slide being viewed. The presenter can tell the audience the details and information him/her self. Speaking clearly and staying on topic are important and questions that are answered well at the end of the show all help it be successful.
December 6th, 2005 at 1:38 pm
A good presenter needs to speak in clear and in and commanding voice. Often a presenter will speak in a quite and meek sort of voice forcing those listening to the presentation to strain themselves to hear. The audience will lose interest because they can’t hear clearly or will miss key parts of what the presenter is trying to get across. Another thing that will lose the interest of the audience is stuttering. Stuttering makes the presentation very choppy and sounds unprofessional you want move very smoothly from one idea to another. Body language goes hand in hand with speech. A good presenter will be facing the audience up right and not slouching or turned away. This looks better and the presenter’s voice will go farther and be clearer. They should also avoid reading directly of any note cards they may have or a visual. A presenter needs to maintain eye contact note cards aren’t there to be dictated off of they are there for if you get lost. The visual aid should be colorful and have things on it that relate to what the presenter is talking about. The presenter should be able to explain every thing in the visual.
December 6th, 2005 at 1:39 pm
A good presenter needs to speak in clear and in and commanding voice. Often a presenter will speak in a quite and meek sort of voice forcing those listening to the presentation to strain themselves to hear. The audience will lose interest because they can’t hear clearly or will miss key parts of what the presenter is trying to get across. Another thing that will lose the interest of the audience is stuttering. Stuttering makes the presentation very choppy and sounds unprofessional you want move very smoothly from one idea to another. Body language goes hand in hand with speech. A good presenter will be facing the audience up right and not slouching or turned away. This looks better and the presenter’s voice will go farther and be clearer. They should also avoid reading directly of any note cards they may have or a visual. A presenter needs to maintain eye contact note cards aren’t there to be dictated off of they are there for if you get lost. The visual aid should be colorful and have things on it that relate to what the presenter is talking about. The presenter should be able to explain every thing in the visual.
December 7th, 2005 at 7:58 am
I think a good oral presentation should present the audience with good relevent information which relates to the topic being disscused. A Power Point is a great way to present information if done correctly. One should have bullet points containing phrases, not sentences to aid the presenter. Sound effects should be avoided due to the fact that they draw the audiences attentation from the information you are presenting. The presenter should speak slowly, clearly and louldly so the audience can understand what you are trying to say. If you use pictures in your presentation you want to explain them and talk about how they have relevence to your project. You want to take your time becuase if the audience is taking notes they don’t want to be overwhelmed with information. Make sure you make eye contact with the audience so they feel connected with what you are saying. If using a power point don’t include backgrounds which will take away form your presentation, use only items which will aid it.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:12 am
There are several things that make a great oral presentation. First is involvement with audience, if you get the audience involved more then 80 percent of the time you will get great reviews. Most people do not just want to sit there and watch some one read from piece a paper or preach. Next if you can relate what you are talking about to how this affected some one or yourself that also interest people who are listening because they feel they can relate to you and now you have their attention. Finally don’t finish on a dull note the saying go out with bang does truly apply to an oral presentation because some people wont be expecting some other will so you get surprise and satisfaction from the audience. These are the things that make a great oral presentation.
December 7th, 2005 at 8:33 am
A good presentation is one that grabs the audiences’ attention and provides relevant information. A good presenter defines all the words that the presenter thinks the audience might not know. A good presenter always has to have good eye contact with the audience because this will keep the audience awake during the presentation. The presenter should not read a paper or slide verbatim because that is what makes a presentation boring. In a visual aid like a PowerPoint many graphics should be used. These graphics will help the audience get a better understanding of the topic. Animations and sounds should be avoided in a PowerPoint because it causes the audience drift away from the point of the presentation. A PowerPoint should not be in sentence and paragraph form because the audience will have to read the whole paragraph and forget what the presenter is saying. The slides should be in point format and should not have more than 30 words. The presenter should never turn his or her back to the audience and should always give good eye contact.
December 7th, 2005 at 3:07 pm
A good oral presentation is clear and informative. It should be easy for people that aren’t doing the same topic as the presenter to understand while still being in depth. It should be clear by thoroughly explaining all uncommon words and concepts. Oral presentations should also be entertaining and not just facts being read off of the slide or note cards. The facts should be engaging to the audience, and also the person should memorize the majority of the facts in order to keep eye contact with the audience. Eye contact tells the audience that you are knowledgeable on your topic and then the presenter also knows if the audience is engaged or not and can possibly make changes to get the audience’s attention. Graphics are also helpful in engaging the audience but also in explaining topics more easily. The presenter should have a clear, articulate voice and should have rehearsed all difficult words before hand so as not to stumble over them during the presentation. The posture of the presenter should be not leaning on anything but standing mostly still, while trying to avoid nervous tapping and other distracting habits. Just having some courage will make the presentation much improved!
December 7th, 2005 at 6:08 pm
A good oral presentation is one that is delivers the information to the audience in a clear and concise form. The presenter should speak clearly and fluently, and have a very good sense and understanding of what they are talking about. Being prepared to answer questions is also a very important part of a good presentation becuase it shows the audience that the presenter really understands and cares for the topic they are speaking about. The speaker should therefore not be constantly referencing “visual aids” or note cards. They should not be reading off of their powerpoint presentation, nor should they be reading off of note cards. A good powerpoint presentation would be one that is not distracting from the presenter, and aids visually to the topic/point the speaker is making. Some powerpoints are better off with solely pictures, rather than entire paragraphs. Writing is distracting and makes it seem like the speaker does not fully understand what they are saying. Pictures help reinforce what the presenter is saying, and help explain the information.
December 8th, 2005 at 10:23 am
Many factors contribute to a good oral presentation. First, what the student presents is important because it must be interesting as well as informative. It must be in a logical order so that the audience can follow along, and must have no spelling or grammatical errors. One thing that catches the eye of a person is a good visual. Visuals should be used in a good presentation to give the person an illustration of the information being presented. The second part, which is as pivotal if not more, is how the student presents the information. Eye contact and clear pronunciation are needed in order to intrigue the audience. The presentation must be entertaining enough to keep the attention of the viewers. A good PowerPoint should contain about 25 words on each slide and should have a relevant visual. The presenter should stay away from mumbling, using fillers, and reading directly off of the slide and not giving more information.
December 8th, 2005 at 4:32 pm
I feel as though the most important component of an oral presentation is subject knowledge, as well as being able to engage your audience, even if they are not interested in the subject. An oral presentation always makes good use of visuals, mainly to emphasize or reinforce your points or arguments, but also to keep the audience focused and interested. Anyone who gives an oral presentation must be confident in all that they say, and must show that they are confident. Good posture, diction, eye contact and the ability to respond to questions are all necessary components of an oral presentation. When using a visual aid, such as Power Point, it is useful to limit slides to about 25 words or less. The speaker’s words on the slide should clearly be limited, and the speaker must be able to elaborate on these points. A speaker should always avoid a subject that he or she is not confident in, and a speaker should also avoid using a soft voice and not looking at his or her audience.
December 9th, 2005 at 7:22 pm
A good oral presentation should focus on communication between the presenter and the audience. If the presenter is not engaging, boring, or detached, then the audience will not respond to the presentation and communication will not be effective. Eye contact is important to engage audience. The use of PowerPoint or other aids should be used to organize time and direct the conversation, as well as highlight key points. The visual aids should be interesting, structured, and very clear to the audience to enhance their effectiveness. The presenter should make the topic interesting for the audience. Without interest, the audience will not respond to the presenter. Visual aids can add interest as well as the use of humor or shocking facts. A presenter needs to speak clearly and smoothly to hold the audience’s attention. These elements are all part of a good presentation.
December 10th, 2005 at 5:55 am
A good oral presentation should be able to hold the attention and interest of the audience as well as deliver the intended information, in a form easily understood, to the audience. In order to do this the presenter must always speak clearly, slowly, and loudly enough for the entire audience to understand what they are saying. They must always keep eye contact with the audience and not turn their back on the audience while presenting. The presenter should never wander from the main focus of the presentation. They should try to be as concise and clear as possible so that everyone will understand what the focus of the presentation is. PowerPoint can help to focus one’s presentation. To use PowerPoint to help maintain the focus of one’s presentation, one needs to keep each slide short and to the point, with as few words as possible per slide and no animations or sounds which only distract from the main idea. One should use bulleted lists and other such devices to outline each idea for the audience. One should also include many graphics on their slides because well-chosen graphics will illustrate the topic to the audience while the presenter speaks about the topic. The graphics, like the presentation itself should stay to the point and be easily understood and explained. The presenter should avoid reading directly off notes and/or the PowerPoint slides. The presenter should avoid use of words such as um, like, you know, etc. The presenter should be well prepared for any questions the audience might ask.
December 10th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Sarah Gutbrod
A good oral presentation relies on the level of confidence the presenter has
in his or her subject. Rehearsing the information and reading a vast number
of sources will help increase this confidence. The more confidently they can
present the material the better prepared they will be for questions. They
must know the material inside and out without having to depend on their notes to
present the information. It is a good idea to have note cards or someway to
help the presenter to stay organized if they digress or to remind them of the
key points they must make but they should not outline every point they are
trying to make. Organization is also very important as the presentation must
flow in a logical manner. The order of the slides will help with the
organization but the presenter must be aware of what he or she wants to present
first and the order in which they follow so that they, themselves do not have to
look at the slide. The PowerPoint presentation is for the audience, to
reinforce what is being said and it is not for the presenter to read off although
they should refer to it. Each of these elements will help them achieve the one
action that will make or break a presentation, their relationship with the
audience. Confidence in their own knowledge and the material, as well as not
having to rely on their notes will help them keep eye contact with the
audience and actually talk to them rather than read to them. It will also help the
presenter to answer the audience’s questions faster without having to look
through their notes. A PowerPoint that supports what the presenter says rather
than outlines it will also help the audience’s attention to be directed
towards what the presenter is saying. The more respect the audience has in the
presenter’s credibility, which is formed by the way they present and conduct
themselves throughout the presentation, the more interested they will be in the
material presented
December 10th, 2005 at 11:46 am
A good presentation has everything that is necessary to convey the information and nothing extra that would distract and mislead the audience. In an oral presentation, the speaker should speak loudly and clearly and make eye contact with the audience, and make sure it doesnt seem like he is talking to a wall. The speaker should not use terms that are “over the audience’s head” and should try to be as simple and understandable as possible. If a visual aid is used, It should be attractive to the eye but not too colorful or too busy(For example, using lots of pointless animations all over the place that disract the audience and make the subject confusing). For example, in a powerpoint, there should not be too many words per slide, but just the main points, to help the speaker get the information across. There should also be some images that relate to the topic at hand and complement the information that is being spoken and on the slide.
December 11th, 2005 at 10:50 am
A good oral presentation is one that can capture an audience’s attention while thoroughly covering a topic’s information. The presentation should show all different views on the particular topic in order to eliminate any form of bias. The audience should understand the facts and be told the interpretations that correspond to the facts; including causes, effects, and possible alternatives if applicable. While the audience is told the information, they should not feel overburdened with professional language or confused about the topic’s relevance.
The quality of a good visual aid is that it is a supporting feature to the presenter’s speech. It helps provide a picture or a visible summarization for the audience to focus on. It also help the presenter to stay focused on their speech and topic, leaving little room for diversions from the presentation.
I think that common mistakes in presentations are attributed to nerves. Hesitations and repititions are important things to avoid when presenting to an audience. Also, filler words such as “um” and “uh” should be avoided; such words give the impression that the presenter is unsure and unprepared. Relaxation and confidence is a key component to a good oral presentation.
December 11th, 2005 at 8:00 pm
The other blog answer I wrote for this failed to show up.I’m not sure if you saw it at all, but just in case you didn’i, I rewrote another blog answer for this:
First of all, a good oral presenter must have complete knowledge of the topic being presented as well as any relatable topics. This information must be from a reliable source so the audience believes that you know what you are talking about, and it is truthful information being given to them. Also a good presentation is both educational and interesting. Through tone that is relatable to your subject, you allow the audience to get a full experience of what you are presenting. For example, oral presenters at JSHS last year were professional when presenting. They didn’t make jokes but made sure they had both a confident and loud enough tone to engage the audience. While the professor at JSHS who was presenting about a theory on time travel, joked around with the audience, as well as got some of them involved with his oral presentation. Also, information given during the presentation should be consistent, clear, and to the point. A bad presentation would involve lack of information and contradicting parts of your presentation, which would lead to an overall unclear result. Therefore the right tone, attitude, body language, education in the subject, consistency, and reliable sources are some major parts of a good presentation.
Visual aids in a presentation must give a better understanding of the presentation. For example, when I went to a macroinvertebrate volunteer sampling, we had an oral presentation before we did the sampling. In order to give a better understanding of what macroinvertebrates are, there importance, and where they are located, detailed pictures were given to demonstrate just that. The aids gave the audience a better understanding of what the presenter was talking about. Also, the visual aids were all large enough to see, and appropriate color. The visual aids, as well as the presentation had all come from a reliable source as well.
December 11th, 2005 at 8:25 pm
The main idea of an oral presentation is to get an idea across to your audience without them feeling any doubt about your knowledge of the subject at hand. To do this, there are a few strategies you must use to deliver a successful presentation. First and foremost, you must know about your subject thoroughly. If someone asks you a question you should know it off the top of your head; a good strategy may be presenting in front of someone else. If they ask you something and you dont know the answer you should go back and read more about your subject. Also, you must have some sort of plan of what you will be talking about and in what order; organization is key. Visuals and handouts are extremely helpful as they aid your audience in understanding your presentation more easily, but this should be used as a tool for reinforcing your information not as something to deliver it. When speaking make sure to annunciate your words as well as to project your voice so the people in the back can hear you. You should refrain from fidgeting, swaying from side to side, playing with your hair or pen, putting your hands in your pockets, and slouching. Finally, you should remember to dress appropriately as you want to create a good first impression for your audience.
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