Goals: You will be able to...
- create an audience-friendly PowerPoint presentation
- To work on projecting their voices more clearly
- To hear some tips on presenting better for their oral presentations
For
the first activity, everyone will have to stand up and stand at the
back of the classroom. The purpose is to show you the importance of
volume when giving a presentation. You should always aim your voice to
the person sitting furthest in the room. This is a problem if you are
reading off the slides. One suggestion is having small notecards, so
that you don’t have to face the screen.
3. Connecting with the Audience
Besides
speaking loudly, you also want to try to connect with the audience.
There are two key factors in doing this: 1) You should try to maintain
eye contact if it doesn’t make you too nervous. 2) You shouldn’t read
off the slides, so that it seems more like you are talking to them. They
already know how to read anyway. Read over the notecards that the
instructor passes out and try to memorize the important ideas on the
cards. When you’re ready, go to the front of the classroom and explain
the main ideas, without looking at the notecard as much as you can, and
at the same time, project loudly enough so that the class can hear you
in the back.
3. Creating a PowerPoint
Refer to this Effective PowerPoint Presentations
- Avoid putting too many words on each slide—no full sentences
- Don’t use too many colors or make the background or pictures too distracting
- Use animation to your advantage, but don’t distract the audience either
Sign-up for a presentation day!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving :D
Oral Presentation Sign-up (Class N)
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