Qualities of good oral presentations
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What are some of the key features to a superior oral presentation. Be sure to address speaking skills as well as visual aides.
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posted by Frank LaBanca, EdD @ 7:36 AM
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A good oral presentation is one that can capture an audience's attention while thoroughly covering the topic's content. The presentation should show a variety of different views on a particular topic in order to eliminate 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. 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. A visual aid should be easily integrated into the presentation, not an afterthought but key evidence to the presenters topic. The most common mistake a student can make when presenting is being too nervous. Relaxation and confidence is a key component to a good oral presentation.
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. PowerPoints are a phenomenal way to display information in an comprehendible and entertaining way. 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.
Good oral presentations should always keep the audience's attention. A clear and loud voice will help to keep the audience's attention as well as make sure everyone can hear and understand your presentation. Visual representations are excellent in helping the audience better understand what you are trying to tell them. Visual representations such as a PowerPoint or even a lowly poster board will help your audience to stay awake and keep their mind on your presentation. As a presenter you should try to avoid excessive use of repetitive words, such as "like" or "um". The more confidant you are in your presentation, the more your audience will treat you like you know what you are presenting. However, reading right off a paper or any visuals tells your audience that you weren't prepared and might not take you as seriously.
A quality oral presentation needs more than a list of facts or statements. I feel that speaking publicly is an art, and hiding behind a piece of paper is allowing the audience to intimidate you. I can’t say how many times I have watched endless presentations in class, and each one is the same thing. The presenter gets in front of the class and reads straight off of a paper, power point, etc. Their monotone speech is then rewarded by a “Great job _______, you had very good information.” Of course correct, interesting and reliable information is a must, but the goal of a presentation is to have the audience absorb some of it. This skill can easily be achieved by doing simple things, like making vibrant visuals that aren’t just micro-pictures slapped onto a poster board. Also, your visual shouldn’t be your script. If you make, say, a power point, give a general outline of what you’re going to be talking about, and then fill in the details. You are the presenter, not the projection screen.
Alex A
A good oral presentation presents its information in a way that is clear and easy to understand. The presenter must order there information and data in a logical manner that is easy to understand. The presenter also has to keep the attention of the audience while presenting all of there information. The presenter can do these things by first making sure that the information included in the presentation is relevant. There is a lot of information that might be related to what you’re researching but doesn’t need to be included in the presentation. If you put too much information in the presentation that doesn’t need to be there then you run the risk of confusing your audience or losing there interest. It is also important how the presenter talks to the audience. A presenter must be facing the audience and speak clearly. If you are turned away from the audience and mumbling then they may not be able to even hear you. The most important thing for presenting is that you are confident and prepared.
A good oral presentation needs to engage the audience with eye contact, loud clear voice, and a stern posture. It is important that the presenter does not slouch, fidget, or chew gum when he or she is presenting. This will cause the audience to pay attention to awkward movements and take away from the information presented. Confidence in yourself and the information presented is crucial. It takes less than five seconds for a person to make a first opinion about someone and is important to seem relaxed and calm. Lastly, the information presented must have a flow to it so the presenter doesn’t seem choppy or jumping around his speech.
The bloggers before me have forgot to mention that a good oral presentation also depends on what kind of information is being presented. Maricate mentioned that a good presentation should be unbiased and I feel this is true if you’re presenting something historical or political, however this is completely irrelevant if you are presenting your scientific findings. Even though different types of presentations should be handled differently, I do feel all good oral presentations have a few things in common. The speaker needs to be clear, accurate, and concise (as to not lose his audiences attention). The presentation should also contain visuals aids to reinforce his points for those who best absorb information visually.
In order for an oral presentation to be successful the presenter should be loud and clear. It is also important to frequently make eye contact. During the presentation the presenter must be relaxed and know what he or she is talking about. If the presenter only read the material once it would be choppy and not very good. It is important that you read your presentation many times before you actually present it. Practice makes perfect. The final step to make your presentation great is to make it interesting, you don't want the audience to fall asleep. The material itself should be of high quality and fluent. The material should also be concise and to the point. If it's to long it will start to get boring.
A quality oral presentation should be able to bring information to the audience without boring them. It should not just describe the topic, but also discuss the topic, which can be assisted with visual aids such as Powerpoint slides or drawings. The language used within it should not be only known to the presenter, and should be able to be easily and clearly understood by the audience. The presentation should not only talk about the facts of the topic, but possible applications for the topic and other topics associated with it. The presenter should be calm and relaxed in front of the audience, as nervousness often causes forgetfulness and speech problems, sometimes even a combination of the two(such as forgetting common, everyday words).
The most important thing in presenting an oral presentation is Prenunciation. If the audience can not understand what the presenter is saying, then it really does not matter how loud the presenter is and what his information is. Another important thing to remember when giving an oral presentation is to know what you are presenting. It sounds bad if the presenter does not know his or her information.
Maricate C. said...
A good oral presentation is one that can capture an audience's attention while thoroughly covering the topic's content. The presentation should show a variety of different views on a particular topic in order to eliminate 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. 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. A visual aid should be easily integrated into the presentation, not an afterthought but key evidence to the presenters topic. The most common mistake a student can make when presenting is being too nervous. Relaxation and confidence is a key component to a good oral presentation.
matt b.
ditto
a good presentation must consist of a coheirent and well organized compositon of slided accompanied by the oral aspect of the oral presentation. questions need to be anticipated by the presenter to avoid confusing the audience. it must inclued bactirea fetus pictures. all sourses must be cited in proper mla format. the presenter should seem calm and colected and project their voice to the appropriate level. the anuciation of he ideas being portrayed are most important if the audience is to understand or care about what you have to say.
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