Oral Presentations

Quiz material for ENSC 105W

Practical strategies for the effective use of power point

• Have page numbers

  • easier for questions

• Always update the date

  • make sure it is also accurate

• Audience Analysis

  • Only use animations when they are appropriate

  • PANE

    • Power:

      • peers, supervisors?

    • Age:

      • Vision and hearing

    • Needs

      • money, environments, politics

    • Expertise

      • high, moderate, low?

  • OR, CAMP

    • Capability:

      • what is the capability of the audience

    • Attention:

      • how will you gain their attention

    • Motivation:

      • why should they listen to you

    • Perception:

      • does audience perceive your goals

  • Where are you presenting?

    • Small, medium, or large

    • External vs internal lighting

      • Without windows: long as the font contrast with the background, your choice doesn’t matter much in rooms without windows
      • With windows a dark background with light fonts is often most effective

  • Dealing it technology

    • arrange for equipment well in advance
    • arrive early and setup
    • use standard fonts
    • be cautious with trying new techniques
    • always make backups!!!!

  • Powerpoint cant handle

    • page reductions
    • complex circuits or big math
    • lengthy instructions

  • Team presentations

    • plan as a team

    • share content

      • one persoin should pull eveything together
      • beweare of os/application incompatibliities
      • everyone should review the completed presentation

    • Rehearse

    • Final check for spelling

Key Expectations

• A clear statment

  • of what the project is and why you are doing it.

• Asummary of what has been achived so far

  • , including any difficulties

• Guidelines for animations and sounds

  • Animatia

• ORganizing your presentation

  • ttital slide

    • name, group name

  • Organazire slide

    • show what will be covered

  • Background for project

  • body of the presentation

  • Conclutision/summary

  • Acknolagment