presenter should be fully and adequately prepared not only via the literature he/she has read but also applying his/her personal experience.
Laura,
these are great questions to use in guiding your development of your content & your presentation itself.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
Top 3 to 4 things to remember:
What do you want to communicate and how will the audience benefit from it?
Who is my audience?
What are the most important pieces of he topic they would want to know?
1.The purpose for the presentation.
2.The planning for the unforeseen, IE: allotted time change, questions and problems with visual aids.
3.The preparing for the presentation.
4.The practice of the presentation.
With all these covered a successful and effective presentation is more likely to happen.
Important things to remember are what are the objectives, how is the presentation directed to audience, how are objectives presented in the most effective manner, and how is the auduence be engaged in the presentation. There are other important things such as providing a hook at the opening and establish credibility. Also providing a solution and call to action at the end.
ha nie,
all 3 of these are key for an effective presentation.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
In order a presentation to be effective, the presenter must have a commanding knowledge of the topic. The presenter must be able to relate to his/her audience. Lastly, the presenter must be able to convey the topic in a manner that is engaging and interesting to the audience. The ideas presented in this presentation, defining the objective, determining the type of presentation, knowing the audience, and preparing the presentation would contribute significantly to developing an effective presentation.
1. be prepared.
2. know the time allowed
3. know your audience
I think that it is important to know who your audience will be and the purpose of the presentation. For me knowing those details helps me prepare for what I want to say, what visuals I may need, and what questions I may need to be prepared to answer.
I say that i find knowing your audience. Being well informed about your subject. I guess the enviroment your presentation will be presented in and How much time do you have.
Alicia ,
all of these are important & the preparation is key.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
The top three things that you must do before/when presenting:
Be prepared
Know your information
Give eye contact and engage your audience
Joyce,
these are all great approaches to developing a successful presentation.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
Number one: Know the topic or be adequately familiar with the topic you are presenting through current research of said topic
Number two: Develop an outline that will cover all areas that you deem necessary to address in order to effectively cover your chosen topic
Number three: Know your audience and gear the presentation to the audience
Loretta,
yes, these are all great strategies & definitely preparation is key.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
I've tried to present "off the cuff" before. It was a disaster! So, I think number 1 has got to be: be prepared.
Number 2: Humor is almost always a good way to make people feel comfortable. Or, at least, it works for me.
And I agree wholeheartedly that you've got to put some visuals in there somewhere. Otherwise, it's just too boring!
Sandra,
these are all great points. I especially like your point about being prepared for Q & A as this can cause some to get tripped up.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
Number one: Know your material
number two: know your audience to adjust the delivery of your message
number three: be prepared for Q and A
number four : be prepared for a plan B/ versatile if the audiovisual does not go along with your intial plan
Brenda,
all of these are key aspects to remember. I personally like to emphasize the importance of being conversational in tone.
Ryan Meers, Ph.D.
Knowledge about the subject matter is equally important to your comfort zone. I have to know about the presentation and believe in the value of the end result, or it will not be effective.
Brenda S. Jimenez
