Presentations

An overview

of

key elements

Structure

of an

Oral Presentation

Go to:

Presenting Your Content

For important information on:

    

Your goal

as the presenter

You

as your most important medium

Profiling

your audience

Your posture

and oral delivery

The pause

: an essential tool

Articulate a

Short

Title followed by:



Your name



Your affiliation



Your email/Web address

Provide a Verbal Roadmap

  

State your objective Tell your audience what to expect Consider a motivating example that:

 Places your work in context  Defines a problem  Engages your audience in a

story

Organize Your Content



Provide necessary background



Describe the project



Present your main results

 Lead your audience up the key steps of your reasoning  Highlight then interpret your most important results

Your Audience: Learning Strategies

Study findings: 

50%

learn best with graphics 

15%

auditory learners 

25%

nonverbal cues

The Moral:

Vary how the material is presented

Developing Your Message



Be clear



Be concise



Use familiar terms



Identify new terms



Allow

audience

time to process

new information –

whether you say it or show it or both.

Close with a Conclusion

   Revisit the example or story from the beginning of your presentation Remind your audience of your work’s objective Explain your results in terms of your subject matter

Discuss your Conclusion

  

Restate

the purpose of your presentation

Review

your key findings

Discuss

aspects that need further study or next steps  

Thank your audience for attending Invite

questions, comments, & discussion from your audience

Go to:

Oral Presentation Skills

© For an in-depth practical guide on:

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Preparation and Planning Structure of an Oral Presentation Creating Interest with the Audience Body language Voice and Pronunciation

© C. STORZ and the English language teachers of the Institut national de télécommunications, EVRY FRANCE.

Use PowerPoint to:

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Introduce content in small increments



Supplement oral presentation with appropriate visuals



Design posters

Power Point Presentation Colors

 Use strongly contrasting colors for text and background  Project slides in advance to be sure colors have adequate contrast

Typeface and

Fonts

Excellent information on

typography

can be found on Victor Chen’s

Effective PowerPoint Presentations

Making Text Inviting

Text is necessary, but you can present it so it invites the viewer to read more. You can also highlight items of special interest. You can use graphics between text lines to prevent visual monotony. You can also add color for emphasis, offset lines of text and use space to call attention to direct a viewer’s eye.

Read Me!

Invite your viewer to pay attention by:



Highlighting

text 

Using graphics: Adding Color

When to Use Text

New

terms Quotes:

“Blah blah, blah blah . . .”

 Objectives

Proposed Outline

As necessary

Use Graphics to Enhance Communication

To show relationships of parts to a whole: Infants Children Teens Adults To depict anything not familiar to your audience:

When

Not

to use visual effects

Not

all

visuals enhance your message.

Clip art used only for

decoration

may distract your audience from your key points.

Unnecessary animation may have same negative

effect.

PowerPoint

Presentation/Data Storage Options



USB flash drives:

integrated with USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. Small, lightweight, removable and rewritable. 

CD/DVD:

stable, still widely used.



Floppy disks & Zip:

older technology, use in decline.

Make a Copy!



In your data storage device of choice



Using an alternative storage option

Before Your PowerPoint Presentation Check for:

 Projection equipment  Screen  Lighting

Find Help on:



PowerPoint Tutorial Sites



Tips and Tricks



Additional Resources



FAQS At: Poster &Presentation Development

Find Help on:

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Layout & Headings



Graphics & Colors



Editing



Software At:

Creating Effective Poster Presentations

To access an online version of this slide show and online copies of handout documents go to the SON Honors Program Webpage & scroll down to

Resources

For more information or assistance contact us at: [email protected]

The Bottom Line Print Documents



Request Form



Checklist

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Printing Options



Available in Word

Requesting Assistance for Presentation Development

IIT Educational & Design Services will assist honors undergraduate students in the School of Nursing working with faculty mentors to prepare and design posters accepted for presentation at School-sanctioned events, meetings, and professional conferences.

Educational & Design Services will provide:

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Consultation to assess your needs and determine the appropriate format for your purpose and target audience Presentation tips PowerPoint template design assistance Graphs, charts and other original graphics design Poster design assistance

To receive assistance with your projects complete the Request Services form at: http://nursing.unc.edu/cites

Lead Time

We request a

three-week notice

for most projects for

basic posters

with one to three basic charts or graphs. Additional lead-time may be needed for more complex projects.

No time is too soon to submit a Request to

your needs.

final content.

[email protected]

.

When your request reaches us, someone will contact you as soon as possible to set a time to assess your project and to discuss

The Three-week turnaround time for your project begins after we receive your

Format

We ask that all copy for posters come to us as Word files. PowerPoint content pasted into a Word document is not a usable Word file. If you have statistical data that are in another program, contact us so we can help you determine a format best suited to your needs and ours. The designer handling your project will work with you to suggest formats for Word documents that will help us meet your deadline.

Approval of Content

The content of your poster must be approved by all contributors/authors prior to submitting it to staff for production. Your mentor, if not an author, must also approve the content.

Presentation Preparation Checklist Your name: __________________________ Date submitted:________ Event: __________________________Date needed: _________ Please check the following points before your submission of materials:

Acknowledgment provided indicating mentor approval together with mentor name  Yes  No Co-author approval of all and final content provided

Note: your mentor and all co-authors must approve your materials before you submit them

 Yes  No Abstract attached  Yes  No

Note: You must attach your abstract to complete your submission.

Does the event require that the text of your abstract be included?  Yes  No Poster size (length by height):

l:

_________

h:

________

N/A

_________ All sections written according to event directions  Yes  No

Note: Form will vary by event; typical conference research posters include:

 Purpose  Method/Design  Results  Discussion/Conclusion All graphs/ tables attached with titles, data description, and placement directions written out  Yes  No

Note: SAS graphs need to be submitted in TIFF or EPS; graphs created in Excel need to be in PowerPoint

Content review performed to insure:  Clearly stated purpose  Use of active voice  Presentation in bullet points when possible  All relevant and significant information presented  E limination of redundant information  Avoidance of jargon  Use of appropriate vocabulary to enhance understanding  All acronyms spelled out when first used

Printing Options for Posters The UNC Copy Centers

in the Student Union (843-6862) and at the Kenan-Flagler Business School (962-8402) print posters. Their prices:

24’’ x 36’’……. $30 36’’ x 48’’……..$60 36’’ x 60’’…….. $75 48’’ x 72’’…….. $100 Non-standard size: . . . . . .$6 per square foot Maximum height for any poster: 58’’ (4’10’’)

For more information go to: http://www.printing.unc.edu/Copy_Centers/unccc.html

The Cancer Center

(966-0027) prints posters at:

$22.00 per linear foot for non-member $11.00 per linear foot for members

For more information, go to: http://cancer.med.unc.edu/dif/posters.html

Kinko's

off campus at 114 W. Franklin Street (967-0790) will print posters. For more information, go to: http://www.fedex.com/us/officeprint/main/

Print Resources Provided by the Health Sciences Library

The Health Sciences Library (HSL) has a website tutorial on poster development and printing at: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/Tutorials/Poster_design/home.htm

The Media Design Studio in the HSL provides hardware and software equipment for developing projects (such as scanners, CD burners, and a plotter for printing maps, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Premiere, and GIS software) ) and offers a variety of services, including one-on-one consultations. For more information: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/MDStudio/policies.cfm

For a list of HSL Media Design Tutorials: http://www.hsl.unc.edu/services/MDStudio/howdoi.cfm

Note: HSL Media Design Studio users must attend an orientation and be registered with the Library before working in the Media Design Studio.