Hello again, I will take this opportunity to expand on a previous post about including Presentations in the classroom, but this time I would like to add some tips for creating and delivering an effective presentation.
After preparing and delivering a presentation for ECO II pw, my mates and I with the help of our teacher could reflect upon some things that went well, and some other things that did not go that well. So this is a nice opportunity to share those reflections with you.
One of the things that you must consider when preparing a presentation is how much are you going to include. For example, if you choose to work with Power Point, it is better not to present whole texts in slides, because your audience may get bored and switch off your presentation, also you may get nervous or get confused when reading from the slides. Sometimes, they pay more attention to reading the texts before you switch slides than listening to you presenting. It would be better if you include only the main ideas.
You also need to take into account the design of your presentation, the colours of the slides and the size of your titles and words. For example, if you are presenting a new topic to children, it is good to have a colourful and cheerful presentation, with cartoons or multimedia content, but working with teens or adults is different, and they may think your presentation is not serious enough or pay more attention to the colours of the presentation instead of listening to you.
Moreover, when planning the presentation, it is good to rehearse a bit, because it will help you with time management and you will avoid overlapping with the other members of the group you are presenting.
And last though not least, using some tech support like videos or soundfiles will also require a bit of rehearsal, especially if these take an important role in your presentation. You need to check whether these work well before you start to present.
That's all for presentations, See you!
Hi, Anto! As one of your mates for this PW, I have to say that I totally agree with you. The things you mentioned to take into account when designing a power point presentation are very important because they can make our presentations be a success or the complete opposite. I think that now that we have learnt how to design a presentation, we have no more excuses for our presentations to be boring or purposeless. Great Post!
ResponderEliminarThanks for your contribution Agustina. You are right! After the experience of making a presentation, we can now be more creative and take a close look at details.
ResponderEliminar