OUAN402 - Effective Presentation Tips

We were given a presentation on how to give effective and successful presentations. I found this incredibly helpful because I knew we would be producing a lot of presentations this year on various topics and even for interim crits, so it was a very informative presentation to be given. It was quite valuable to be reminded that a presentation is essentially there to share and communicate ideas in a concise manner. In our case and many others it also allows for constructive feedback and or criticism from our peers. When giving a presentation it is important to know who you are presenting to and adjust the way you present accordingly, this includes the content, tone of voice and manner you use.

In general presentations get to me a little bit and I feel slightly anxious about presenting sometimes, more so if I don't feel especially confident with the subject matter that I'm talking about. I try my best to not let it create unnecessary stress. In order to do this I try my best to prepare as well as possible until I feel more confident with what I'm going to say and how I'm going to present to the audience. A tip that really helped me was to keep it simple, keeping it simple means that I can talk more naturally as oppose to over complicating it and making it more difficult.

We were given some presentation DOs and DONTs

You should:

• Keep it simple
• Be prepared
• Know your subject
• Use imagery to illustrate points
• Relax
• Be enthusiastic

You should not:

• Use clipart
• Use bullet points
• Rush your words
• Shout