Structure of a Presentation
How many parts is there in a common structure of a presentation?
3 parts
What is visual aid?
Visual Aids are pictures or videos used during a presentation that represent the information you are sharing to your audience.
Now I am going to _____ it over to...
Complete the sentence when you want to let your partner speak.
Now I am going to HAND it over to...
Why is it important to make eye contact with your audience?
Making eye contact builds a connection between you and the audience. When you look someone in the eye, they are more likely to look at you back, more likely to listen to you and what you have to say.
True or False - I should prepare and plan ahead of time for my presentation.
True
Famous Quote:
"fail to plan, plan to fail"
What are the 3 parts the a presentation?
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
Give me 5 examples of visual aid.
Pictures
Videos
Drawings/Graphs/Maps
Slides
Charts/Tables
"And on that final note..."
Which part does this sentence belong to in the structure of a presentation?
Conclusion of a presentation
Should you ask the audience for feedback after your presentation and why?
Yes, it is important to ask for the audience for feedback to be able to engage with your audience and also to improve for your next presentation.
True or False : making eye contact is not important during a presentation.
False
In the Introduction of a Presentation, what is the first thing to say?
The first thing to say in an introduction is always a greeting or welcome. (Hello, Good morning Ladies & Gentlemen, Welcome to my presentation...)
Should your presentation slides have many words or little words?
As little as possible is the best so your audience can focus on your speech instead of your slides.
Complete the sentence.
Please feel free to INTERRUPT ME with any questions.
When giving a presentation, should you look at your notes?
Its okay to have notes to help you remember your points but you should not be looking at your notes
the whole time. You should be looking at your audience more than your notes.
True or False : My body language is important.
True
"moving on to my next point..."
Which part of the structure of presentation is this from?
The Body of the Presentation; it is use to transition from one point to the next point.
Is it good or bad to use a bright pink background color for my slideshow background?
Bad, because bright pink will most likely cause headache to your audience and its also difficult to read text with bright colors.
I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to present to you today.
Which part does this sentence belong to in a structure of a presentation?
Conclusion of a Speech
If I am giving a presentation to a formal audience, how do I address them?
What about informal audience?
You can address your formal audience by calling them "Ladies & Gentlemen"
For informal audience, you can address them by calling them "guys"
True or False: I should move around and not stand still when I give a presentation.
True
What tenses are Intro, Body and Conclusion of a presentation in?
Intro : Future Tense
Body : Present Tense
Conclusion: Past Tense
If I am sharing a presentation about my company's Monthly Sales Income, should I use a line graph or pie chart as a visual aid?
Pie charts are best to use when you are trying to compare parts of a whole. They do not show changes over time.
Bar graphs are used to compare things between different groups or to track changes over time.
So to track the monthly sales income of a company, the bar graph can best represent this.
Without further ___ , lets ___ !
Complete the sentence.
Which part does it belong to in the structure of a presentation.
Without further ADO, lets BEGIN!
Introduction of a presentation
What should you do if one of my audience falls asleep?
Ignore them and move on.
False, you want to start your presentation with a BANG! So that you can grab your audience attention immediately and they won't fall asleep.