As I think you know by now, the presentations seem to be up on the College ClickView system.
They should be password-protected. Dieca has the password.
It would be interesting to read what you had to say about the presentations.
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Thoughts on my presentation:
I'm almost shrugging at the beginning of my presentation. It was too casual in some ways. I look back at the screen and relied on it. Although feeling like my heartbeat was going at a thousand miles a minute, I do look amazingly relaxed.
I did try not to use the powerpoint too much although I could of maybe given a handout, instead of reading of the screen.
I did tend to brush back hair a lot. Next time a bottle of water to calm nerves and just to have something other to do, rather than look like I'm trying to prep my hair before going to the hairdressers.
I'm surprised by how well I carried my nerves off. I actually wasn't going to watch my presentation, but I'm glad I did. It turns out it wasn't as bad as I thought.
Not bad for a first ever recorded presentation with powerpoint.
Thanks Jerry for making us do this.
(Jerry, there seems to be a section missing between chapters 1 and 2.
The introduction to the invasion isn't there - the intro section with the maps.)
As for the actual presentation itself, I've pretty much written all I can about it already. The faults are obvious, and with time to rehearse I know a lot of the problems would have been ironed out.
But I have noticed from the video that I seem to move around a bit, which could be distracting. That and the ever expanding belly.
Having watched the recording of our recent presentations, I would like to say that the most important point is to be able to talk about one's topic without relying on reading. I understand that one feels quite anxious before the presentation, however small prompt cards are much more useful. That way the presenter can engage the audience into the topic without losing contact with the listeners.
Moreover, slides oveloaded with text somehow distract the audience as listeners are busy reading the lines on the slides instead of concentrating on the talk itself.
Additionally, if one needs to move to the next slide, it is best to do it while talking. The point is that pausing for too long could lead to awkward silence. Consequently, extends the time of the presentation.
If presentations have time limit, I would suggest that one practices in advance and consider 1-2 mins per slide. For example, for an 8-10 min presentation, 8 slides would be enough. That means 2 mins of talking time per slide. But, the talk should be structured so that it delivers the most important points of the subject being presented.
The way a topic is presented, determines whether audience would be engaged in listening to the talk. If presenter is not interested in the subject themselves, then it would be difficult to produce an engaging presentation.
Generally speaking I am an exceptionally nervous person and find the form of presentation as most problematic one. The only way to change this, I assume, is to practice more. Nevertheless, in my opinion it is hard to change ones character and suddenly turn into a confident and socially open person even only for the time of presentation (unless a shot of sth stronger would be allowed). Like most of my colleagues from the course, I felt embarrassed while watching my presentation as it is hard to be critical to ourselves.
I have not yet done my presentation although I've drawn up the plan and prepared the actual Powerpoint presentation. However after reviewing a handout aptly named "The Seven Deadly Sins of Powerpoint Presentations". I have learned to avoid sound effects which can distract the audience and also avoid "visual cliches" from Clipart. I will use my own photos.Try to use good colour combinations which do not merge into one. Text heavy slides(which I am guilty of), will no longer be a feature of my presentation. Limit slides to approx. 5 lines of text and use words and phrases as opposed to whole sentences. Use a minimum font size of 40. Focus on interactive speaking and listening in oreder to capture/hold the attention of the audience. MISTAKES TO AVOID- 1)KNOW YOUR TOPIC, 2)NB THE SLIDES ARE NOT YOUR PRESENTATION(USE THEM AS AN ACCOMPINIMENT(use bullet points)Address the audience and not the screen3) Use a clean and straight forward design, 4) Limit the number of slides i.e. 10-12 5)Check all hardware is workin beforehand.
Hello Jerry,
Well, firstly I must say it was hard at the beginning to watch myself on video. It was a good experience and it is good to see myself and analyze mistakes. I think I used gestures too much and I noticed that I did not reply directly to question at the end of my presentation asked at one point, that is due to nervousness, but excuses, excuses :)
Powerpoint helped me a lot, but I realise that you can never be sure of technology, so have to take it easy and present even if there is no powerpoint available. I also had a little cards which I didn't really used, but it made me feel better.Overall I think I did good even I felt a bit nervous, but still comfortable in front of people talking as I knew the topic.
After seeing my presentation on ClickView I have some more comments to make in addition to my old ones. I reckon mine was a good presentation, overall. However there are several points where I should work on.
Firs of all, instead of pointing to the audience, I looked at the screen far too much. Moreover I noticed that I tend to repeat the same words again and again (bunch) or connective ones (like).
Then I said "whatever" and "everything", because I didn't have the right word...
For what concern the technical part of the presentation I an aware that the fact that I needed to go to the laptop and click, has stopped the flow of the presentation itself.
Finally if I had to do it again, I would take that long quotation away of the presentation, because it distracted the audience while I was talking.
Thanks for all the honest and reflective comments. As I keep saying, we are looking at developing skills, not producing a professional presenter. Your comments are an important part in the development of these skill. Thanks again.
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