WEEK EIGHT SUMMARY

LECTURE SUMMARY:

PRESENTING ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

A Practioners Point Of View:

To execute a good powerpoint presentation there are several things that you need to be mindful of and keep constant throughout your presentation. You need to have a tone in your voice that tells the audience you are sure of your topic and what you are saying is the right thing. If you are firm and certain of your topic then the audience will straight away believe what you say and not have any reasons to question you. If you siound uncertain and employ repition of the word "um" then the audience will know you have an unclear idea of your topic and they in turn will have a lack of faith in your presentation and bot believe what you are saying.

Structuring Your Presentation:

All presentations are made up of three parts,
-An introduction
-A body
-A comclusion

This is so that the talk has a clear structure and so that the audience are able to easily follow where the talk is going.

The Introduction:

The introduction that is generally used for a speech has six main components to help grab peoples attention
-Attention getters
-Thesis statement
-Audience adaptation
-Credibility Statement
-Preview
-Transition to body

Body:

The body of a presentation includes:
-The main ideas
-organisational patterns
-Connective devices
-References to outside research

Conclusion:

The conclusion has the all important task of summing up the information of your talk so that the audience understands it.

TUTORIAL ACTIVITY ONE:



READING ONE:

Powerpoint In The Classroom:

Introduction To Powerpoint:

When you give a powerpoint presentation the first thing to do is log on to the microsoft powerpoint site and get a general feel for powerpoint and all the options it offers.

Creating Slides:

The next step to making a powerpoint presentation is to actually create the slides. When you get on to microsoft powerpoint you will see three different options for creating slides:
1.Creating a blank slide
2.Using a template
3.Autocontent wizard.

These three types of slides offer many different options that you will see when you log onto microsoft powerpoint.

Making Changes To Your Powerpoint:

If you are making a powerpoint presentation and there is something you don't like about it you can alter it with a click of the mouse. For example if you don't like the layout of one whole slide that you have created you simply get rid of it by selecting it clicking on it asnd selecting the delete option.

Animation Functions Of A Powerpoint Presentation:

There are many different animation functions that enhance a powerpoint presentation. Such as: Adding pictures, Adding sound, Adding colour and adding motion. All these functions are easily accessed on the microsoft powerpoint page and they will all improve your presentation. However because the range of pictures, sounds and other extras is so extensive it is important to remember that the topic of your presentation and your assignment is more important and not to get too carried away with the powerpoint itself as it is just a prop to aid you in your presentation.

Conclusion:

Powerpoint presentations are very important for assignments and they make all things that need to be discussed exciting and they involve your audience whether they are business executibes or fellow students in the classroom.