Presenting the Report

Learning Outcomes Students should be able to presenting the report

Outlines Oral presentation Deciding on the content Visual aids The presenter The presentation Handling questions

The Oral Presentation The oral presentation calls for considerable planning. Factors matter in oral presentations: Dress, mannerism, gestures, voice modulation Slides, overhead, charts, graphs, handouts Thus, the contents of the presentation and the style of delivery should both be planned in detail

Deciding on the content: The time and attention devoted to the various components of the study will require adjustment, depending on the audience Visual aids: Graphs, charts, and tables help to show the points one wishes to make much faster and more effectively. They provide a captivating sensory stimulus that sustains the attention of the audience The presenter: An effective presentation is a function of how “unstressed” the presenter is. Eye contact, speak audibly and understandably, sensitive to nonverbal reactions, strict to time frame, concentration are critical aspects of presentation

The presentation: Handling questions: The opening remarks set the stage for riveting the attention of the audience The problem investigated, the findings, the conclusion, and the recommendations should be mentioned at least three times Handling questions: The well-handled question and answer session leaves the audience with a sense of involvement and satisfaction Openness to suggestion Nondefensive to questions Acknowledge to good ideas Addressing flawed question in a nonjudgmental fashion

Presentation Draft The opening contains: background to the study, problem identification, the use of the study, purpose of the study, research methodology and the research scope The contents of the presentation: Write in pointers Writing order in a systematic, logic and chronologic way Organized main parts Good language The conclusion: Summarizes the presentation