Giving Presentations DCU Student Learning

The master https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN4U5FqrOdQ What is so good about Steve Jobs presenting style? Body language? Use of visuals? Simplicity of message? Pacing?

Past experience Group Brainstorm What did good presentations you have seen in the past look like – what techniques did the presenter use?

Steps present practice prepare plan Source: Trinity College Dublin (2017)

1. Plan

5 Questions Who is your audience? Why are they there? What is your goal? How long will it be? Where will it take place? Before you even open up PowerPoint, sit down and really think about the day of your presentation. What is the real purpose of your talk? Why is it that you were ask to speak? What does the audience expect? In your opinion, what are the most important parts of your topic for the audience to take away from your, say, 50-minute presentation? Remember, even if you've been asked to share information, rarely is the mere transfer of information a satisfactory objective from the point of view of the audience. After all, the audience could always just read your book (or article, handout, etc.) if information transfer were the only purpose of the meeting, seminar, or formal presentation. Source: Trinity College Dublin (2017)

10 words or less test What is the key take home point of your presentation in ten words or less? elevator test. "sell" your message in 30-45 seconds.

Start your Outline No Powerpoint Pencil & Paper Order your thoughts Key points Don’t open Powerpoint What are the key points Logical Flow

Structure INTRO MAIN THEME CONCLUSION Get attention Content Key message

2. Preparation

10/20/30 The rule of powerpoint 10 slides in no more than 20 minutes, font size no less than 30 10 Ten is the optimal number of slides in a PowerPoint presentation because a normal human being cannot comprehend more than ten concepts in a meeting 20 You should give your ten slides in twenty minutes. 30 Force yourself to use no font smaller than thirty points. It will make your presentations better because it requires you to use less text, find the most salient points, and to know how to explain them well. Source: Kawasaki (2017)

High quality images Free stock images https://pixabay.com Use images to support your point Use a consistent theme But only that push you toward your goal Free Stock Photos http://www.sxc.hu/ Commercial Stock Photos www.istockphoto.com Free stock images https://pixabay.com

Example DCU has the oldest and largest Higher Education Access Programme in Ireland. The Programme is built on 28 Years of experience informed by practitioner led research. 93% of Access students who enter DCU complete third level education. Over the past 10 years, 92% of Access graduates achieved a 1st or 2nd class honours degree. From 2011 to 2016 this figure has increased to 97-98%. The employment rates for DCU Access graduates is 96% with 85% of Access graduates employed in an area directly related to their degree. There are almost 1,300 Access students currently studying in DCU with 382 students entering first year in 2016. Between 8,000 to 10,000 primary and secondary school students in the North Dublin Region, partake in Access DCU initiatives yearly. Source: DCU (2017)

Better Example 98%

Handouts For you… and the audience. You The Audience Have your own powerpoint slides printed with prompt notes written alongside Can provide a handout containing additional information, references etc so you don’t have to go through the small details.

3. Practice Room Technology Everything

4. Presenting Your are the most powerful visual aid: Introduce: What you’re going to tell them Why you’re telling them Why it’s important Body language Eye Contact Disruptions – an effective way is simply to stop talking and look at the person talking (difficult to do at first but then becomes easy)

Engage your audience LOOK Start by asking a closed question e.g. “Put up your hand if you think…” Use scalars e.g. “On a scale of 1-10 how bad do you think diesel cars are for the environment?” MOVE SMILE SHOW YOUR PASSION LOOK You, your voice, body language etc, are the most important visual aid. Get closer to your audience by moving away from or in front of the podium. The podium is a barrier between you and the audience. Don’t talk & move Don’t talk over a video

Dealing with questions T-A-C Thank the questioner Answer the question to the best of your knowledge Check the research if necessary and get back to them afterwards Make sure you tell the audience that you will be taking questions at the end of your presentation. When you finish your presentation, instead of asking ‘Does anyone have questions’, ask something like ‘What questions do people have?’ or a specific question related to your presentation like ‘Do you agree with (part of your presentation).’

Apply your learning Bad presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfY8dvbuFg What is good/bad about this presentation? Good presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utoLhjUuAI Source: University of Bedfordshire (2012)

Summary present practice prepare plan Source: Trinity College Dublin (2017)

References DCU 2017. Access service: key facts. [Online]. Available from: http://www.dcu.ie/access/about.shtml [Accessed 17 October 2017]. Jobs, S. 2007. I-phone presentation [Online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_m2F_ph_uU [Accessed 13 August 2014]. Kawasaki, G. 2005. The 10/20/30 rule of powerpoint [Online]. Available from: https://guykawasaki.com/the_102030_rule/ [Accessed 17 October 2017]. Skills4Study Campus 2014. Presentation skills [Online]. Available from: http://www.skills4studycampus.com/StudentContent.aspx?Section=32 [Accessed 28 August 2014]. University of Bedfordshire 2012. Delivering a bad presentation [Online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfY8dvbuFg [Accessed 17 October 2017].