1. Media Culture and Technology
Presentations
Media Culture and Technology

2. Outline What is a bad presentation The idea of a presentation
Preparing your presentation
Rehearse
Giving your presentation
Evaluation

3. What makes a presentation bad?

4. When planning a presentation, pay attention to
Material
Organization/structure
Relationship with the audience
How you are feeling

5. The idea of a presentation
A presentation must be given for the audience not to the audience.
Topic, brief, setting
Communication
Message

6. Ingredients for a successful presentation
The presenter has clear goals and objectives
The presenter establishes rapport with the audience
The presenter has a commitment to getting the message across

7. Presentations versus writings
Pace and speed a presentation is set by the presenter, when you read, you do that at your own speed.
You don’t have the opportunity to ”re-read” a complicated sentence in a presentation.
A presentation is not just writing an essay and reading it to the audience.

8. Preparing the presentation
Don’t ”overread” – be selective, learn to scan literature
When you find something that might be interesting, stick a Post it and read it when you are done with your search.
Make a list of key-word or key-concepts that you must address during your presentation

9. Preparing the presentation
Find a structure for your presentation
Summary of the publications – weaker approach
Themes – stronger approach, shows that you have analysed and understood the publications and put them into a context.
Your script must be conversational and audience friendly.

10. What is your objective? Provide information on a topic
Present existing knowledge on a topic
Suggest ideas for future research

11. Make your message memorable
How you start is important
Show that you are engaged with the topic
Tell a story
Give your audience an agenda
Repeat important points
Neat closing – connect full circle

12. Handout Outline of the presentation Neat and simple – 1 (max 2 fonts)
Space between paragraphs

13. Prompts
Index cards
Script
Notes
Annotated printouts

14. Preparing for the presentation
It IS a god idea to rehearse your presentation
You will be able to do the presentation without thinking
It is a great help to do present to someone