1. Technical Communication A Practical Approach Chapter 15: Presentations
William Sanborn Pfeiffer
Kaye Adkins

2. Presentations Presentations and Your Career
Guidelines for Preparation and Delivery
Guidelines for Presentation Graphics
Poster Guidelines
Overcoming Nervousness

3. Presentations and Your Career
Criteria for Presentations
Format
Length
Number of presenters
Content

4. Guidelines for Preparation and Delivery
Know Your Listeners
Use the Preacher’s Maxim
Stick to a Few Main Points
Put Your Outline on Cards or Paper
Practice, Practice, Practice

5. Guidelines for Preparation and Delivery
Speak Vigorously and Deliberately
Avoid Filler Words
Use Rhetorical Questions
Maintain Eye Contact
Use Appropriate Gestures and Posture

6. Guidelines for Presentation Graphics
Discover Listener Preferences
Match the Graphics to the Content
Keep the Message Simple
Consider Alternatives to Bulleted Lists
Use Colors Carefully
Learn the Tools Available to You

7. Guidelines for Presentation Graphics
Leave Graphics Up Long Enough
Avoid Handouts
Maintain Eye Contact While Using Graphics
Include All Graphics in your Practice Sessions
Plan for Technology to Fail

8. Poster Guidelines Follow the Requirements of the Call for Posters
Follow the ABC Format
Design Your Practice Poster for Ease of Reading
Include Acknowledgements as Appropriate

9. Poster Guidelines Prepare Handouts That Are Appropriate to the Setting
Edit Carefully
Be Prepared to Discuss Your Research

10. Overcoming Nervousness
Strategy for Staying Calm
Know your speech
Prepare yourself physically
Picture yourself giving a great presentation
Arrange the room as you want it
Have a glass of water nearby

11. Overcoming Nervousness
Strategy for Staying Calm
Engage in casual banter before the speech
Remember that you are the expert
Do not admit nervousness to the audience
Slow down
Join a speaking organization