The presentation on how to present that Steve Liggett gave to our class on October 2nd was highly informative. He had some ideas that I hadn’t thought of and presented it all in a way that was easy to grasp and easy to manipulate to fit the various presentations that I will make this year and in the future. Steve summed up the art of presentations into 3 main parts, ready, set and go. The ready stage is all about what you need to know, the main take away from this stage is to start at the end or in other words “start with the end in mind”. Steve said this is the biggest mistake he sees people make when putting together a presentation, they always start at the beginning or pre-beginning, which he referred to as “the stuff”, instead we should start by stating the decision we want our audience to make. To do this we must first realize whom we are directing this decision too, or who the UDM or ultimate decision maker is and know how to reach them, one way to do this is to create a prospectus chart. This chart would outline where the UDM lies on an X/Y chart of process to results and ultimately give us insight into how best to reach them based on their correlation with these two characteristics. For example, Steve rated bureaucrats as being in the top left quadrant in the very top left corner, meaning they are very process oriented and don’t mind the results as much, for this he referenced his wife who is a kindergarten teacher. His second example was a CEO, he rated them as
Provide students with information on different presentation skills needed for their final presentation. How to conduct a Power Point presentation and a poster, including visuals and different sounds, the importance of speaking clearly and loudly, the importance of correct spelling and grammar and use of appropriate language relating to the topic is discussed.
The informative speech tends to be one of my personal favorites when it comes to publically performing the speech in front of a group of peers. This speech tends to be one of my particular favorites due to the fact that if you are going to be presenting it, you should be the one who knows the most about the topic and should be delivering it in a fashion in which your peers find interesting. Even if the topic itself isn’t a very popular topic you as a presenter should be able to make connections to the audience during this time which makes them very intrigued with your topic and maybe even considering further research in that area
Prepare a simple 1-2 minute informative presentation for the class. Use this journal question to (a) tell me which type of informative presentation you chose and why, and then (b) write out your presentation, and then be prepared to deliver it in class on Tuesday.
The two talks that I saw at the Classics Research Symposium were James Patton’s Omnes Dimitte Notas: Thyestes’ Loss of Stoic Masculinity over the Course of Seneca’s Thyestes and Tom Francis’ Problems of Verbal Aspect in New Testament Greek. These two presenters had different approaches to different subjects within their respective areas of expertise, but both presenters provided the audience with helpful handouts guiding them through their presentations.
Give the title of the presentation, name of the presenter, and when and where you attended the presentation (2 points).
Create a 5-6 minute presentation using PowerPoint visuals. Make sure your PowerPoint follows the guidelines discussed in class. The purpose of the presentation should be to inform the audience. Your presentation should reflect a topic, theme, or issue relevant to your major. For ideas of topics, you may consider looking at issues of Crains’ Chicago, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, cnn.com, The Huffington Post, NPR.org, Slate, Wired, or industry-specific papers/journals in your area of study.
The classroom presentations really helped me put everything together. Preparing for the presentation allowed me to look back and examine all the previous lessons learned up until this past Thursday. Doing this gave me a good sense of gauging my current positon and to critique myself. I was able to figure out some of the things I did wrong, for example wasting time by trying to write about a broad topic. Although I am passionate about helping low-income children succeed, it did not provide me with a clear thesis due to its complexity. I am still thinking about applying for a Masters degree in Juvenile Justice, but for this class the data was overwhelming. With that said, I realized that there were some things that were done right. For example, I was able to move on to another topic, which not only interests me, but was not fully covered during my last 24 months of Organizational Leadership classes. I believe there is a need to understand how a leader’s emotions affect their ability to influence others. This past week allowed me to reflect and realized that I was on the right path because I find my topic interesting. Having to present my journey to the class and being able to listen to others will allow me to plan
Presenting is one’s way of telling others about a topic. Whether they be wish to be enlighten by the knowledge or be shown more about a topic that someone has already knowledge of, presenting gives information in different ways to captivate an audience. TED talk is one way of this, a website made of many presentations of different topics.
X-Rays / Garret Weaver: I learned a lot of information about x rays that I didn’t know before due to your presentation. You helped me visualize how x rays actually work. The x-rays charge at an area of interest and those tissues and bones show up on the detector. I also did not know that they were used in places besides the medical field. Furthermore, I didn’t know that there was such a big risk of radiation from using them. Overall, I really liked your presentation and the images that you
On Sunday, December 3, 2017, I delivered my first oral presentation on Janette, a peer in my Communicating Effectively course at Manhattanville College. The objective of the project was to familiarize yourself with a classmate, ask/answer questions provided by Professor Brosnan, and then share the knowledge you gained about the individual in a two-minute presentation. The presentation was required to introduce the classmate, what graduate program they are pursuing, why he/she is in the program, their long-term career goal(s), current occupation, favorite class, and an interesting fun fact. The oral presentations were done in the classroom without any visual aid, allowing you to use notes if preferred. By analyzing my 1 minute and 25 second presentation using the “7 Step Presentation Process” I uncovered my strengths and weaknesses as a presenter.
Kirk Osborn is the Managing Director at Thinking Ledge LLC. During his presentation, he was trying to show the students how to master the art of presenting. Consequently, from his presentation, I was able to learn several presentation skills and how to engage with the audience. One thing that I liked the most from his presentation was his interaction with the audience. Instead of using several PowerPoint slides to sell the product, “Transmeta”, he was successfully able to engage with the audience by talking about real-life examples that people could relate to.
Gallo, C. (2010, June 1). How to Give a 'TED-Worthy' Presentation. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
The presentation that I really enjoyed was Hellenism and Ancient Greece by Samantha Pew. The presentation had a nice pace and good visuals. In terms of the topic, I have had an interest in Ancient Greek culture, since watching the presentation I feel that I have gained further insight on their culture. Things that I learned were that the worshippers related to the gods and why the Greeks stopped worshipping the gods. I was surprised by the fact that Ancient Greek religion believed that there were demons, possibly an influence where Judaism/Christianity derived their idea of demons from.
You may choose ONE from the following for your presentation but make sure you address the key points provided in the notes.
Our presentation slides focuses more on pictures, charts and key-points for visual aid. By keeping the slides simple, audiences can focus more on the speaker. The videos uploaded by the Centre for English Language Communication department tell us our weaknesses which we do not realize by ourselves. Reflecting on my first and second presentation through videos and feedbacks from Ms. Christine has helped me