A Students Guide to Presentations Making Your Presentation Count

Are you daunted by the prospect of doing a presentation? Or, just keen to improve your presentation skills? This book will give you a detailed guide to the preparation and delivery of both individual and group presentations. It will take you through all the pratcial stages necessary to complete a presentation and obtain excellent marks. Key features include: " Real life examples illustrating effective presentation techniques " Helpful tips and illustations throughout " A 10 step guide to preparing your presentation " Tips on using powerpoint " A companion website complete with a student resource centre Written in a clear and accessible style this book will be essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have to conduct graded presentations.Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Why do a Presentation? -- 2 What Makes an Effective Presentation? -- 3 Improving Individual Performance -- 4 Presenting as Part of a Group -- 5 Ten Steps for Preparing your Presentation -- 6 Understanding your Audience -- 7 Developing Content and Structure -- 8 Creating Audiovisual Aids and Handouts -- 9 Using PowerPoint Effectively -- 10 Learning from Presentations -- 11 Delivering a Presentation as Part of an Interview -- Appendix 1 Presenting Numbers Effectively -- Appendix 2 Copyright and Plagiarism -- Appendix 3 Presentation Skills Guidelines -- Bibliography -- IndexAre you daunted by the prospect of doing a presentation? Or, just keen to improve your presentation skills? This book will give you a detailed guide to the preparation and delivery of both individual and group presentations. It will take you through all the pratcial stages necessary to complete a presentation and obtain excellent marks. Key features include: " Real life examples illustrating effective presentation techniques " Helpful tips and illustations throughout " A 10 step guide to preparing your presentation " Tips on using powerpoint " A companion website complete with a student resource centre Written in a clear and accessible style this book will be essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have to conduct graded presentations.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries