Effective Presentations
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Successful Presentations is a video-led course which teaches students to communicate successfully in presentations in English.
- Business skills work combined with language work
- Every unit includes a section on the skill, a section on language work, and a productive task
- Expert commentary from business communication specialist Andrew Mallett
- Useful strategies and suggestions for the skills covered
- Eight reading texts summarize the main points of the unit at the back of the book
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Making a Presentation
The most important thing about presenting is to remember it is about communication, so always make conveying your message a priority. The following sections are designed to help you think about how to do that.
This guide is intended to work alongside and complement the division's face to face course on Introduction to Presentation Skills . The slides from the course are available and, among lots of valuable information, include some very useful advice on presenting virtually.
- Download the Presentation Skills course slides as a PDF . If you require the slides in a different format, please contact [email protected]
If you are going to present virtually, make sure you are comfortable with the software you are going to use, and that you practise - not just delivering your presentation, but also practised with the technology.
See also some hints and tips for virtual presentations , and this course on online presentations from IT Services.
Introduction
Giving a talk – making a presentation – is such a practical activity that it seems strange to be writing an online guide. Nevertheless there are many useful hints and tips, and exercises, that we can include here to help you prepare for and practice your presentations.
Please don’t fall into the trap of thinking that just reading about making presentations will make you a good presenter. It won’t! Learning to make effective presentations is an entirely practical process. So if you are unable to attend a face to face course, make sure you engage with the practical suggestions included in the course slides (see link above) and these webpages. Get together with friends / colleagues to carry out the exercises and discuss the questions included here.
The Good and the Bad
Making presentations is a day to day part of working in academia. It is very easy to fall into the trap of believing that because you know your stuff, you do not need to think about how to go about presenting it effectively. The content – your knowledge – will speak for itself.
Take a moment to think about that. Can you think of a talk you attended where the speaker clearly knew their topic but did not present it well? How much of the subject matter did you absorb / retain?
Answer the same questions about the really effective presentations you have experienced.
With those presentations in mind, make a note of what made them awful / effective / memorable (memorable in both good and bad ways). Think about:
- What aspects of the content did the presenter focus on?
- How well was the content tailored and structured for the audience?
- How was it presented – All talk? All powerpoint? Other audio-visual tools? Involving the audience? What else?
- How was the timing?
- How did the presenter come across? Confident? Knowledgeable? Engaging?
- What did the presenter do? Look at the audience or elsewhere? Speak clearly? How was their body language?
Preparation
‘By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.’ Benjamin Franklin.
So make sure you prepare thoroughly. Poor preparation makes a poor presentation. Try using this framework for your preparation:
Setting objectives for your talk - download as a PDF
Selecting and structuring your content - download as a PDF
Getting it off the page / screen - download as a PDF
View the Framework for Presentations as a webpage
THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you must do in preparation for your talk is to rehearse it . The commonest mistake people make is to think that because they know in their head what they are going to say, they don’t need to practice the talk.
In fact you will find that once you start saying the words out loud, it is very different to the way it sounded in your head.
So rehearse , rehearse, rehearse .
Start by doing it by yourself, then get a friend or friends to listen and give you constructive feedback.
Then time your talk . How many talks have you attended that have overrun? How is that? In very few cases is it ok for a talk to overrun its allotted time. Far better to finish a little ahead of time, so as part of your rehearsing make sure you know how long your talk will take.
Delivering your talk and managing nerves
The slides from the division's face to face Presentations Course include a really valuable section on delivering your talk and managing nerves (see link above). See too these Delivery hints and tips - download as a PDF , or view delivery hints and tips as a webpage .
You might also find it interesting to have a look at Amy Cuddy’s TED talk and research on how our posture influences our confidence.
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Presentations
Presentations at university can take many forms, from a short informal presentation introducing a seminar topic, to a more formal presentation of a research or business idea. You may be asked to present individually or as part of a group project. Presentations give the opportunity to convey ideas verbally and visually, and to develop skills valued in employment. Feeling anxious about presenting is natural, but with some planning and preparation you can harness your nerves and use them to produce a good performance.
Scroll down for our recommended strategies and resources.
Planning and preparation
A good presentation has content appropriate for the audience, a clear structure, and is presented in an engaging way. Look at this resource for a comprehensive guide to preparing your presentation.
Oral presentations (RMIT University)
Introduction to PowerPoint
PowerPoint has many features to help you create good slides. This introductory video will explain what the menus in PowerPoint can do. It will give you the confidence to explore the different menus, experiment with the features, and create effective slides.
It might be useful to revisit this video if you are a beginner, and with that in mind chapter headings are included in the YouTube description that will allow you to jump to a particular section. To access the index and view the video in full screen, click on the link below.
Watch Introduction to PowerPoint on YouTube
Good slide design
Well-designed slides can communicate your message more powerfully. For nervous presenters, engaging slides can give you confidence by drawing the audience's attention towards the content of your presentation and away from you. However, creating slides can become a time-waster if you are not sure how to use the presentation software effectively. The guide below is very detailed, but contains a lot of good advice. Select the parts of the guide that are relevant to your needs.
A practical guide to presentations (University of York)
Uncluttered visual aids
Keep any slides simple and relevant to your main message. Watch this video for what to avoid!
Life after death by Powerpoint [video] (Don McMillan)
Engaging body language
It can seem intimidating to look at your audience. A good tip is to scan the room just above their eye-level which makes everyone feel included but means you don’t have to focus on each person. Watch this video for common and exaggerated body language errors!
Presentations: What not to do [video] (Brunel University)
Managing anxiety
The best presenters feel anxious but it can help to remember that the audience are on your side and want you to succeed. Look at this guide from the Counselling team for strategies to help relax and present to your best potential.
Presentation anxiety (Oxford Brookes Counselling)
Looking at the room beforehand and running through your presentation to check your timing can help to build confidence as you will know what to expect. Practice is the best way to develop your presentation skills.
Video presentations
Although you are making a video recording, the principles of effective presenting are still relevant. You don’t need fancy software or equipment to record a good presentation. You are being assessed on how you convey your understanding of the topic, not your film-making skills, so focus on the content first. Watch the video below to find out how to do it in PowerPoint.
Recording a voiceover on your Powerpoint slides (Microsoft Office Support)
Group presentations
Presentations are tricky enough without also having to manage a group of other people! But recognising each person’s strengths and working together, as opposed to just dividing up parts individually, can make for a stronger performance. See this guide to the group presentation process.
Organising group presentations (RMIT University)
Further resources
If you’d like to develop your techniques and strategies for making great presentations even further, see this resource and book list created by Brookes Library:
Group work and presentations reading list
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact on outcomes of device algorithms for minimizing right ventricular pacing.
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Davide Antonio Mei, Jacopo Francesco Imberti, Marco Vitolo, Niccolò Bonini, Kevin Serafini, Marta Mantovani, Enrico Tartaglia, Chiara Birtolo, Marco Zuin, Matteo Bertini, Giuseppe Boriani, Systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact on outcomes of device algorithms for minimizing right ventricular pacing, EP Europace , 2024;, euae212, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euae212
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Physiological activation of the heart using algorithms to minimize right ventricular pacing (RVPm) may be an effective strategy to reduce adverse events in patients requiring anti-bradycardia therapies. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate current evidence on clinical outcomes for patients treated with RVPm algorithms compared to dual chamber pacing (DDD).
We conducted a systematic search of the PubMed database. The predefined endpoints were the occurrence of persistent/permanent atrial fibrillation (PerAF), cardiovascular (CV) hospitalization, all-cause death, and adverse symptoms. We also aimed to explore the differential effects of algorithms in studies enrolling a high percentage of atrioventricular block (AVB) patients. Eight studies (7229 patients) were included in the analysis. Compared to DDD-pacing, patients using RVPm algorithms showed a lower risk of PerAF (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57-0.97) and CV hospitalization (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.61-0.97). No significant difference was found for all-cause death (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.78-1.30) or adverse symptoms (OR 1.03, 95% CI 0.81-1.29). No significant interaction was found between the use of the RVPm strategy and studies enrolling a high percentage of AVB patients. The pooled mean RVP percentage for RVPm algorithms was 7.96% (95% CI 3.13-20.25), as compared with 45.11% (95% CI 26.64-76.38) of DDD-pacing.
Algorithms for RVPm may be effective in reducing the risk of PerAF and CV hospitalization in patients requiring anti-bradycardia therapies, without an increased risk of adverse symptoms. These results are also consistent for studies enrolling a high percentage of AVB patients.
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