Monday, July 6, 2015

Presentation Design Reflection

This week we began studying presentation design. I had no idea...
the presentation is more about the audience than the slideshow.


I can make a presentation easier on the audience's eyes by using light color fonts on a dark backgrounds.  The color choice makes it more attractive and the Helvetica font is easier to read at a distance.  


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An audience's attention span is about 10 minutes, so I need to break up a longer presentation into smaller chunks.  I can break it up by telling a story, doing an activity, showing a video, or engaging the audience emotionally. 


Finally, I can answer questions as an encore to the presentation.  I can first anticipate questions that audience might have and prepare slides for those.  Then, I can have a Question & Answer time to answer questions that I didn't anticipate.

By keeping my audience in mind when preparing the presentation, I I make it more relevant to and thus more enjoyable by the audience.  
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2 comments:

  1. Amy HuntJuly 10, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    I like your opening sentence, it is more about the audience than the presentation. I think that can ease stress on the presenter if they keep that in mind. For me, designing a simple but catchy presentation would be less stressful. Focusing more on what I am saying to my audience will make sure I am actually presenting and not just reading slides.

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  2. Ann GrannellJuly 15, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    James,
    Like Amy, I loved your opening sentence. The presentation is definitely more about the audience's interests and needs than the slideshow itself. I also like what you said about answering questions, especially at the end of the presentation. I think that is a great way to connect to the audience and make yourself seem personable. Looking back on the presentation that I created in our last assignment, I did not include a question/answer session. In the future, I will do so!

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