José Francisco Avila Nava
Designing and Delivering Presentations
Presentations are one of the most visible forms of professional or technical communication you will have to do in your career.met, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus consequat consectetur faucibus.
Process for Planning, Organizing, and Writing Presentations
Identify and state the purpose of the presentation
Outline major sections.
Design supporting visuals.
Write presentation notes.
Draft content.
Write key ideas, data, and information as lists and notes. Your presentation notes should allow you to look down, quickly reference important information or reminders, and then look back up at your audience.
Use the visuals to reinforce the organization of your presentation and help your audience see the information in new ways. Don’t just put your notes on the slides or use visuals that will be overwhelming or distracting
Include an introduction that gives you a chance to greet the audience, state the purpose of the presentation, and provide a brief overview of the rest of the presentation
Break the presentation content into sections. Plan for an introduction, main content sections that help you achieve the purpose of the presentation, and a conclusion.
Find focus by being able to clearly and simply articulate the goal of the presentation -what are you trying to achieve?
End with a summary, restating the main ideas (purpose) and concluding the presentation smoothly (typically thanking your audience and offering to answering any questions from your audience).