Creating Presentations
Introduction
In this module, you will learn the other side of the presentation: the actual presentation. As you progress through this module, you will acquire the essential skills necessary to captivate your audience, communicate with confidence, and leave a lasting impression. Having honed your preparation skills, you will learn the nuances of rehearsals, discover key practices including significance of dressing comfortably and professionally. Enhancing your presentations using various visual aids is a cornerstone of effective communication. Whether it be handouts, whiteboard drawings, PowerPoint slides, memes, or short video clips, you will explore a multitude of visual aid options. By strategically selecting and incorporating these aids, you will provide references, illustrations, and images that bolster your audience’s understanding and aid in their retention of your key points.
Addressing anxiety is an integral part of successful presentation delivery. You will discover effective approaches to manage anxiety, ranging from coping with your body’s reactions to handling unexpected surprises or mistakes that may arise during your speech or due to external distractions. By mastering these techniques, your confidence will increase allowing your message to shine through. You will also learn how to read audience cues, so you can tailor your delivery to their needs by developing your skills to be able to critically reflect and analyze your own presentation delivery through self-analysis. This skill will give you the power to receive constructive verbal and non-verbal feedback, developing your ability to continuously improve and refine your presentation skills.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire essential skills to captivate your audience to leave a lasting impression.
- Apply presentation skills to give an audience-forward message using multi visual aids.
- Identify the benefits of rehearsing a presentation in advance.
- Apply strategies for reducing anxiety about public speaking.
- Implement a self-reflective process to receive and implement improvements.
- Describe the purpose and structure of a reading reflection and experiential assignment.
To Do List
- Read “Delivery” in Student Success.
- Read “Giving Presentations” in Writing for Success.
- Complete Video Essay Presentation Assignment in Blackboard.
Attribution & References
Except where otherwise noted, “Creating Presentations” by Academic and Career Prep, Georgian College, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
