Slide 1ICT 327 Management of IT ProjectsSemester 1, 2005 Presentation Skills Diana Adorno

Slide 1 ICT 327 Management of IT Projects Semester 1, 2005

Presentation Skills

Diana Adorno


Reasons for Learning Presentation Skills

• University• Graduate Attributes• Assessment – Assignments 1 & 2

• Industry• Sales• In-house technical communication• Proposals• Reporting to meetings• Reporting from conferences


Overview

• Marking criteria

• Planning a presentation

• Judging a presentation

• PowerPoint tips

• Good and bad examples


Presentation marking criteria

• On time – 10-12 minutes

• Overheads• Legible• Good title/opening• Synopsis included• Clear background• Simple slide transition• Spell-checked

• Structure• Meets requirements listed in

assignment instructions• Content organisation

• Style• Voice volume• Eye contact• Face audience

• Content• Knowledge of subject• Appropriate depth


Planning a Presentation

• Thinking about your audience• Who are they?• What do they want to find out?• What message do you want to leave your audience

with?• What level do you pitch at?

• How much time do you have?• Physical location

• Lights• Position• Method (computer presentation, overheads, no props)


Structuring the Presentation

• Similar to an essay• Beginning – Middle - End

• Beginning• Establishing rapport• Provide an overview of what you will say

• Middle• Tell your story

• Conclusion• Say what you have said


Process of Content Organisation

1. List all you know about the topic

2. Eliminate things your audience should already know

3. Identify the key points

4. Organise these into a logical order

5. Condense information to key words and phrases


Giving a Presentation

• Confidence and timing• Rehearsal

• Arrive early and set up• But not too early!

• Reading vs. ad-lib• Voice projection


Attention Spans

• 10 minutes

• Intersperse other activities if appropriate

• Interact with the audience


What Makes a Good Presentation?

• Structure/ Organization

• Substance/ Content

• Presentation/ Delivery

• Activity


Power Point Tips

• 1-3 minutes per slide

• Font size as large enough for room size• Generally 32pt for heading, 28pt for body

• Include up to six points per slide


Style Tips

• Use of images • only when appropriate

• Use clipart sparingly, if at all• Google image library is a good source.• www.google.com.au - click ‘Images’ tab

• Build up complex diagrams• Though not too slowly

http://www.google.com.au/


Example diagram build up

Specific Evaluation Questions

Broad Evaluation Questions

Evaluation Framework

Innovation/project

Evaluation Matrix

Participants

Stakeholders

Sources of Data

Analyse and Interpret Data

Choose Techniques

Devise 'Instruments'

Generate Data

Reflection and Review

A Model for Evaluation of Learning





Innovation/project





Innovation/project

Evaluation Matrix

Participants

Stakeholders

Sources of Data




Innovation/project

Evaluation Matrix

Participants

Stakeholders

Sources of Data


Choose Techniques


Generate Data




Diagrams

• Alternative way to handle complex diagrams• Use banding• Ensure that the audience has a copy so they

can follow it


BroadEvaluation Questions


Innovation/project

Evaluation Matrix

Participants

Stakeholders

Sources of Data


Choose Techniques


Generate Data




Drawing tips

• Use a sans serif font inside shapes

• Line up shapes• For different size shapes,

line up the tops or outer edges

• Control the angle of the lines – make them 90 or 45 degrees (Shift + drag)

• Consider the contrast of the fill colour to the content

• Use the nudge feature for micro-adjustments

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Summary

• Think about your audience

• Ensure you meet the requirements of the presentation

• Practice, practice, practice

• Keep the presentation material simple unless it needs to be complex.

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Slide 1ICT 327 Management of IT ProjectsSemester 1, 2005 Presentation Skills Diana Adorno