Quick Help: Guidelines for presentations

Quick Help: Guidelines for presentations

Guidelines for presentations

  • How can your presentation accomplish the specifications of the assignment? (17a)
  • How will your presentation achieve your purpose? How will it appeal to your audience’s experiences and interests? (2d and e)
  • What do you know about your audience, and how will you get the audience’s attention? What background information do you need to provide? (17b)
  • What organizational structure informs your presentation? (17b)
  • Check for signposts that can guide listeners. Are there explicit transitions? Do you repeat key words or ideas? (17b)
  • Have you used mostly straightforward sentences? Consider revising any long or complicated sentences to make your talk easier to follow. Substitute concrete words for abstract ones as often as you can. (17b)
  • How should you mark your script or notes for pauses and emphasis? Have you marked material that you can omit if you find yourself short of time? (17b)
  • What should your audience see and hear during your presentation? How will your slides and media contribute to your presentation? (17c)
  • Have you followed principles of good design for your visuals? (16b)
  • Have you practiced your presentation so that you will appear confident and knowledgeable? (17d)