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\r\nPresentation Types<\/h3>\r\nPresentations can take many forms and potentially serve many purposes. When reading\u00a0the definitions below, keep in mind that many presentations often combine several\u00a0elements into a hybrid form. You may have to pick and choose what will work best for\u00a0you\u00a0depending on the instructor and the course. Let\u2019s start with the different genres or types of presentations.\r\nInformative<\/h3>\r\nSome presentation\u00a0assignments\u00a0will ask you simply to deliver information about a topic. Often these presentations involve research, which you will shape and present to your instructor and classmates. Typically, informative presentations ask that you NOT share your opinion about the subject at hand (which can be more challenging than it seems). With an informative presentation, your goal is to educate\u00a0your audience by presenting\u00a0a summary of your research and \u201csticking to the facts.\u201d\r\nPersuasive<\/h3>\r\nUnlike informative presentations, persuasive presentations ask that you not only form an opinion about your subject but also convince your audience to come around to your point of view. These presentations often involve research, too, and the findings of your research will be used to bolster the persuasive case you\u2019re making.\r\nLesson Delivery<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to do a \u201cTeaching Presentation,\u201d which will require\u00a0you to specialize in one topic of the course and give your fellow classmates instruction about it. In short, you become the teacher of a subject. Often\u00a0your presentation will be the only time that this subject is covered\u00a0in the class, so you will be responsible for making sure that you provide clear, detailed, and relevant\u00a0information about it. You may\u00a0also be asked to provide questions on\u00a0the subject to be included in a quiz or test.\r\nDemonstration<\/h3>\r\nThese action-based presentations\u00a0typically model some behavior or subject matter that has been introduced previously\u00a0in the class. Unlike the Lesson Delivery presentation, a demonstration adds a level of performance in which\u00a0you show and tell the the audience what you know. You might perform the demonstration yourself, as a way of illustrating the concept or procedure, or you might provide classmates with instructions and guidance as they do it themselves.\r\nPoster<\/h3>\r\nPoster\u00a0presentations should convey all the information on\u00a0a subject necessary for a viewer to consider on\u00a0her own. They often consist of short, punchy wording accompanied by strong visuals\u2014graphs, charts, images, and\/or illustrations. Posters frequently require research to prepare, and they allow for some creativity in design. Depending on the assignment, your poster may be part of a gallery of poster presentations with your classmates. Your poster has to communicate everything that is important without you being there to explain it to your\u00a0audience.\r\nOnline<\/h3>\r\nSimilar to poster presentations, online presentations are generally asynchronous\u2014<\/strong>meaning they don\u2019t require you to be present at the same time as your\u00a0viewer. They often serve similar purposes as poster presentations, but due to the online format, they allow for more interactive possibilities, such as sharing a pertinent video or animated graph. Your online presentation must stand alone to teach your audience everything they need to know.\r\nIndividual and Group Presentations<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to present\u00a0as an individual or as part of a group. Individual presentations<\/strong> put all of the responsibility for preparation, research, and delivery on you. You rightfully take all the credit for the final product you produce. Group presentations<\/strong>, in contrast, often involve more complicated tasks and therefore require more participants to make them. Your instructor may make suggestions about how the work should\u00a0be divided, or the group may delegate tasks internally. Grades may\u00a0be assigned equally to everyone in the group, though\u00a0many instructors\u00a0assign individual grades based on some\u00a0participation-level\u00a0factor to inspire each member to pull his or her own weight.\r\n\r\nPresentation assignments are often open to creative interpretation,\u00a0which gives you a lot of room to explore new techniques and add a\u00a0personal touch to the task.\r\n![\"13702112694_4d2257378c_b\"](\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1110\/2016\/02\/19194246\/13702112694_4d2257378c_b-300x200.jpg\")
\r\nThink About\u00a0Audience<\/h3>\r\nNow that you\u2019ve learned a bit about the various types of presentations, it\u2019s helpful to turn to another important part of presenting: the audience. Like reading and writing, presenting is a form of communication. Whether you\u2019re presenting information, giving a demonstration, creating a poster, or trying to change people\u2019s minds,\u00a0your goal is to get your message across to your audience. For that reason, it\u2019s important to remember\u00a0that they may not interpret the information you are presenting exactly as you have. It\u2019s your job as a presenter to explain your ideas using specific details, succinct and clear wording (avoid jargon), vivid descriptions, and meaningful images. As you organize your presentation, keeping this imaginary audience in mind can\u00a0help you\u00a0gauge how much background information and context to provide.\r\nChoosing Media and Format for Visual Aids<\/h3>\r\nPerhaps you\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201cDeath by PowerPoint\u201d to explain that all-too-familiar feeling of being slowly bored to death by a thoughtless presenter who\u2019s droning on and on about\u00a0boring\u00a0slide after boring slide. If you\u2019d like to know what the experience is about, and you have time for a laugh, watch the following video, starring stand-up comedian Don McMillan. McMillan pokes fun at bad presentations, but he\u00a0has some very sound\u00a0advice about what not to do<\/em>.\r\n\r\nThe following is a video \"Death by PowerPoint.\" It is a comedic take on some common mistakes in power point presentations. If the video does not show up below you can view it on YouTube by clicking this link.<\/a>\r\n
Persuasive<\/h3>\r\nUnlike informative presentations, persuasive presentations ask that you not only form an opinion about your subject but also convince your audience to come around to your point of view. These presentations often involve research, too, and the findings of your research will be used to bolster the persuasive case you\u2019re making.\r\nLesson Delivery<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to do a \u201cTeaching Presentation,\u201d which will require\u00a0you to specialize in one topic of the course and give your fellow classmates instruction about it. In short, you become the teacher of a subject. Often\u00a0your presentation will be the only time that this subject is covered\u00a0in the class, so you will be responsible for making sure that you provide clear, detailed, and relevant\u00a0information about it. You may\u00a0also be asked to provide questions on\u00a0the subject to be included in a quiz or test.\r\nDemonstration<\/h3>\r\nThese action-based presentations\u00a0typically model some behavior or subject matter that has been introduced previously\u00a0in the class. Unlike the Lesson Delivery presentation, a demonstration adds a level of performance in which\u00a0you show and tell the the audience what you know. You might perform the demonstration yourself, as a way of illustrating the concept or procedure, or you might provide classmates with instructions and guidance as they do it themselves.\r\nPoster<\/h3>\r\nPoster\u00a0presentations should convey all the information on\u00a0a subject necessary for a viewer to consider on\u00a0her own. They often consist of short, punchy wording accompanied by strong visuals\u2014graphs, charts, images, and\/or illustrations. Posters frequently require research to prepare, and they allow for some creativity in design. Depending on the assignment, your poster may be part of a gallery of poster presentations with your classmates. Your poster has to communicate everything that is important without you being there to explain it to your\u00a0audience.\r\nOnline<\/h3>\r\nSimilar to poster presentations, online presentations are generally asynchronous\u2014<\/strong>meaning they don\u2019t require you to be present at the same time as your\u00a0viewer. They often serve similar purposes as poster presentations, but due to the online format, they allow for more interactive possibilities, such as sharing a pertinent video or animated graph. Your online presentation must stand alone to teach your audience everything they need to know.\r\nIndividual and Group Presentations<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to present\u00a0as an individual or as part of a group. Individual presentations<\/strong> put all of the responsibility for preparation, research, and delivery on you. You rightfully take all the credit for the final product you produce. Group presentations<\/strong>, in contrast, often involve more complicated tasks and therefore require more participants to make them. Your instructor may make suggestions about how the work should\u00a0be divided, or the group may delegate tasks internally. Grades may\u00a0be assigned equally to everyone in the group, though\u00a0many instructors\u00a0assign individual grades based on some\u00a0participation-level\u00a0factor to inspire each member to pull his or her own weight.\r\n\r\nPresentation assignments are often open to creative interpretation,\u00a0which gives you a lot of room to explore new techniques and add a\u00a0personal touch to the task.\r\n\r\nThink About\u00a0Audience<\/h3>\r\nNow that you\u2019ve learned a bit about the various types of presentations, it\u2019s helpful to turn to another important part of presenting: the audience. Like reading and writing, presenting is a form of communication. Whether you\u2019re presenting information, giving a demonstration, creating a poster, or trying to change people\u2019s minds,\u00a0your goal is to get your message across to your audience. For that reason, it\u2019s important to remember\u00a0that they may not interpret the information you are presenting exactly as you have. It\u2019s your job as a presenter to explain your ideas using specific details, succinct and clear wording (avoid jargon), vivid descriptions, and meaningful images. As you organize your presentation, keeping this imaginary audience in mind can\u00a0help you\u00a0gauge how much background information and context to provide.\r\nChoosing Media and Format for Visual Aids<\/h3>\r\nPerhaps you\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201cDeath by PowerPoint\u201d to explain that all-too-familiar feeling of being slowly bored to death by a thoughtless presenter who\u2019s droning on and on about\u00a0boring\u00a0slide after boring slide. If you\u2019d like to know what the experience is about, and you have time for a laugh, watch the following video, starring stand-up comedian Don McMillan. McMillan pokes fun at bad presentations, but he\u00a0has some very sound\u00a0advice about what not to do<\/em>.\r\n\r\nThe following is a video \"Death by PowerPoint.\" It is a comedic take on some common mistakes in power point presentations. If the video does not show up below you can view it on YouTube by clicking this link.<\/a>\r\n
Demonstration<\/h3>\r\nThese action-based presentations\u00a0typically model some behavior or subject matter that has been introduced previously\u00a0in the class. Unlike the Lesson Delivery presentation, a demonstration adds a level of performance in which\u00a0you show and tell the the audience what you know. You might perform the demonstration yourself, as a way of illustrating the concept or procedure, or you might provide classmates with instructions and guidance as they do it themselves.\r\nPoster<\/h3>\r\nPoster\u00a0presentations should convey all the information on\u00a0a subject necessary for a viewer to consider on\u00a0her own. They often consist of short, punchy wording accompanied by strong visuals\u2014graphs, charts, images, and\/or illustrations. Posters frequently require research to prepare, and they allow for some creativity in design. Depending on the assignment, your poster may be part of a gallery of poster presentations with your classmates. Your poster has to communicate everything that is important without you being there to explain it to your\u00a0audience.\r\nOnline<\/h3>\r\nSimilar to poster presentations, online presentations are generally asynchronous\u2014<\/strong>meaning they don\u2019t require you to be present at the same time as your\u00a0viewer. They often serve similar purposes as poster presentations, but due to the online format, they allow for more interactive possibilities, such as sharing a pertinent video or animated graph. Your online presentation must stand alone to teach your audience everything they need to know.\r\nIndividual and Group Presentations<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to present\u00a0as an individual or as part of a group. Individual presentations<\/strong> put all of the responsibility for preparation, research, and delivery on you. You rightfully take all the credit for the final product you produce. Group presentations<\/strong>, in contrast, often involve more complicated tasks and therefore require more participants to make them. Your instructor may make suggestions about how the work should\u00a0be divided, or the group may delegate tasks internally. Grades may\u00a0be assigned equally to everyone in the group, though\u00a0many instructors\u00a0assign individual grades based on some\u00a0participation-level\u00a0factor to inspire each member to pull his or her own weight.\r\n\r\nPresentation assignments are often open to creative interpretation,\u00a0which gives you a lot of room to explore new techniques and add a\u00a0personal touch to the task.\r\n\r\nThink About\u00a0Audience<\/h3>\r\nNow that you\u2019ve learned a bit about the various types of presentations, it\u2019s helpful to turn to another important part of presenting: the audience. Like reading and writing, presenting is a form of communication. Whether you\u2019re presenting information, giving a demonstration, creating a poster, or trying to change people\u2019s minds,\u00a0your goal is to get your message across to your audience. For that reason, it\u2019s important to remember\u00a0that they may not interpret the information you are presenting exactly as you have. It\u2019s your job as a presenter to explain your ideas using specific details, succinct and clear wording (avoid jargon), vivid descriptions, and meaningful images. As you organize your presentation, keeping this imaginary audience in mind can\u00a0help you\u00a0gauge how much background information and context to provide.\r\nChoosing Media and Format for Visual Aids<\/h3>\r\nPerhaps you\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201cDeath by PowerPoint\u201d to explain that all-too-familiar feeling of being slowly bored to death by a thoughtless presenter who\u2019s droning on and on about\u00a0boring\u00a0slide after boring slide. If you\u2019d like to know what the experience is about, and you have time for a laugh, watch the following video, starring stand-up comedian Don McMillan. McMillan pokes fun at bad presentations, but he\u00a0has some very sound\u00a0advice about what not to do<\/em>.\r\n\r\nThe following is a video \"Death by PowerPoint.\" It is a comedic take on some common mistakes in power point presentations. If the video does not show up below you can view it on YouTube by clicking this link.<\/a>\r\n
Online<\/h3>\r\nSimilar to poster presentations, online presentations are generally asynchronous\u2014<\/strong>meaning they don\u2019t require you to be present at the same time as your\u00a0viewer. They often serve similar purposes as poster presentations, but due to the online format, they allow for more interactive possibilities, such as sharing a pertinent video or animated graph. Your online presentation must stand alone to teach your audience everything they need to know.\r\nIndividual and Group Presentations<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to present\u00a0as an individual or as part of a group. Individual presentations<\/strong> put all of the responsibility for preparation, research, and delivery on you. You rightfully take all the credit for the final product you produce. Group presentations<\/strong>, in contrast, often involve more complicated tasks and therefore require more participants to make them. Your instructor may make suggestions about how the work should\u00a0be divided, or the group may delegate tasks internally. Grades may\u00a0be assigned equally to everyone in the group, though\u00a0many instructors\u00a0assign individual grades based on some\u00a0participation-level\u00a0factor to inspire each member to pull his or her own weight.\r\n\r\nPresentation assignments are often open to creative interpretation,\u00a0which gives you a lot of room to explore new techniques and add a\u00a0personal touch to the task.\r\n\r\nThink About\u00a0Audience<\/h3>\r\nNow that you\u2019ve learned a bit about the various types of presentations, it\u2019s helpful to turn to another important part of presenting: the audience. Like reading and writing, presenting is a form of communication. Whether you\u2019re presenting information, giving a demonstration, creating a poster, or trying to change people\u2019s minds,\u00a0your goal is to get your message across to your audience. For that reason, it\u2019s important to remember\u00a0that they may not interpret the information you are presenting exactly as you have. It\u2019s your job as a presenter to explain your ideas using specific details, succinct and clear wording (avoid jargon), vivid descriptions, and meaningful images. As you organize your presentation, keeping this imaginary audience in mind can\u00a0help you\u00a0gauge how much background information and context to provide.\r\nChoosing Media and Format for Visual Aids<\/h3>\r\nPerhaps you\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201cDeath by PowerPoint\u201d to explain that all-too-familiar feeling of being slowly bored to death by a thoughtless presenter who\u2019s droning on and on about\u00a0boring\u00a0slide after boring slide. If you\u2019d like to know what the experience is about, and you have time for a laugh, watch the following video, starring stand-up comedian Don McMillan. McMillan pokes fun at bad presentations, but he\u00a0has some very sound\u00a0advice about what not to do<\/em>.\r\n\r\nThe following is a video \"Death by PowerPoint.\" It is a comedic take on some common mistakes in power point presentations. If the video does not show up below you can view it on YouTube by clicking this link.<\/a>\r\n
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