{"id":1815,"date":"2016-09-19T15:17:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T15:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1815"},"modified":"2024-05-01T18:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:33:49","slug":"text-presentation-types","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/chapter\/text-presentation-types\/","title":{"raw":"Presentation Types","rendered":"Presentation Types"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify common types of presentation tasks in a college class, including individual and group projects<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1110\/2016\/02\/19194246\/13702112694_4d2257378c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Students giving presentation in a classroom. An overhead projector displays the text &quot;Overthinking kills magic.&quot;\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\">Imagine you are\u00a0walking across\u00a0your campus. As you pass the student center, you see a couple of people who have set up at a table outside, and they're passing out information about the student honor society. Open windows in the music building share the sounds of someone practicing the piano in the art studio.\u00a0Upon entering\u00a0your class building, you are greeted by student-made posters illustrating various phases of the process of cell division. An open class door allows you to watch a young man in a lab coat and protective gear pour liquid nitrogen over items in a tray while the rest of his classmates look on with great interest. Your own instructor is setting up the computer screen at the front of your class when you walk in, loading up the PowerPoint that he plans to use for the day.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAll of these scenes are examples\u00a0of presentations, and it's very likely that you'll be asked to participate in similar activities during your college career. Presenting, whether face-to-face or online, is a skill you will hone as a college student in preparation for your future career.\r\n<h2>Presentation Types<\/h2>\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's start with the different genres or types of presentations.\r\n<h3>Informative<\/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 sticking to the facts.\r\n<h3>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, and the findings of your research will be used to bolster the persuasive case you're making.\r\n<h3>Lesson Delivery<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to do a lesson delivery presentation, 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\n<h3>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 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\n<h3>Poster<\/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\n<h3>Online<\/h3>\r\nSimilar to poster presentations, online presentations are generally <strong>asynchronous\u2014<\/strong>meaning they don't 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\n<h3>Solo and Group Presentations<\/h3>\r\nYou may be asked to present\u00a0as an individual or as part of a group.\r\n\r\n<strong>Individual presentations<\/strong> put all the responsibility for preparation, research, and delivery on you. You rightfully take all the credit for the final product you produce.\r\n\r\n<strong>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<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/ed4eed46-6c16-4fe7-ae1f-42c16b353a5d\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>glossary<\/h3>\r\n<strong>group presentation:<\/strong> one in which you will collaborate with others to divide the work and perhaps to focus individually on different aspects of the topic\r\n\r\n<strong>individual presentation:<\/strong> one in which the preparation, research, and delivery are entirely your responsibility\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify common types of presentation tasks in a college class, including individual and group projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1110\/2016\/02\/19194246\/13702112694_4d2257378c_b.jpg\" alt=\"Students giving presentation in a classroom. An overhead projector displays the text &quot;Overthinking kills magic.&quot;\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; text-align: initial;\">Imagine you are\u00a0walking across\u00a0your campus. As you pass the student center, you see a couple of people who have set up at a table outside, and they&#8217;re passing out information about the student honor society. Open windows in the music building share the sounds of someone practicing the piano in the art studio.\u00a0Upon entering\u00a0your class building, you are greeted by student-made posters illustrating various phases of the process of cell division. An open class door allows you to watch a young man in a lab coat and protective gear pour liquid nitrogen over items in a tray while the rest of his classmates look on with great interest. Your own instructor is setting up the computer screen at the front of your class when you walk in, loading up the PowerPoint that he plans to use for the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All of these scenes are examples\u00a0of presentations, and it&#8217;s very likely that you&#8217;ll be asked to participate in similar activities during your college career. Presenting, whether face-to-face or online, is a skill you will hone as a college student in preparation for your future career.<\/p>\n<h2>Presentation Types<\/h2>\n<p>Presentations 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&#8217;s start with the different genres or types of presentations.<\/p>\n<h3>Informative<\/h3>\n<p>Some 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 sticking to the facts.<\/p>\n<h3>Persuasive<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike 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, and the findings of your research will be used to bolster the persuasive case you&#8217;re making.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson Delivery<\/h3>\n<p>You may be asked to do a lesson delivery presentation, 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Demonstration<\/h3>\n<p>These 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 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Poster<\/h3>\n<p>Poster\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.<\/p>\n<h3>Online<\/h3>\n<p>Similar to poster presentations, online presentations are generally <strong>asynchronous\u2014<\/strong>meaning they don&#8217;t 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Solo and Group Presentations<\/h3>\n<p>You may be asked to present\u00a0as an individual or as part of a group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Individual presentations<\/strong> put all the responsibility for preparation, research, and delivery on you. You rightfully take all the credit for the final product you produce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/p>\n<p>Presentation 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_ed4eed46-6c16-4fe7-ae1f-42c16b353a5d\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/ed4eed46-6c16-4fe7-ae1f-42c16b353a5d?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_ed4eed46-6c16-4fe7-ae1f-42c16b353a5d\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>glossary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>group presentation:<\/strong> one in which you will collaborate with others to divide the work and perhaps to focus individually on different aspects of the topic<\/p>\n<p><strong>individual presentation:<\/strong> one in which the preparation, research, and delivery are entirely your responsibility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1815\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>College Success. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Image of Overplanning Kills Magic. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: University of the Fraser Valley. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/mSNUJj\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/mSNUJj<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":19,"menu_order":12,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"College Success\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Image of Overplanning Kills Magic\",\"author\":\"University of the Fraser Valley\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/mSNUJj\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"8ff4512e-72c4-4565-bf8e-a137e2256878, c6ab25ce-b7f9-40db-91d6-1817db07d8d9","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1815","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":133,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7619,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1815\/revisions\/7619"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/133"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1815\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1815"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1815"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}