Definition of presentation
Presentation is the practice of showing and explaining the content of a topic to audiences or learners.
It is a formal talk to one or more people to “present” ideas or information in a clearer, structured way.
Elements of a good presentation
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FOR PRESENTER
Good preparation
Pleasant manner
Confidence
Enthusiasm
Fluency
Appropriate speed (varied)
Appropriate volume
Good eye contact
Smart use of humor
Knowledge of subject
Response to questions
Appropriate use of notes
Appropriate use of slides
FOR CONTENT
Good introduction
Structure and links
Identification of main points
Clarity
Accuracy
Originality of material
Proper citation
Appropriateness of language
FOR POWERPOINT
Appropriate size of text
Appropriate color of text and background
Correct spelling
Correct punctuation
Correct capitalization
Good overall effect
Appropriate use of sound
Appropriate use of images
Appropriate use of technology
FOR HANDOUT
Consider the number of audience
Relevance
Academic style
Usefulness
Preparing an effective presentation
Being clear about your objective
Why am I preparing this presentation?
What do I want to talk about?
What do I want my audience to know or do?
Being clear about your audience
How many?
Who are they?
What are they interested in?
Are they familiar with the field you are going to present?
What do they expect from you?
Demographic analysis & Psychological Analysis
Demographic analysis:
■ Age ■ Gender ■ Cultural background ■ Race and ethnicity
■ Language ■ Belief ■ Religion ■ Educational level
Psychological Analysis
■ Attitudes ■ Hopes ■ Expectations ■ Values ■ Personalities
Being clear about your situation
The size of the audience
The time length
The physical setting of the place
The tools that you can make use of
Process of making presentation
Setting your aims and objectives
Researching your audience
Choosing a good topic
Doing extensive research
Choosing the structure of your presentation
Preparing your scripts
Preparing any visual aids
Rehearsing the presentation
Preparing the presentation area
Delivering the presentation
Handling questions
How to choose a topic
Questions you may use
Why do you choose this topic?
Do you know enough about the topic?
Will the audience be interested in the topic? Why?
Will you bring something new to the audience by delivering the presentation?
Can you find enough supporting materials for the topic?
What materials are you going to use to support your topic?
How do you plan to develop your topic?
1 is the perfect combination.
For 2:If there’s nothing about the topic that excites you, try to rediscover what motivated you to become an expert in the topic, and find your passion again.
For 3:Save this speech topic for a different audience.
For 4:Develop your expertise. It won’t happen overnight, but through hard work you can make it happen. Your passion and an eager audience (which have made this a Zone 4 topic) provide excellent motivation for you to succeed.
Principles of research topic choosing
Scientific (theories, facts, methodology)
Workable (materials, equipment, researchers)
Creative (unique ideas, new ideas)
Valuable (theoretical/practical significance)
Tips for topic choosing
Consider your interests and passion
Consider your knowledge and specialty
Consider your audiences’ interests and education level
Make research before choosing the topic
Narrow down your topic
Write down the key words
Outline the structure
Supporting materials
Time arrangement for each part
Assignment
Requirement
Choose a topic for your individual presentation.
The content can be an explanation of a theory/an experiment/a phenomenon with your comments, suggestions or analysis, a description of your research or analysis, etc.
It CANNOT be: introduction of yourself, a description of your hometown, introduction of how to make noodles, etc.
Here are some information you must consider before choosing the topic:
– audience：your classmates
– Time: 3-5 minutes
– Place: classroom
submit
Part1:Introduction
Hello,everyone.My topic today is about analysis of the reason why teenagers are addicted to online games.
Part2:Body
Some researchers have proposed a hypothesis called immersion theory as an explanation for this phenomenon.According to immersion theory,when people are engaged in certain daily activities,they focus their attention and filter out all irrelevant perceptions,getting into a state of immersion.The main factors connected with immersion are challenge and skill.As a result of the balance of these two factors,people will have an optimal experience and then enter immersion state.This theory has been confirmed in online game behavior,however,the immersion state of online game addicts is not significantly higher than that of non-addicts.Therefore,this theory can not well explain why teenagers are addicted to online games.
Other researchers have tried to analyze the reasons from the perspective of psychological requirement.After exploring,they ratained three main factors.The first one is the retreat and compensation of real emotion.People play games to vent their terrible emotions in reality and relieve the pressure.The second is the need for interpersonal communication and group affiliation.They communicate with others through online games and feel the warmth of the team. The third is the psychological need of achievement experience.They experience a sense of accomplishment in winning a game or achieve something which is difficult in reality.Through investigation and analysis,these three factors are proved to be ralated to addiction to online games.Further investigation showed that the time of playing games per week was correlated with the intensity of psychological demands.
Part3:conclusion
After further discussion and analysis,it is found that the satisfaction of various psychological needs in online games reflects the lack of such requirements in real life.It is put forward that meeting the psychological needs of teenagers in this respect will become an effective way to reduce their dependence on online games.It should also be concerned that how to guide the yonth to establish a positive way to deal with terrible emotions.
That's all for my presentation.Thans for your listening.
参考资料：
[1]才源源,崔丽娟,李昕.青少年网络游戏行为的心理需求研究[J].心理科学,2007(01):169-172.DOI:10.16719/j.cnki.1671-6981.2007.01.043.
