A Student′s Guide to Presentations
Making your Presentation Count
- 176 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Are you daunted by the prospect of doing a presentation or just keen to improve your presentation skills?
This book gives you a detailed guide to the preparation and delivery of both individual and group presentations. It takes you through all the practical stages necessary to complete a presentation and obtain excellent marks.
Key features include:
- Real life examples illustrating effective presentation techniques
- Helpful tips and illustrations throughout
- A 10 step guide to preparing your presentation
- Tips on using PowerPoint effectively
- A companion website complete with a student resource centre.
Written in a clear and accessible style this book is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who have to conduct graded presentations.
Visit thecompanion website for free online support resources.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Why do a Presentation?
- 2 What Makes an Effective Presentation?
- 3 Improving Individual Performance
- 4 Presenting as Part of a Group
- 5 Ten Steps for Preparing your Presentation
- 6 Understanding your Audience
- 7 Developing Content and Structure
- 8 Creating Audiovisual Aids and Handouts
- 9 Using PowerPoint Effectively
- 10 Learning from Presentations
- 11 Delivering a Presentation as Part of an Interview
- Appendix 1 Presenting Numbers Effectively
- Appendix 2 Copyright and Plagiarism
- Appendix 3 Presentation Skills Guidelines
- Bibliography
- Index