X204 Project

How well can you kick butt at presenting? I have videos and quizzes below; let us find out how much you know presentations and what belt you rank. Take notes while watching the videos to see what the mistakes or improvements are then take the quizzes to test your knowledge.  Please leave comments on the page to let me know what you think!

Delivering a bad presentation – spot the mistakes. Youtube.com. University of Bedfordshire, 6 Jan. 2012. Web. 13 Apr. 2017. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfY8dvbuFg&gt;.

Did you cringe as much as I did watching that video? Did you see any mistakes that were happening with this presentation? If so, then take this quiz and see where you rank in kicking presentation butt.

Presenter Quiz:

https://www.playbuzz.com/haleyt26/what-not-to-do-in-a-presentation

Power Point Quiz:

https://www.playbuzz.com/haleyt26/what-should-not-be-in-a-power-point

How well did you do? If you scored as a Black belt, then you are on the right track of kicking presentation butt, if you scored Blue belt then that just means you have a couple more things to learn!, if you scored White belt then my friend this blog is here for you. Take these skills and learn how to make yourself a Black belt when it comes to presentations! Here is a video of what a good presentation looks like. Take notes and see what you notice the differences are.

Delivering a good presentation – identify the good techniques. Youtube.com. University of Bedfordshire, 6 Jan. 2012. Web. 13 Apr. 2017. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utoLhjUuAI&gt;.

If you are still not sure you got everything, check your notes with the cheat sheet below mark off what you got right. If you have the information down, try retaking the quizzes again!

Presenter Mistakes:

• Does not have the technology prepared or know how to use the equipment when it is their turn to present.
• Did not introduce herself
• Was playing on her phone and taking a drink at the beginning of the presentation.
• Presenter is facing the presentation screen and not the audience.
• Presenter is reading from the slides instead of using it as reminder points.
• Presenter has her arms crossed while talking.
• Volume is too low or too fast.
• No eye contact or scanning of the room to keep connected to the audience.
• Audience did not have time to ask questions or receive answers.

Power Point Mistakes:

• Bad choice of background color, and font color.
• Inconsistency of images, spacing and fonts. (not professional or uniform throughout)
• Overcrowded slides
• Irrelevant & unprofessional pictures along with unnecessary and unprofessional animations/transitions.
• No reference list at end for her citations.

Presenter Improvements:

• Presenter introduces herself and her topic
• Faces the audience instead of the board
• Uses good volume and speed throughout the presentation
• Moves hands but in a non-distracting way.
• Does not read every point off the slides, only looks at slide to read the examples.
• Breaks away from looking at the slide to make eye contact.
• Gives the audience time to answer her questions before giving the answer.
• Gives more time for audience to ask questions before ending presentation
• Ends presentation with a positive attitude and conclusion.
• Presentation is engaging the audience

Power point improvements:

• Uniform slide colors (not too dark or too light)
• Uniform font size and colors (does not blend into the background, easy to read from a distance)
• Examples in presentation are a different color to highlight the point. (does not distract or blend with the background color)
• Slides are not overcrowded
• Great use of bullet points
• Did not use unnecessary or unprofessional images
• Did not use unnecessary or unprofessional animations/transitions.
• Moved through slides at an even pace

Did you score better this time? If so then great! You are on the right track to being a Black belt at presentations! Take this information with you to help determine between good and bad presentations from here on out.

By: Haley Thompson, Business Major- IUPUC.