Presentations are ways of communicating ideas and information to a group. But, unlike a written report, a presentation carries the speaker's personality better and allows immediate interaction between all the participants. That is sometimes also a presentations downfall if the presenter feels ill at ease, nervous, unprepared or some other disabling emotion.

This Learning POD will provide you with some further ideas for constructing and delivering a memorable and enjoyable presentation.

A good presentation has two aspects:

• Content - It contains information that people want or need. Unlike reports, which are read at the reader's own pace, presentations must account for how much information the audience can absorb in one sitting.
• Structure - It should a logical beginning, middle, and end. It must be sequenced and paced so that the audience can understand it. Where as reports have appendices and footnotes to guide the reader, the speaker must be careful not to loose the audience when wandering from the main point of the presentation. Spend some time looking through the Learning PEAS and try some of the web links on our LINKS page.

Peas in this pod

• 3 Factors of Success
• Body Language
• Conclusions
• Getting your Audience Involved (1)
• Getting your Audience Involved (2)
• Introduction Faults
• Introductions
• Links
• Planning a Presentation
• Positive References
• Preparation (1)
• Preparation (2)
• Preparation (3)
• Presentation Skill Nerves
• Presentation Skills Introduction
• Retention levels
• Rules of Effective Communitcation
• Understanding your Audience
• Voice Training