Biology

Despite the fact that the content of a particular presentation is of basic significance, the mode of presentation affects the general reception by the audience and can promote of hinder the impact of the information that is presented. Factors that make a presentation wonderful and interesting include the scientific content of the information, format of presentation and the manner in which a person interacts and communicates with the audience. A professional presentation should be meticulously planned and presented just like printed publications such as books and magazines. A person should make his notes brief and avoid lengthy paragraphs that may distort the flow of information.

Once a person prepares the general ideas to be presented, he should decide how to present them through a well organized talk as well as flow of points through a logical and unambiguous manner. The optimal speed of good talk is an average of a hundred words per minute and a faster speed hinders the audience ability of absorbing the information. The orator should pause at various intervals, repeat and emphasize on the critical information (Jack, 19). The opening information should be interesting and capture the attention of the audience. Successive points should be well planned and linked in a clear and concise manner.

The orator should shorten his talk by leaving out lengthy details and information, but not through elimination of words. If its of the essence that details must be presented, an individual should provide handouts that will supplement his presentation. Visual aids that are effective create a long lasting result and increase the concentration of the audience, as well as enhancing the credibility of a person. The visual support can consist of graphs, charts, pictures and drawings and the orator should maintain consistent color scheme and typeface. A study by Minnesota3M found out that an audience has a 43 more likelihood of acting on a persons message if he makes use of visual aids.

PowerPoint presentation is a form of capturing the attention of the audience and there are several functions of PowerPoint presentations with some being integrated. The most common use is in learning, marketing meetings, corporate training sessions and business meetings. PowerPoint presentations use both visual and audio elements which simplifies the understanding of information. The presentation should contain few text and maximum graphics with uniform and similar colors and font outlook (Jack, 32). Critics of PowerPoint say that it reduces complex issues into bullet form thus leaving out important details that is essential in making an informed decision. It can be easily abused where the orator starts with presenting slide shows instead of giving important points of his information.

Moreover, analysts argue that business presentations produced with PowerPoint would be better if produced without it since multiple slides limits concentration. An effective oral presentation should highlight the main points which bring out the structure of the message. The orator should support his arguments with examples and statistics for the information to be complete and concise. Moreover, one should learn to effectively manage time and support his conclusion with facts. A strong conclusion notifies the audience that the presentation is coming to an end and they will be in a position to strengthen their attention.