How prepare for Seminar Presentations
Face the crowd. Presentation should be delivered addressing the audience. This also shows your confidence level and mastery in the subject.
The students are required to present a seminar on a subject related to their study mostly at the end of the semester. Usually students are nervous about this and commits several mistakes due to their inexperience.
Few guidelines for improving the seminar presentations are given below:
1. When presentations are delivered, always face the audience.
Face the crowd. Presentation should be delivered addressing the audience. This also shows your confidence level and mastery in the subject.
2. Powerpoint slides should be easier for understanding by reading.
The slides prepared should carry only important points. It must not run into several sentences and paragraphs. A naive reader in the subject will be lost if you are not brief enough.
3. Number the slides.
Number your slides. Numbering helps to refer precisely to those slides of interest during discussion session at the end of the presentation by the curious listeners. Numbering also helps in planning the presentation to adhere to the allotted time frame.
4. When comparisons are stated, make use of table to list the parameters
Use pictures and tables wherever possible. For comparison on two entities, the facts can better be explained with the use of tables and illustrative graphs.
5. Give references used at the end
The audience may be inspired and wants to discover further after your presentation. Hence it is important to state the references used for preparing the work. It also important to include more recent works to make the work appear more update and authentic.
The audience may be inspired and wants to discover further after your presentation. Hence it is important to state the references used for preparing the work. It also important to include more recent works to make the work appear more update and authentic.
6. Be prepared for Q&A (Question & Answering) session
Never be ill prepared for this part of the presentation. Shortlist few doubts and questions that will naturally arise from the subject and find the accurate answers for them. A casual consultation with your friend prior to the presentation can help you. He can predict at least few probable questions.
7. Project the right attitude and body language
When you are on the dais, the body language and attitude portrayed must be positive. The audience should feel that you are pretty confident and knows the subject thoroughly. Otherwise, the perceived image will be negative compelling the listeners to believe you are in the wrong place and may not heed to the presentation.
Never be ill prepared for this part of the presentation. Shortlist few doubts and questions that will naturally arise from the subject and find the accurate answers for them. A casual consultation with your friend prior to the presentation can help you. He can predict at least few probable questions.
7. Project the right attitude and body language
When you are on the dais, the body language and attitude portrayed must be positive. The audience should feel that you are pretty confident and knows the subject thoroughly. Otherwise, the perceived image will be negative compelling the listeners to believe you are in the wrong place and may not heed to the presentation.
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