The summary assign.

Today in class we were given a summary assignment. We are to go the homepage and find the EBSCO link go there, click on student research andtype in death by powerpoint. There we find an article and we are to write a summary of that article and another article.The link for the first article is :
http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=71&hid=108&sid=44795ac0-5f9a-4884-8808-0f63d73a6736%40sessionmgr107

People often take the misunderstanding that when you present you must give full information and say everything there is to know about the subject. What should rise is discussions and questions proving that your presentation is of interest.People take the help of softwares such as powerpoint. By now almost everyone has a idea what will be in a presentation, pictures, sound, effects and other exess detail. The author of this article tells us about ways to improve our presenting skills and to avoid such situations.

1) A typical powerpoint slide has a linear structure. This may contain audio, videos, images titles. This format is known to almost everyone.What one must try to do is gain the attention of the viewers by doing something different. Don't follow this format.

2)Most people make their presentation like books and or written materials . For the viewers, their minds cannot process that much information as they can by reading. Try to make a summary of what you know from text conclusions. Whatever you know from the written report use them as guidelines to help present.

3) It is nearly impossible to share all your knowledge in a presentation since there are time limits. So what must be focused on is just the main points the imporatant information should get to the audience for about a minute. Then you can discuss their question, expalin examples to help them understand.

4)One must not read of slides. This will make the audience bored since they are read it before you started. You may use each slide as a guideline. Your presentation and your slide have to be in relation to each other. Otherwise it will make no sense.

5)You must make sure that the viewers are focused on you and you keep intact on the information you share, so later you can answer their questions.Two ways to help you do so are: Don't talk about the main points so questions are asked on those or have friends ask questions that are of imporatance which you will be prepared for.