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Presentations

Steven J. Bell. "Mounting Presentations on the Web: Presentation Software, HTML or both?"  Online Magazine: The Magazine for Information Professionals. Sept./Oct. 1998.  "Good presentations always result from high-quality content, proper use of graphics and design, adequate preparation, and well-honed presenting skills (e.g., speaking, timing, use of humor, etc.). Slides, graphics, multimedia, and even Web-based mounting methods are merely tools that help facilitate the delivery of the message. Technology will be beneficial only if its use enhances your message."

 

Getting Started

Effective presentations include refinement of three components: content (audience, purpose, message), visuals (media, design, use), delivery (skills, applications)

Guidelines for Oral Presentations
A quick overview from an instructor at Auburn University.

Effective Presentations
   A site from Kansas University Medical Center that includes online tutorials on making effective oral presentations, poster sessions, and visual aids for presentations in scientific communication.

Cheryl Reimold. "Preparing Outstanding Presentations." Tools of the Trade, IEEE Professional Communication Society, and "How to Deliver Winning Presentations." Both of these publications may be accessed in installments from the following site: <http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/pcs/columns.html>.

The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills.  From the Communications Studies Department at the University of Kansas.

The Art of  Communicating Effectively might be a good place to start if you do not know anything about making presentations and want an introduction. More experienced presenters and listeners might perhaps find this site insulting; it's an unimportant part of an otherwise commerical site.


Organizations

National Speakers Association

Toastmasters International