This was definitely helpful I'd say.
I'ts important to be able to make good presentations. One would expect that designers would be good at that, but apparently they aren't for the most part. 'Designers should arouse the audience, not merely incite'.
The different guidlines are helfpul in making the experience more engaging for the audience:
.showing a 'map' of what you're going to talk about – a thesis statement.
.utilize your strengths - play down your weaknesses. (i.e. if you don't talk much, use visuals).
.keep the audience guessing.
.incorperate different ways of speaking.
.edit. use critical insight.
.use humor when possible and appropriate.
.don't let the audience be stuck in the same thought for too long.
.speak rather than read. or if you read, don't let it be evident. - let the audience read aswell. That is another way to engage.
.make it obvious when the end is going to be.
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BE SELFISH (link)
It is inspiring to think that a presentation can be a learning experience not only for the audience but also the presenter. If you set it up in such a way, changing your approach to however you came up with what you are presenting, new things might easily occur to you.
For any presentation, it would be best to know your audience as much as possible. know what they know and don't know. you don't want to touch on things that they already know, and you don't want to ovewhelm them with things that they don't know. Know if there is anything that they might be able to talk to you about.
Use heirarchy. don't give the audience something to read and expect them to listen to you talk at the same time. Use imagery to correspond to what they say instead.
Use basic design principles to make presentations visually engaging — easy to read typography, etc.
use a simple structure that your audience can easily follow and so give you feedback. After you acquire feedback, take good note of it so that you will be able to reflect upon it and use it to inform any further progress.
before you present, practice of course, and loosen up. get excited.
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TED talk:
The presenter of this presentation about Green School said what he had to say with simple language. He was not over articulate. he used short and concise sentences. He was able tell the audience, in simple terms, what Green School was all about. The images that he used supported everything that he said very well. Over all his message was very clear and easy to follow. He did not engage the audience any longer than necessary. everything that he had to say he said in a reasonable amount of time. His presentation was simple and in no way pretentious or overly thought out. it seemed honest and thorough. it was super.
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