Write and deliver good class presentation-example

You need to make a presentation in your university English class. The teacher has assigned a different topic to each student. You need to discuss whether or not email has adversely affected young people’s ability to communicate. How can you approach this assignment? Let The Fast Track Way help you create an effective presentation:

Step 1-Analyze Your Situation: You sense that your teacher thinks that email has harmed students’ ability to speak and write well. In contrast, you know that many of your classmates believe that email hasn’t had a negative impact. Consequently, you face two distinct perspectives. But, because you believe that email has both pros and cons, your purpose is to convince your listeners that email won’t adversely impact young people as long as they use it correctly.

Step 2-State Your Main Point, Message, or Theme: “As we all know, email has revolutionized communication. Clearly, it’s an incredibly useful communication tool. Even so, we need to use it appropriately in order to avoid its downsides.”

You’d next use Steps 3 and 4 to develop your PowerPoint slides. But, before you begin, first read Presentation tips-8 no-nos and Good presentations—How to prepare for and handle questions.

Example of Written Class Presentation:

For 1^st PowerPoint page/slide (title page):

Using Email Effectively (middle of page/slide)

English 101

UPenn                 (lower 1/3 of page/slide)

Jianhua Chen

For 2^nd PowerPoint page/slide:

Agenda (page/slide title)

• How email has changed communication
• Email’s downsides
• How to optimize email use

For 3^rd PowerPoint page/slide:

How Email Has Changed Communication (page/slide title)

• Growth of email users around the world, 199X-200X:

-          U.S.—xx to xxx

-          Europe—xx to xxx

-          Asia—xx to xxx; China from xx to xxx

-          Africa—xx to xxx

• Easy to use:

-          Abbreviations

-          Emoticons

-          Informal language and grammar are acceptable

• Instantaneous:

-          Don’t have to wait for “snail mail” 

-          Promotes quick exchange of ideas

-          Saves time and money

For 4^th PowerPoint page/slide:

Email’s Downsides (page/slide title)

• Often used too much:

-          Send but later regret

-          Annoy others

• Sometimes used for wrong purposes:

-          When phone call or personal visit would be better

-          Instead of more formal communication (e.g., letter to older VIP)

• Use email lingo, emoticons, misspellings, and poor grammar in all communication, whether formal or informal:

-          Alienate professor

-          Alienate potential employer

For 5^th PowerPoint page/slide:

How to optimize email use (page/slide title)

• Use email for appropriate purposes:

-          With friends

-          Quick reply to an email request

-          With professor or potential employer, minimize email lingo and use proper English

• Practice using proper English in your speaking and writing
• Read great works of literature.

For tips on how to deliver your presentation, see How to deliver a presentation.

Typically, you get questions during and after your presentation. To learn how to deal with these queries, see How to prepare for and handle questions during presentations.

But, sometimes things happen that you didn’t anticipate. To be ready for such events, see How to handle the unexpected during presentations.