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A Student's Guide to Presentations
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A Student's Guide to Presentations
Making your Presentation Count

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October 2007 | 176 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This book gives readers a detailed guide to the preparation and delivery of both individual and group presentations. It will take them through all the pratcial stages necessary to complete a presentation and obtain excellent marks.

Key features include:

  • Real life examples illustrating effective presentation techniques
  • Helpful tips and illustations throughout
  • A 10-step guide to preparing your presentation
  • Tips on using PowerPoint
  • A companion website complete with a student resource center

Written in a clear and accessible style this book will be essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students who have to conduct graded presentations.


 
Why do a Presentation?
 
What Makes an Effective Presentation?
 
Individual Performance
 
Working as Part of a Group
 
10 Steps for Preparing Your Presentation
 
The Audience
 
Developing Content and Structure
 
Visual Aids and Supporting Documentation
 
Using PowerPoint
 
Learning from the Presentation
 
Presentations as Part of an Interview

A user-friendly text that students will find highly useful not only for aiding them in preparation of presentations but also in understanding the relevance of them for a deeper understanding of course material as well as preparation for employment.

Dr Hazel Brown
Sport & Exercise, University of Winchester
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We have recommended that our students read this book in order to help them with their level I assignment in addition to listing it as recommended reading for Level C study skills- Really handy book that covers a basic but important topic

Dr Joanne Mayoh
Centre for Event & Sport Research, Bournemouth University
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very good for BA presentations, an increasing aspect of our course. Useful also for MA, and Research students thinking of Seminars and vivas.

Dr Stephen Skuce
Please select your department, Cliff College
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I have included this as a supplemental book for the students, as they are only introduced to the concept of giving presentations in the module, but feel that they might return to this later in their studies

Miss Gill West
Health , Canterbury Christ Church University
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A very useful text to help students with the increasing number of presentations that they are expected to make. An excellent complementary resource for the guidelines that we provide.

Mr Graham Harvey
School of sport, health and outdoor education, University of Wales, Trinity St David
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This is a comprehensive and accessible account of what makes an effective presentation and we will look to purchase copies for our library. This text will be recommended to our undergraduate students.

Mr Timothy Coxon
School of Education, Brighton University
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A fantastic book that has hugely aided students' confidence and techniques

Mrs Colleen Moore
Anglia Law School, Anglia Ruskin University
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A super book which is well written and user-friendly. Some excellent hints and tips to help students who need to complete a presentation as part of their course. An excellent resource for students and teachers alike.

Mrs Ruth Baxter
Education Department, Blackburn College
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Neat, clear, accessible, effective! The key things you need for students new to presentations at all FE and HE levels.

Ms Shan Ashton
Lifelong Learning, Bangor University
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Step-by-Step plan for preparing a presentation very useful and hands-on.
Annex 1 on numerical data important for a number of students.

Ms Sophie Charlotte Haring
Philosophy, Universität Passau
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Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter One PDF