Presentation

A speaker giving a presentation using a projector

A presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.[1] Presentations usually require preparation, organization, event planning, writing, use of visual aids, dealing with stress, and answering questions.[2] “The key elements of a presentation consists of presenter, audience, message, reaction and method to deliver speech for organizational success in an effective manner.”[3] Presentations are widely used in tertiary work settings such as accountants giving a detailed report of a company's financials or an entrepreneur pitching their venture idea to investors.[4][5] The term can also be used for a formal or ritualized introduction or offering, as with the presentation of a debutante.[6] Presentations in certain formats are also known as keynote[7] address. Interactive presentations, in which the audience is involved, are also represented more and more frequently. Instead of a monologue, this creates a dialogue between the speaker and the audience. The advantages of an interactive presentation is for example, that it attracts more attention from the audience and that the interaction creates a sense of community.[8]

  1. ^ "presentation | Definition of presentation in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  2. ^ Swathi, T.V.S.S (June 2015). "The importance of effective presentation for organizational success". IUP Journal of Soft Skills. 9 (2). SSRN 2686971. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ Swathi, T.V.S.S (June 2015). "The importance of effective presentation for organizational success". IUP Journal of Soft Skills. 9 (2). SSRN 2686971. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ Chandren, Sitraselvi (2016-08-22). "Action Research on Enhancing Accounting Students' Oral Presentation Skill". European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences. Cognitive-crcs: 189–197. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2016.08.28. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Clark, Colin (July 2008). "The impact of entrepreneurs' oral 'pitch' presentation skills on business angels' initial screening investment decisions". Venture Capital. 10 (3): 257–279. doi:10.1080/13691060802151945. ISSN 1369-1066. S2CID 154616120.
  6. ^ Baden Eunson: Writing and Presenting Reports. (The communication skills series), John Wiley & Sons, Australia 1998, ISBN 978-0-4713-3563-4.
  7. ^ "keynote | Definition of keynote in English by Oxford Dictionaries". Oxford Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  8. ^ "Interactive Presentations". 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-05-23.