As your team is working on your 15-minute oral progress report for project
3, you should attend to both the form and content of your presentation.
That is, your team should consider both the delivery and design of your
report as well as the quality of your analysis.
participation
As the "Oral
Progress Report" document indicates, each team member must participate
in the entire process of creating the report. Your drafting, revising,
and delivery of the report should address the following considerations.
 Time is crucial;
therefore, your report needs to be planned efficiently. You should coordinate
your report sections and rehearse your delivery.
The different components
of the report need to be well integrated; transitions between speakers
should be smooth, and the visual and verbal elements should complement
one another.
visuals
Your visuals should be projected from the instructional terminal. When
preparing your visuals, keep the following in mind:
Rather than
being a script of your presentation, your visuals should illustrate
its key points.
Rather than being confined
to only one portion of the presentation, visuals should be incorporated
throughout.
Your visuals should
be both rhetorically and visually effective. In order to ensure this,
you should test their layout including font face, size, color, and spacing.
polish
& professionalism
Obviously, the presentation of oral reports is different from reports
that include only written components, and your delivery should reflect
a consideration of that difference. As you rehearse your delivery, consider
the following.
The hum of
the computers and the architecture of the classroom make it difficult
to be heard, and thus you need to practice projecting your voice.
The architecture also
makes it difficult for some people to be seen; thus, consider the placement
of your team members throughout the report.
Speaking slowly and
making eye contact are important components of an effective presentation.
In order to remain attentive to your audience, refer to but do not 'talk
at' your visuals.
Your presentation should
indicate what research your team has done toward assessing the costs
involved in implementing your recommendations.
Other Client
Web Project Links:
Formatting Reference | Project
3 Overview | Client Criteria | Client
Field Research | Oral
Progress Report | Recommendation Report
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