3 Steps To Prepare Your Data-Heavy Presentation<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n1. Analyze your audience<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The first step with all presentations is to understand what your audience really needs and what communication style works best for them. How much of your research results or data is helpful? How familiar are they with the content and terminology?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n2. Select the relevant data<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
What data is best to deliver in the presentation and what might be useful in a handout or for you to refer to only if someone asks a question about it? As the presenter, you may want to be thorough and show all your hard work. Too much information is confusing for your audience. You may not realize this though if you have a polite audience, which is often the case in Japan!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n3. Decide how to present the data<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If you\u2019re using slides to present your data, make sure that you have a logical transition from one slide to the next and that the message on each slide is clear. So often, I see a \u201cdata dump.\u201d This is usually a table or list of data and even though the implications may be obvious to the presenter, the audience has to examine the data and attempt to work out what\u2019s significant. Make it easy for your audience by highlighting what\u2019s most important.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n4 ways to present your research findings<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPowerPoint isn\u2019t the only option for presenting data. Consider these:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n- Flip charts –<\/strong> I wrote about this option in the blog post How Many Slides Do You Need For A 30-minute Presentation?<\/a><\/li>\r\n
- Gallery walk –<\/strong> Create large posters showing your key findings in images, charts, or simple text and have the audience walk around with you as you explain.<\/li>\r\n
- Video –<\/strong> Play a short video that brings your findings to life.<\/li>\r\n
- Physical objects –<\/strong> Show your audience physical objects related to your research. For example, one speaker compared\u00a0a pingpong ball with a map of Kyushu to demonstrate the scale of accuracy of his technology.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
1. Analyze your audience<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The first step with all presentations is to understand what your audience really needs and what communication style works best for them. How much of your research results or data is helpful? How familiar are they with the content and terminology?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
2. Select the relevant data<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
What data is best to deliver in the presentation and what might be useful in a handout or for you to refer to only if someone asks a question about it? As the presenter, you may want to be thorough and show all your hard work. Too much information is confusing for your audience. You may not realize this though if you have a polite audience, which is often the case in Japan!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
3. Decide how to present the data<\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If you\u2019re using slides to present your data, make sure that you have a logical transition from one slide to the next and that the message on each slide is clear. So often, I see a \u201cdata dump.\u201d This is usually a table or list of data and even though the implications may be obvious to the presenter, the audience has to examine the data and attempt to work out what\u2019s significant. Make it easy for your audience by highlighting what\u2019s most important.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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