Stand up and Be Heard

Presentations are effective tools to convey ideas. A presentation is either good or bad. A good one leaves a message. A bad one can be effctive also, since audiences remember that it was bad long after the message is forgotten. Planned presentations should employ both hearing and sight senses. Controlled tests indicate that people remember ideas longer under these conditions. Presentations should contain these elements: purpose; background; data generation, assimilation, and analysis; graphics; rehearsal; and delivery.