Timed Presentations
Spence Brooks
Context:
Any
circumstance involving designing a presentation which is
limited to a certain period of time, but must communicate a great deal of
information.
Problem:
It can
be
very difficult to organize material into an effective
presentation when the amount of relevant information cannot be effectively
communicated in the amount of time allotted.
Forces:
- There is a large amount of material to present.
- The speaker must present the material in a limited period of time.
- The presenter wants to communicate the material effectively.
- It is difficult to discern what information can be excluded without
damaging the overall impact of the presentation.
- Too much information overwhelms the audience.
Solution:
The
presenter
must make some choices. Foremost,
the
presenter
must decide to do one of two things: to examine one piece of research
thoroughly or to give a general overview of the entire project. This means
that the presenter must be willing either to exclude a great deal of the
project from the presentation or to present the information in only a
superficial way.
Known Uses:
Any
presentation with a time limit, including speeches,
research presentations, sermons.