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.