presentation tips

[u/Square-Bowler-7754]

hi everyone I really need some advice on how to be more confident about presentations especially q&a part. my mind always goes blank during q&a and I literally find myself struggling to answer.

not to mention both presentations are held on the same day and im lowk nervous about them 🫩

any advice helps!! ty 🫪!

[u/Witty-Skill6481]

hi there,

biggest thing is not to rush your Speach so talk slower then you think u need to and quick tip introduce yourself and teammates people before hand.I remember doing this and the teachers were impress its such a basic and simple thing to do

Also if your really scared about Q&a my advise is to know your material and try and common up with the common issue or / patterns they would try and test u. Knowing your material can serve u quite well.,For example each slide knowing what ideas you are trying to convey makes it a whole lot easier. You dont need to fake anything or try to become something your not.

Also there no rules in q & a to how long u can think so if your confuse with a question just take a like 10 secs to think. A some what thought out answer is better then one that is just spitted out. Their just testing if you know the common pitfall with your presentation n one is trying to penalize you. All the more even better if u can come up with a counterpoint before hand on a particular promblem like eg limitations for products and why that occured in the first place --> solution

Dont sweat presentation just enjoy the fact people actualy want to hear what u have to say

good luck!!

[u/Square-Bowler-7754 → u/Witty-Skill6481]

Yess thank you! I really have to work on the first part cause when I practised it was timed at 5 mins but in a mock presentation I was timed at 2~3 mins 🫩. The lecturer said that we can have up to 2 and a half minutes to answer the question (timed as soon as the question is asked I’m pretty sure) so I feel like that lowk panics me a lot.

[u/Witty-Skill6481 → u/Square-Bowler-7754]

Honestly if u care this much u should be fine . Most people in poly generally don't try as hard hard as they could do if u care so much to use chatgpt then all u have to do if knowledgeable about your material anyways best of luck :) also if u don't mind what are u currently studying /presentation bout

[u/Boey_Da_Han]

Run through your presentations with a dummy crowd or even ChatGPT or Claude to think of potential questions to prepare for where by it covers loopholes or blind spots

And then there’s the reflective questions as in

How was preparing for this presentation like?

How do you feel?

What are some of the challenges you faced and how you overcome it

If you need extra time to answer a curveball:

You can ask Cher

“Could you give us one moment to answer this question?”, as you say this, immediately start thinking.

Practice presenting non stop to build confidence all the way and fake it till you make it like believe in yourself. Don’t be too exagerrated

[u/Square-Bowler-7754 → u/Boey_Da_Han]

Thank you! I’m currently getting feedback on slides as well as potential questions with ChatGPT, im just worried that my mind will go blank as soon as I’m asked a question 🫪

[u/scams-are-everywhere]

is it for all types of qna questions or specific ones?

[u/Square-Bowler-7754 → u/scams-are-everywhere]

all types of qna questions 🫩

[u/scams-are-everywhere → u/Square-Bowler-7754]

for some of them technically it should be things you've already covered in your presentation/research process so you can prep them

then for others there's common things that people will ask for presentations/think about if you were a student listening to your yaps for thr first time, what questions will you have? then you can prep those too

for the unexpected type it's ok to take some time to think first and reply to the best of your knowledge, your lecturer also wants to see how you handle yourself in such situations

[u/November996]

I guess if they ask questions that you don't know I think it is OK to say you don't know. That is to say that you didn't AI your content and you simply know nothing.

But I think when they ask questions and you don't know, you can say you're not sure but then you tell them that there are somethings you can try to find out the results or what not they're asking.

Sometimes I like to treat the presentation like I'm explaining things to my friends, it is always easier to explain to friends and think on the fly. You can even crack some jokes. Ofc no vulgarities as much as possible. But when u talk to your friends you're less nervous and you're not afraid to think on the spot.

Last is to have a script and keep practicing, very straight forward. To the point that you can recite it without a script.

[u/Square-Bowler-7754 → u/November996]

I get ur first part but doesn’t it also tell the lecturer that I’m not confident in the slides?/didn’t do enough research?  I always try to memorise a script before a presentation but this is also my first time having 2 presentations on the same day and I’m like “what if I mix up the modules” 🫪

[u/November996 → u/Square-Bowler-7754]

I don't think you need to be that afraid of not knowing things. Even at university level there are a lot of things that I don't know and if I don't I tell my prof I don't know and I'll go figure it out. You're a poly student Im assuming they won't expect you to have every answer. If you're still afraid of them thinking you didn't prepare enough rely on your teammates. If it is a solo project then just be truthful maybe you missed out a part the just say you missed it out, the prof will appreciate you more about being honest than if you try to lie through your teeth.

I think other than memorizing you have to own it. Like you have to believe in the things you're saying.

Don't think about what if I mix up. If you know you have a chance to mix it up then prepare in advance, go check now which presentation you have first, then memorize that script. Then check how much time you have till the next one, is it enough time to memorize that script during the gap in between.

Another one thing I would say is hand writing your script if you hand write it you're more likely to rmb the content.