Multimedia Presentations - Creation and implementation

Multimedia presentations can be found at different stages of education. They are used both in primary schools, as well as in high schools and universities. Presentations are the basic form of sharing knowledge with peers, and in college, the ability to correctly perform and present them can have an impact on the completion of a stage.

What is more, they are also used in some companies, during meetings with employees or project development. Therefore, it is worthwhile to learn how to correctly perform and present multimedia presentations as early as possible.

Slide separate information

Many people make the basic mistake of reading the information contained in a multimedia presentation one-to-one. While this is understandable and forgiveable at primary or secondary school, it is a cardinal mistake at university or while working for a company.

Slides should contain only the most important information, charts, tables, and graphics, while everything else should be read from a separate sheet of paper or discussed by the presenter. To understand how professional multimedia presentations should be presented, it is worth going to a scientific conference or watches a broadcast on the Internet. During this type of conference, you can acquire many useful skills not only in presenting but also in public speaking in general.

Less is better

Computer programs for preparing multimedia presentations often offer many different functions. These can be slide design changes, transition animations or ready-made templates, which can be implemented into your project with a single click. It happens that beginners try to include all functions at the same time, which in turn leads to an excess of form over content.

The information in such presentations is unclear and difficult to read – it is often practically impossible due to the multicolored background. Therefore, when creating a project, it is worth remembering that a smaller number of decorations proves only the professionalism of the author. Subtle changes in slide design or the addition of simple transition animations will not interfere with the final form of presentation, but excessive graphics may reduce the readability of the presentation.

Don’t forget the bibliography!

In almost every presentation we rely on sources, among which the most popular are dictionaries and Internet encyclopedias. Slightly less often we reach for professional scientific studies and articles on specialist websites. Regardless of the sources chosen, however, we should never overlook the bibliography, which must appear at the end of the presentation and occupy at least one separate slide.

In the bibliography, we include links to used websites (preferably with access dates) and bibliographical data of publications. Thanks to this, we do not have to fear that we have violated copyright, and thanks to the bibliography, our presentation will be fully professional.