Presentation Clinic Assessment

Assessment

Dynamic Introduction

Did the presenter make use of a dynamic introduction technique?
Did the introduction hook your attention and make you want to see more?
Did the presenter state the purpose of the presentation and communicate what was “in it for you”?
Did the speaker establish credibility, were they believable and able to form a connection with their audience?
Did the speaker set the expectation for Q&A session at end of presentation?
Did the presenter greet the audience with warmth and use a sincere and extended smile?
Did the presenter greet their audience personally or did they rely solely on their slides to introduce their presentation?

Body Language

Did the presenter use good eye contact and facial expressions?
Any repetitive and/or annoying gestures such as chair swivelling etc.?
Did the presenter make use of open hands during the session?
Was it obvious that presenter was reading the presentation either from slides or notes?
Was the presenter’s lighting or virtual background appropriate?
Did the presenter make an effort to stop slide sharing and engage the audience from time to time to add the human touch?
Did the presenter display body language that matched their message e.g. enthusiasm, energy, warmth etc?

Words and Grammar

Count the total number of filler words e.g. Um’s, Ah’s, Er’s, Okays, Like, You know’s etc.
Are there any other repetitive words you can notice e.g. “obviously”
Any bad grammar?
Any misuse / mispronunciation of words?
Any jargon or acronyms that you feel shouldn’t have been used and replaced with ‘user friendly’ words?
Could the presenter have used more accessible language for their target audience or was the message clear and appropriate?
Can you tell that the presenter had PRACTISED and were they eloquent and articulate in delivering their content?

Voice Artist

Is the voice pattern monotonous or was adequate variety used?
Did the presenter hold your attention by using vocal expression?
Did the vocal expression and tone match the message?
Are purposeful pauses being used effectively?
What is the rate of speech like in general? Too fast, too slow?
Did the presenter create adequate emphasis and use their voice effectively to create meaning?

Media and Slides

Did the presenter navigate their digital media with confidence?
Was the presenter overly reliant upon the presentation? Reading it etc.?
Did the presenter place too much text on slides or use slides like notes? Or did the presenter minimize text and animate and embellish as recommended?
Was the font consistent, professional and easy to read?
Were the graphics appropriate and compelling?
Were the slides interesting, attractive and did they add value and enhance memory retention?
Was text / smart art animated to appear or was the audience able to read the entire slide before the presenter could speak to it?
Was there too much information on slides such as overly complex graphs, too much data or too many ideas / images per slide?
Did the presenter contextualise the slides as they appeared and correctly time the slides and animations?
Did the presenter make the effort to stop screen sharing and engage the audience from time to time?
Did the presenter make use of any of the interactive tools contained within the online presentation software to create audience engagement such as reactions, polls, annotation etc?

Content

Was it clear what the presentation was about?
Was the presentation structured in a logical fashion?
Was information introduced in bite sized chunks?
Was the content interesting or formulaic?
Was the content designed with the target audience in mind?
Was the presentation coherent and well thought out?
Did the presenter make use of the presentation toolkit to impart information in different ways to appeal to different audience members?
Did the presenter ask at least one question of the audience successfully during the presentation and did the question inspire audience engagement?
Was there information overload?
Do you feel the presenter applied a strategy to overcome objections during the presentation?
Was the presentation too long or too short?

Dynamic Conclusion

Did the speaker signal the conclusion was imminent or was the conclusion an anti climax / “caught you off guard”?
Did the speaker summarise the key take-aways before concluding?
Did the speaker make use of a dynamic conclusion technique and end on a strong note?
Did the conclusion encapsulate the core message of the presentation and was it memorable / thought provoking / appropriate?
Was there a call to action?
Do you feel the presenter achieved their presentation objective?
Did the speaker pause, thank the audience and then ask for Q&A after concluding?

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