Four Tips for More Effective Classroom Reports
Students, whatever their courses are, should expect to be assigned to report at least once in a while during their university or college life. Academic reporting has been one of the most effective tools used in the academe to train and educate students. In fact, an academic year will not pass without a student going in front of the class and present a report.
Academic reporting has the main goal of imparting necessary information from the reporter to the audience. The success of a report is often measured on how effective was the student in conducting his report. Presentation graphics programs like the Microsoft PowerPoint were developed and designed to help students create and present effective reports. It is, however, not easy to make effective reports. It takes practice, effort and time. A student could use some presentation tips that could help him make his academic report more effective and more fruitful.
- It is always the best choice for a reporter to get well-acquainted with the report topic. Knowing well the topic would allow the reporter to create PowerPoint presentations that suits the report. Knowing well the topic would allow the reporter to make a smooth presentation of the report. It is advisable that the reporter does not only read the report’s PowerPoint presentation as it always contains only a summary of the entire report. The reporter should also read and take into heart the report from its source.
- When creating PowerPoint presentations, a student should avoid placing all the contents of the report. Overpopulating a single slide with too much text would make the presentation look intimidating instead of accommodating. Using too much text would also result to the class being unable to retain the needed amount of information as intended to. A student should use only key phrases using only the most significant report information. When creating a presentation, a student could use bullet points to highlight the most important parts of the report.
- A PowerPoint presentation is only meant to complement the report, not as the main source of the information of the report. Thus, a reporter, as much as possible, should avoid reading the slides. Reading the slides would make it look like that the reporter does not know his report well. Reading the slides would also make it seem that the source of the information is the presentation, and not the student presenting the report.
- When creating PowerPoint presentations, a student should avoid using too much animations, graphics and transitions. Animations, graphics and transitions could make the report become entertaining; but a student should always keep in mind that the animations are there to help make a point for the report.
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