Students who have studied and lived in art abroad should have the same experience, go Studying in the United States as an art major Opening remarks are often presented-- First arrival American art study It was difficult to order food in the restaurant. After a period of school, the language was just able to cope with the most basic learning, and then came the inevitable: group work! With group work, you will definitely: Presentation, which is also a lot Art study abroad The beginning of a nightmare for our classmates.

If you are not immune to presentation

Then the following situation is likely to occur

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"The opening speech of the presentation began to be prepared half a month before the speech. I went home to practice in the mirror every day. It seemed that all the" lines "were ready. As soon as I saw the eyes of the whole class on the stage, I looked at myself in unison, and my brain went blank. I forgot everything I had recited before, and suddenly remembered a sentence that I didn't have time to think about which page it was on, My hands and feet are cold, even my voice is trembling. Others think I'm going to cry, but it's not... "

You know

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Can do presentation

It has risen to the height of survival skills

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Presentation

What should I do?

First of all, from a professional point of view, the number of presentations required for management or research majors is far greater than that for design majors, so generally these majors have higher requirements for language.

In addition to more times, these majors will generally be accompanied by the writing needs of corresponding papers. For those majors who prefer the design direction, they will be asked to introduce their design works, including design concepts, inspiration sources, production processes, etc. The majors that combine engineering with design also need more professional introduction of technical principles.

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In the process of applying for studying abroad, presentations are generally made in two forms, namely, individual presentations and group presentations.

Note: The situation of group presentation will be more complicated, which will involve the cooperation and communication between the whole project and the team members. The main page will talk about how to better group Assignment (because group work is always a mystery). Today we only talk about the final presentation.

Slides

In the section of making slides

A very important principle is:

In fact, this is quite different from the PPT that people in China are exposed to. The slides that people in China often see may be as follows:

In foreign countries, the words on the Slide we need to display are: the less the better! Don't put large paragraphs of text on the whole!!! (It may be nothing at home, but foreign teachers and students will be crazy if they see it)

Homepage Jun's tutor once said, "The number of words on Slide should not be greater than the number of pictures." Of course, this is just an extreme statement. In fact, it tells us not to put a lot of words on the slide, There are two reasons: either people will not read what you wrote carefully, or they will soon read what you want to say, and then they will not really listen to what you are saying.

The small number of words on Slide has another advantage, that is, it can effectively avoid your grammar mistakes! Unless you can generously ask your native English classmates to help you correct all the text problems on the slide. (But for new comers, you will be embarrassed to speak.)

　　 Correct practice: Use key words+pictures Instead of long sentences, the audience can clarify your topic and focus on what you are going to say next. Such an attractive speech has been half successful. (I also want to remind you that if you can't make sure that all kinds of "cool" animation effects are very advanced, don't use them.)

Another important point of a good presentation slide is to have clear thinking. So suggest Study abroad in American art design Students can make an outline similar to a table of contents at the beginning, and then divide the whole process you want to describe into several key points from shallow to deep.

This will not only enable the tutor to know your project in advance, but also help you remind yourself of your ideas during the lecture. A short and accurate outline can help you clarify your thoughts, and can also give the audience a preview, so that everyone has a clear context.

In terms of content, teachers would like to see the clear headline, Collection research Process display, data and chart analysis, sketch manuscript, different attempts at the exploration stage, etc.

Speaking

In the speech part, there are also two situations: group speech and individual speech.

Group presentations are generally assigned by each team member to make speeches, which are the part of the PPT you have done, that is, the part of the project you have done. In this form, the time and content that students need to talk about will be much less than individual speeches.

If your language is not very good, you'd better communicate with your classmates in the early stage to let them know what you need to say. You can write it on paper first, or ask them to help you correct grammar errors, even if it is just a few words. Detailed introduction to the opening remarks of the presentation of the art major studying abroad in the United States.

Regardless of the type, it is necessary to make adequate preparations before giving a speech. After determining the content of the whole slide, you can prepare a speech according to the slide order, and then memorize it.

But in order to avoid forgetting words in the process of presentation opening speech because of nervousness, Homepage Jun's suggestion is to prepare some emergency sentences in addition to the speech! What is an emergency sentence? These words can be very simple grammar, can describe a picture on your slide, can also be a detailed explanation of a keyword. In a word, it is related to the content of your speech, and can be expressed clearly without rare professional words.

　　 Seize the time : For a 30 minute presentation, the time for self narration can be controlled at about 20 minutes, and the remaining time can be used for teachers' comments and questions. But when you prepare privately, the time can be slightly longer. For example, if you want to say 20 minutes in a formal speech, you'd better spend about 25 minutes preparing offline. Because when you are nervous on the stage, the average person's speaking speed will become faster. In addition, you may forget some words and not say them, which will shorten the time. So the preparation time was a little longer. (Unless you are a nervous person who will stutter. In that case, in case of overtime, the preparation should not be too long)

　　 Control sound : If you find yourself too nervous, your voice has begun to tremble and your voice has become thin, then try to take a deep breath! If you can, you can say at this time: "Wow! I'm too nervous". At this time, everyone will laugh, and then the teacher will comfort you. The atmosphere will be relaxed in an instant. You will find that you are not so nervous because you have shifted your attention!

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If you have successfully overcome your nervousness, you will also be given some advanced skills!

　　 Presentation Eye contact : During the speech, don't always face the big screen, turn your back to the audience, and read the words on the slide! (You will find that some American students do the same thing because they are actually nervous!) When making a speech, you can look at the audience in different directions. Of course, eye contact with the mentor is very important. In the process of your speech, if you see the tutor silently nodding his head in recognition, it will definitely increase your confidence!

Similarly, if you make eye contact with your classmates, you will also be surprised to get some feedback from your classmates! For example, some students will smile at you or give you a funny look, which will make you relax during the speech

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In addition, proper pauses and questions for presentation are also a good way! Pause is to let the audience distinguish your paragraphs, for example, you want to start the next part of the content, or the next part is the key part, you can use this method!

In order to avoid embarrassment, you can ask and answer questions yourself. When you ask questions, you can look at your teachers (to their surprise, ha ha). In fact, this is a way to remind the audience. At the same time, everyone will feel that your whole process is free and controllable.

　　 Auxiliary display : Show some items that can support your speech content, such as sketch Books, making samples, questionnaires, etc., are peripheral products related to your project. Then, when you talk about the relevant parts, distribute these materials to everyone in turn, so that students can circulate them. Believe me, everyone likes to read these materials. At this time, even if you say a sentence with grammatical errors, others can't hear it, because they are focusing on the materials.

Finally, because English is not our mother tongue after all, making a speech in English for about 30 minutes is a big test for new students! Although the students will inevitably be nervous to death at the beginning, after several experiences, they will gradually adapt to find their own rhythm!

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