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Presentation is the process of presenting the content of a topic to an audience. Presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Keynote or OpenOffice.org Impress is often used to illustrate the presentation content.
Skeleton of a presentation
To deliver a good presentation, you should follow the four steps below:
- Planning: Understand your audience -- about their needs, their background, and the place where your presentation will be delivered. The way to present a topic to a group of elementary students is different from the way to present to undergraduates. To present in a meeting room, you can speak quickly; but when presenting in a hall, you need to speak slower. Plan your coverage so you can present within the time frame available.
- Preparing: Thesis statement -> objectives -> Outline -> coverage depth. Encourage responses, and stimulate reactions and their learning desire.
- Delivering: Deliver your presentation, with visual aids like presentation slides. Use animation sparingly, so it will not distract the audience. Think of putting summaries of each slide in the "note" portion of your presentation, and have them printed out as handouts to the audience.
- Reviewing: You may wish to deliver your presentations again. Review your performances so you can improve them the next time you perform.
Useful illustrations
- Waterfall diagram: This diagram breaks down 100% of the market share into their holders, sorting from largest to smallest.
- BCG diagram: This diagram is extremely useful in marketing, although most people only learn the basics of the diagram at undergraduate level.
- SWOT Analysis: This is clear and precise, and states the problem effectively.
Performance :: Literature
Interactive :: Poetry
Performance Art :: Visual Arts
EW: Boyle's performance was a victory for talent and artistry in a culture obsessed with physical attractiveness and presentation.
tommy_wong (Tommy Wong) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:02:41 -0000
EW: Boyle's performance was a victory for talent and artistry in a culture obsessed with physical attractiveness and presentation.
@jimmybeloved well it's the last day of school for me and i am going to a presentation night tonight and i have a dancing performance today
KiahSTACK (Kiah Delaney) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:21:47 -0000
@jimmybeloved well it's the last day of school for me and i am going to a presentation night tonight and i have a dancing performance today
Ok, once I get through this presentation, I have 1 final and1 performance left...and then I'm FREE! Wish me luck!
AllieOsterloh (Allie Osterloh) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:34:23 -0000
Ok, once I get through this presentation, I have 1 final and1 performance left...and then I'm FREE! Wish me luck!
Nice presentation from kbahey at 2bits: Linux Tools for Monitoring and Performance http://is.gd/5gyy6
drupalcleveland (Drupal Cleveland) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:30:45 -0000
Nice presentation from kbahey at 2bits: Linux Tools for Monitoring and Performance http://is.gd/5gyy6
@ngauthier only 30 minutes into the ruby processing presentation and you're already getting the performance itch.
nerded (Ed Schmalzle) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:34:51 -0000
@ngauthier only 30 minutes into the ruby processing presentation and you're already getting the performance itch.
@jharr it was cozy, about 10 people. But great conversation and @danielshipton gave an engaging presentation on wordpress performance
newz2000 (Matthew Nuzum) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:39:54 -0000
@jharr it was cozy, about 10 people. But great conversation and @danielshipton gave an engaging presentation on wordpress performance
Act!vated Storytellers Present Act!vated Poetry - National Touring Theatrical Toupe acts, dances, sings, tumbles and flips poems written by kids. Presenting public shows at libraries, and offering programs for school assemblies and poetry conventions.
Aromapoetry - The portal for London's popular Sunday spoken word event. Poems read at the event, the rules of the event, and updates.
Meta Description: [ a revolutionary spoken word event giving the power back to the voice ]
Artscape - Annual arts festival in Baltimore, Maryland, featuring literary readings, poetry performances, and literary arts workshops.
Bard Wire - BerksBards non-profit organization attempts to bring the written and spoken word together with the new mediums available on the internet.
BerksBards - A group of poets committed to supporting and nurturing poetry in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The group organizes a month-long poetry event called BardFest, as well as readings, workshops, and discussion groups.
BertGlick.com - Poetry and drama in textual, audio, and video formats by Bert Glick.
Bridget Gray - Find out where she'll be performing next and what she's been up to in recent months. Listen to and purchase her CD Shades of Gray
Meta Description: [ Bridget Gray - Self Love CD available now! ]
Cataclysm Productions - General information on the collective, with links.
Meta Description: [ The Cataclysm is a movement dedicated to the fusion of hip-hop & spoken word poetry. The artists at the forefront of this movement are its founders: Prolific, Jskillz, Darkside, MarXman, & Chameleon. They recently wrapped up the fall 2002 leg of their ]
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Christopher Longoria - Member of the Future Primitive Sound Collective. Poems, prose, biography, and curriculum vitae.
Concrete and Sound Poetry - Includes an extensive online collection of recorded poetry, both historical and contemporary, as well as online reproductions of visual or concrete poetry and poetry in experimental forms.
DC Poetry - A calendar of poetry readings and performances in the Washington, DC, area. The site also contains information about past featured readers, samples of their poetry, and reviews of past performances.
Def Poetry Jam - Russell Simmons presents spoken word, poetry, slams, and haiku.
Dublin Writers Festival - Annual gathering of Irish and international poets and writers.
Electronic Poetry Center Home Page - Real video archives of poetry readings by Robert Creeley, Bruce Andrews, Edwin Torres, and others. Also featured is an index of kinetic interactive poetry, and hypertext poetry specifically geared toward interactive use on the internet.
Meta Description: [ The home page of the
Electronic Poetry Center, an edited site devoted to the presentation
of full-text resources for innovative writing. ]
Eleventh Hour Productions - Organizers of the Seattle Poetry Festival, and other spoken word and poetry events in the Northwestern United States. Recent past performers include: Gwendolyn Brooks, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, The Last Poets, isangmahal, Haki Madhubuti, Source of Labor.
F. Omar Telan - Asian American writer, poet, and performance artist. Biography, calendar, sample writings, audio files, and press kit.
Meta Description: [ F. Omar Telan is an Asian American writer / poet / spoken word / performance artist of Filipino lineage. ]
Favorite Poem Project - Started by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, the Favorite Poem Project allows people to submit their favorite poems along with a personal story about why the poem means something to them. The site features a sampling of the poems, the poets, and stories from the people who have participated in the project.
Meta Description: [ The Favorite Poem Project is... ]
ForWord Girls - ForWord Girls is an all-girl spoken word festival taking place in San Francisco in the Fall of 2002. The mission of ForWord Girls is to create a space and event for women writers and spoken word performers of all cultures and ages from all over. Includes submission guidelines.
Meta Description: [ ForWord Girls is an all-girl spoken word festi
val taking place in San Francisco in the fall of 2002. The mission of forWord g
irls is to create a space/event for women writers and spoken word performers of
all cultures and ages from all over. ]
Gordon Nicol,Scottish Poet - Scottish poet based in Dallas, Texas. Dressed resplendently in his kilt, he'll make you laugh and cry reciting his own poems and works by Robert Burns.
Meta Description: [ Produce Prima Productions on a Bargain Basement Budget. Over 20 years experience in audio pays big dividends by taking less time than you might think to complete even the most complex projects, Gordon Nicol - Scottish Poet will bring a touch of class and elegance to your event ]
HarperAudio - Small archive includes poetry readings, in most cases by the original authors, in various audio formats; among the more notable poets are Robert Frost, Robert Graves, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Ann Sexton, Wallace Stevens, J.R.R. Tolkien and Dylan Thomas.
HarperAudio - Caedmon - Includes excerpts from recordings available for purchase.
Meta Description: [ Listen to books -- audios of contemporary bestsellers to classics, from today's popular poets to those of yesteryear. HarperAudio has a longstanding tradition of producing award-winning recordings of spoken-word performances. ]
Hemminger, Lisa - Official website for the Chicago poet, performer, author, open mic impresaria and performance instructor. Includes samples of her poems and an mp3 sound file of one of her performances.
Meta Description: [ Lisa Hemminger poet extraordinaire, yammer open stage impresaria, takes Chicago by storm! ]
IrRaDiAtEd PoEtS - A group of poets in Portland, Oregon, that sponsors poetry readings at the Hi-iH Gallery, and PicNuke, a poetry reading under the cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant.
Jim's Poems - Twenty-four-minute video of selection of poems from Letters to Jake, a book published by Jim Rucquoi for his first grandchild. Requires QuickTime.
Kelley Writers House Webcasts - Live webcasts of poetry readings and other literary happenings at the University of Pennsylvania. Webcasts can be viewed using RealPlayer.
Kota Press - A small press that offers a quarterly online poetry journal, and provides support to writers-particularly those who have used their writing as a way to process grief and finding healing.
Live at the Writers' House - Internet archive of University of Pennsylvania's WXPN Radio's Live at the Writers' House program, with numerous recordings of contemporary poetry in RealPlayer format.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam - Poets can sign up to read with a Jazz accompaniment at this regular open mic night in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Featured poets, slams, poetry awards, and information on the jazz trio that plays regularly at the Lounge.
Lyricalworks - Especially for teens and young adults, an introduction to the experience of lyric poetry and lyricism, including audio recordings.
Meta Description: [ Especially for teens and young adults, an introduction to the experience of lyric poetry and lyricism. ]
Mad Poets Society - National organization based in Media, Pennsylvania, that strives to promote poetry and the literary arts in communities. Venues, schedules, contests, and submission and general information about Mad Poets Review.
Museum of American Poetics - The Museum of American Poetics presents multimedia poetry exhibits, information on lectures, the Best Minds Reading Series, and the Floating Muse Bookstore
NakedPoetry - Online literary zine that publishes poetry and fiction, and hosts open mic poetry readings around New York City.
Meta Description: [ Naked Links ]
National Association for Poetry Therapy - Members of this organization represent a wide range of expertise and training in both mental and physical health disciplines. Advocates use of poetry and other forms of literature to achieve therapeutic goals and personal goals.
Meta Description: [ The official web site for NAPT, the National Association for Poetry Therapy ]
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NEXT Magazine - A low-graphic online zine featuring information about upcoming poetry events in Southern California. Detailed listing of regular weekly events as well as a daily rundown of who's reading where.
Northwest SPokenword LAB - Information on poetry slams and workshops in Washington State. SPLAB is a center dedicated to poetry, storytelling, conversation, debate and building community through shared experience of the written and spoken word.
Nuyorican Poets Cafe - This multi-cultural community is dedicated to artistic empowerment and creative diversity. The organization is celebrating over 25 years of spoken word, theater, poetry, slam, hip hop, live music, and film on the lower East Side of New York City.
Meta Description: [ The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, home to NYC's freshest artists, is a multi-cultural community dedicated to artistic empowerment and creative diversity. ]
Out Of Our Minds - A weekly radio show dedicated to poetry and poetics produced by people's radio KKUP, FM 91.5 Cupertino. Join host Dancing Bear and guest poet.
Meta Description: [ Real Audio archive - Dancing Bear ]
People's Poetry Gathering - An annual international festival in downtown Manhattan uniting folk, ethnic, literary and urban poets. Audio and video archives of poetry readings as well as a detailed schedule and online discussion forum.
Meta Description: [ The People's Poetry Gathering is an international festival in downtown Manhattan uniting folk, ethnic, literary and urban poets ]
Performance Poetry - Poet playwright Billy Marshall Stoneking explores the poems, performances, people ideas behind performance poetry in essays updated monthly.
Meta Description: [ ,A place to explore the work, ideas, & issues relevant to the art of performance poetry as expressed by some of the world's most exciting contemporary poets. Exploring oral literature from modern performance poetry to traditional Aboriginal song cycles. - dewey decimal 809.12811.6 ]
Pif Magazine - One of the best-known ezines for poetry and fiction. Includes interviews with writers, interactive poetry.
Pink Pony West Poetry Reading Series - Open mike and featured readers on the lower east side of Manhattan. Schedule and history of readings. Poetry is a contact sport.
Meta Description: [ Open mike and featured readers at gathering of world-changing poets on the lower east side of Manhattan. Poetry is a contact sport. ]
PoetCD.com - Specializes in providing a multimedia format for the public to see and hear poets' work in an audio-visual tape or CD clip.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to PoetCD, where we specialize in providing a multimedia format for the public to see and hear your work in an audio-visual tape or CD clip. ]
Poetic License - A monthly poetry reading series in Southern California. Events are held at Home Los Feliz in Los Angeles. Past and upcoming featured poets include M.L. Liebler, Jason Carney, and Sharon Hudson.
Poetology Online - Spoken expression and poetry information relating to the Mid Atlantic region. Calendars, MP3 files, book links, discussion.
Poetry Center at Smith College - Features poems by poets from around the world; a schedule of upcoming poetry readings at the college; and poets' biographical information.
Meta Description: [ The Poetry Center at Smith College: sets out to connect the work of the classroom with the world of living poets. Site features a rich trove of poems by living poets from around the world; a schedule of upcoming poetry readings by world-reknowned poets; and poets' biographical information. ]
Poetry Changes People - A collection of poetry (text and MP3 audio) from a continually growing list of artists, known and unknown. NYC performance venue schedules and an Activist section complete the site.
Poetry Oasis - Worcester, Massachusetts, community poetry information: venues, events, journals, and links.
Poetry Super Highway - An online magazine publishing new poets every week as well as links to hundreds of other poetry related websites, also a chat room with weekly scheduled events, online poetry classifieds, poetry contests, and an online bookstore.
Meta Description: [ The home of the Poetry Super Highway, a major Internet resource and online magazine publishing new poets every week as well as links to hundreds of other poetry related websites, also a chat room with weekly scheduled events, online poetry classifieds, poetry contests, and an online bookstore whe... ]
PoetryPoetry - In Seine Poems Worth Hearing - An international, multi-cultural venue for audio (MP3) based poetry, as well as the written word. News, interviews, reviews, workshops, and other resources are also available.
Meta Description: [ Streaming Audio of Poetry Readings ]
Poets of the Palm Beaches - This non-profit organization is dedicated to the advancement of the art of poetry and of poets in Palm Beach County. Hosts monthly readings and contests, and also organizes local slams.
Poets' Asylum - Poetry at the Java Hut, Worcester, Massachusetts. Schedules, team photographs, and information about the Java Hut.
Meta Description: [ The Poets Asylum - in our thirteenth year of bringing performance poetry to Central Massachusetts and Worcester County. Home of the Worcester Slam Team. Open poetry reading every Sunday night. ]
PoetsWest - Information on poets and poetry in the Pacific Northwest. Site includes calendar of regular poetry venues and special events, submission guidelines, who's who in Northwest poetry, and poetry resources.
Meta Description: [ Directory of poets and poetry in the Pacific Northwest. Selections of poetry, reviews, information on special public poetry performances, venues with regularly scheduled readings, books and CDs, and links to selected poetry resources. ]
Press Record - The audio adventures of the Wandering Jew, Barrett Golding, in RealAudio format. Poetry and comment with music.
Red Sky Poetry Theater - Article from the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the longest running open mic in Seattle.
Redmond Association of Spokenword - A community for lovers of the written and spoken word which meets on the first Saturday of every month at Victor's Celtic Coffee Company in Redmond, Washington. Open mike begins at 7:30.
Meta Description: [ Redmond Association of Spokenword, for lovers of the written and spoken word ]
Redondo Poets - Readings by the Redondo Poets of Redondo Beach, California. Calendar, map and directions, sample poems, and links.
Meta Description: [ Redondo Poets ]
Ruta Maya Open Mic Poetry - Updates on scheduled readings at Ruta Maya Coffee's open mic poetry readings. Also features a photo gallery of pictures from readings.
Skagit River Poetry Festival - Biennial poetry festival in La Conner Washington. The May 2000 festival featured Coleman Barks, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Jane Hirshfield, Kurtis Lamkin, David Lee, Thomas Lux, Heather Mc Hugh, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
Speak-a-Poem - Information about poetry speaking workshops, the Lockwood West Award and articles about poetry speaking by professional readers, writers and teachers.
Meta Description: [ Information about poetry speaking workshops and the Lockwood West poetry speakers award. Also articles on poetry speaking by readers,producers and teachers. ]
Spoken Words - Listing of spoken word events in Houston and Austin, Texas. Front page includes a poem from the featured poet of the week, links to sites on poetry festivals.
Spokenwar - A simple, straightforward interface to recorded readings of a variety of contemporary poems in a variety of styles by a variety of contemporary poets, in RealPlayer format.
Stone Circle Gatherings - Weekly poetry readings, storytelling and music at Stone Circle in Michigan. Readings take place on Fridays and Saturdays from mid-June to Labor Day Weekend. Hosted by Terry Wooten.
Meta Description: [ STONE CIRCLE poetry, music & storytelling around a campfire--under the stars ]
Subtext Reading Series - The archives and calendar of a poetry reading series at the Speakeasy Cafe in Seattle, Washington.
Meta Description: [ Subtext: an experimental writing
collective based in Seattle that curates a monthly reading series,
periodic workshops, and other events. ]
Taco Shop Poets - Xicano poetry group from San Diego that sponsors readings, books, and CDs. Has taken over Taco Shops in major cities all over the United States, in order to bring poetry to people who might not be exposed to it. Check out the site for samples of their poetry, as well as their calendar of events and online poetry forums.
The Arthouse Underground - Underground writing, madcap psychedelic art, electro-industrial music, Nietzschean dark humor, Bob Dylan becomes a borg redefines cyberpunk. Poetry and performance audio available via RealAudio.
Meta Description: [ Provocative poetic perspectives on life, art, culture and post-millenial possibility. ]
The Butterfly Lightning - Miami, Florida's, oldest and most respected literary reading series, meets Monday evenings at Tobacco Road.
the e-poets network - Very flashy and well-constructed site featuring audio, video, and textual poetry, as well as essays and reviews, poetry news, and performance poetry videoconferencing and webcasting. There is also an interactive calendar of literary arts events for Chicago.
Meta Description: [ e-poets.net: a resource for poetry, performance, and new media art;
producing live videoconferences where artists and audiences commune
across national and cultural frontiers. ]
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The Foundation of Universal Lovers of Mevlana - An organization using newly composed hymns and ritual music, colorful ceremonial garb, and introductory brochures available in many languages to spread the teachings of Mevlana Jelaladdin Rumi. Biography, history, concert and contact information, and multimedia files.
The Information Highway to Hell - An entire section of the site is dedicated to audio files of an individual reading contemporary and classic poetry by famous poets such as Lewis Carroll, Dorothy Parker, James Thurber, and Edgar Allen Poe.
Meta Description: [ Enough interesting content to spend an hour in with
photo journals about travel and hunting and a large poetry section
with audio files. ]
The Internet Poetry Archive - Sponsored by the University of North Carolina Press and the North Carolina Arts Council, the archive features poetry and recordings of the readings of six well-known poets, including Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, and Czeslaw Milosz.
The Oak Cliff Circle of Poets - A three-year-old performance poetry group that meets in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas Texas. Open to all comers. Information about the poets, the regular meeting, and the various featured events around town.
The Poetic Dream - Information on the poetry scene of the San Francisco Bay Area. Also features an email discussion list, as well as photos from local poetry readings and slams.
The Poetry Archive - A collection of recordings of poets reading their own works, with texts. Recordings are in Realplayer format.
Meta Description: [ The Poetry Archive is an ever expanding archive of poets reading their own work ]
The Spring Street Apartment - Poetry read in Realaudio with accompanying graphics and animation; quot;silent poetryquot; performed on video; poetry and writing links; music links, opinion.
Meta Description: [ Poetry media in transformation on the internet. Firebrick-fond intellectula Katja performs poetry online. Also music links, opinion. ]
The Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center - Located in Camden, New Jersey, the Center hosts poetry readings, slams, and other literary events. The events calendar is regularly updated.
The Word Works - This non-profit literary organization sponsors readings, workshops, and poetry contests, including the annual Washington Prize for a book-length poetry manuscript.
TRINPsite Poetry - Includes sections on computer generated poetry, alliterative technique, and a collection of sound files (.wav and .mp3 file-formats).
Meta Description: [ Featuring poems and collections
of poems of a nature varying from non-denominational to distinctly
neutral-inclusivistic ]
Wired On Words - Virtual poetry performances. A compilation of poetry music, spoken word, and language poetry.
Meta Description: [ The Wired on Words web site, a virtual performance poetry event. Currently featuring Millennium Cabaret, a compilation of poetry & music, spoken word, sound poems, a compilation of raw, sexy young poets and masters of the genre. ]
World Poetry Bout Association - Sponsors of the Taos Poetry Circus and regional Exhibition Poetry Bouts, WPBA is a community organization working to expand the audience for poetry, literature and performance through public readings, performances, festivals and competitions.
Writers and Poets - Designed to promote published authors to bookstores libraries and Internet sites, you can find biographies on small press poets, and links to bookstore poetry reading schedules.
Meta Description: [ Writersandpoets.com offers self-publishing solutions as well as traditional advance/royalty publishing deals ]
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