I chose this topic was because I find this topic very interesting. I also had a good knowledge of what the condition was like and also aware of all the risks which dementia causes, for instance the barriers in communication with communicating with people who suffer from dementia. I was also very familiar with statistics about how many people dementia affects in the UK. I chose this topic because I wanted to share my knowledge about this condition and get my points across to people and also make them understand the impacts which dementia has on people.
For my presentation I had made use of a PowerPoint and when I presented it I did it on a smart board. The advantage of using smart boards is that they can show statistics and figures when necessary however I found that very useful as I could just type up all my notes rather than handwrite them; however it also allowed me to use images which the audience could also see whilst I was doing the talk. In my presentation I had to make sure I made use of many eye contacts and hand gestures in order to engage the more of the audience attention.
On the other hand, I also had to face many issues when it came to delivering my presentation, the issues were to do with the smart board, because at one point it froze, however everything else was all under control and went perfectly fine.
I also used cue cards, this was so I don’t forget my notes and keeping turning back at the white board to see my notes, I also thought it helps improve the presentation.
In my presentation I had also used audience participation twice once with the quiz which was a word search and the other time was when I asked the audience questions regarding the PowerPoint.
The style of language I had used during my presentation remained formal English throughout the whole presentation I tried my best to avoid jargon. The structure of my talk had a flow as it started with the objective of the presentation where it included all the topics I was about to talk about, then I went on to the explaining what the illness is and then introduced my client Sarah. After I had introduced my client I explained what her problem is and how dementia affects her, I then spoke about the barriers and how to overcome them. Finally I had my little quiz. My quiz involved sweeties for everybody who completed the task.
During the presentation I felt a huge pressure on my back, mainly because I lack a lot of confidence specially when there is a lot of people watching, it is also very visible, I was standing fine but I did fidget and not look at the audience much, I can be strictly be honest about the fact that I did not maintain any eye contact.
I have to admit that my cue cards had helped me out a lot, if it wasn’t for them I think I would have struggled even more possibly even forget what the aim of my presentation was and completely go of the subject and stammer. The colours I had used on my presentation was very simple I didn’t go over the top using a wide range of colours I just stuck to the topic and used the colours I had to use because I didn’t see the point of making it all colourful and bright because either way the information on it would have remained the same.
I did my presentation standing up, I dint use many body language as I was very nervous and not to comfortable with the whole presentation
