Visual aids are great tools to obtain people's attention. People also like short summaries of what the whole project or presentation is about. For instance the judges or the audience will come to a point of frustration if the presenter does not get to the point, and simply just goes on and on without going straight to the main idea. Therefore, I would like to use animated graphs that provide information and I will add some facts that parallel with the graph. Using the graph and providing facts at the same time, helps the judge both to visualize and analyze the bottom line of the project.
Below are some tips and ideas that I found online on how to give a presentation:
1. Give the a Souvenir: Provide your audience with something that will help them remember the key terms of the presentation for future reference.
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/juice-analytics/8-ideas-for-presentations-with-more-zing-10422
2. Use a Metaphor; This helps the audience understand the main idea of the project or presentation.
http://www.presentation-process.com/creative-presentation-ideas.html#.TzAhztVVVIE
3. Change of Pace (Transition) : After a few slides or after a few minutes of talking break the ice by showing the judges a video, music, or pictures in order to wake up the audience.
http://lindenwooduniversity.web.officelive.com/creativepresentationideas.aspx
4. " And one more thing" : Leave a surprise at the end of your presentation so that the judges can walk way thinking of the presentation.
http://lindenwooduniversity.web.officelive.com/creativepresentationideas.aspx
5. Use a human voice : Do not make long wordy sentences just simply go to the point.
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/juice-analytics/8-ideas-for-presentations-with-more-zing-10422
This suggestions have been of great aid to my understanding of how to present a presentation, causing the judges to be interested in my project.
Below is a link to a video from the TED website. This video does not really relate to my project but it has the same end product as mine.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/jamie_oliver.html
This video has also helped me see how to use visual aids without ruining my presentation and keeping the audience interested.