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It supports delivery. Many fail due to lack of effective structure. This is the basis of construction. An effective presentation has structure. This leaves sense making to the audience. Without structure a presentation is merely a list. It facilitates better data retention. There is more to structure than simply introduction, method, results, discussion and conclusion. <\/span><\/div>\n

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An effective presentation has structure. This is the basis of construction. It supports delivery. It facilitates better data retention. Without structure a presentation is merely a list. This leaves sense making to the audience. There is more to structure than simply introduction, method, results, discussion and conclusion. Many fail due to lack of effective structure. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Merely presenting a list of facts is of little value. The role of presenter is to link facts together into a message of value. The nature of that linkage is the basis to flow of a presentation and should be the foundation from which a presentation is built. Sense is not simply about listing facts but making them into something of value for the individual audience members. <\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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