How to Make a Presentation

This page will help you search for books, content, and library facilities for your presentation.

Learn the basics of presentations

Kyoto University Libraries offer many books and content that are useful for presentations. Before you start creating slides, learn how to structure and design your presentation to make it more understandable.

Depending on the understandability of your presentation, the evaluation will vary greatly even if the content is the same. It is important to have a structure that will attract the audience's interest and strongly emphasize your presentation's key points.

Useful content

On KULINE (KU Libraries Online Catalog), you can search for useful books and materials for presentations.
Ref. Katsura Library | Engineering Libraries "How to Do a Literature Search on a Particular Topic"

Kyoto University Libraries also provide the following useful content for presentations.

Brochure by Engineering Libraries

「工学部生リテラシーとは？」> ③プレゼン編　[in Japanese]
・PDF: 1.07MB (Total 6 pages)
Target: Undergraduate students
This brochure is full of advice from graduate students on presentations. A book guide of useful books for presentations is also included.

Workshops by Main Library Learning Support Desk (held in 2021)

「プレゼンテーションの超基礎講座」[in Japanese]
・Workshop material
・Workshop video (Login with your ECS-ID/SPS-ID is required)
Target: 1st-year undergraduate students, those who have no presentation experience
「伝える! プレゼンの『基本のキ』」[in Japanese]
・Workshop material
Target: Undergraduate students (any field)
「思考に役立つアカデミック・スキルとしてのプレゼンの作り方」[in Japanese]
・Workshop material
Target: (Mainly) 1st and 2nd-year undergraduate students in the humanities
「理系のためのプレゼンテーション」[in Japanese]
・Workshop material
Target: 3rd and 4th-year undergraduate science students
"What is Scientific Presentation?"
・Workshop material
Target: Those who wish to study English presentations

Practice

Once you have completed your presentation slides, practice them aloud.

How long will the presentation take?
Is your presentation monotonous and boring for the audience?
Are there any points in your presentation where you can engage the audience?
Can you change the structure of your presentation slides so that you are "speaking" instead of reading the script?

Rehearse your presentation by having friends or lab members listen, and improve the quality of your presentation.

Where you can practice your presentation

Katsura Library, The North Library, and The South Library offer the following places and you can practice your presentation at any of them. (available only for KU users)

Research Commons: Katsura Library, 2nd floor
Group Study Rooms: Katsura Library, 1st floor (Reservation is required)
The North Library Learning Commons: Faculty of Engineering Bldg. No 3 (Lecture Hall), 4th floor
The South Library Learning Commons: Faculty of Engineering Integrated Research Bldg., 5th floor

※Main Library also has a Learning Commons, which KU users can use.