Chapter 17-18

Chapter 17 defines several guidelines on creating and delivering listener-centered oral presentations. We can use all the elements of creating reader-centered communications to prepare effective oral presentations. One important but sometimes difficult aspect of making oral presentations is to keep your audience entertained and focused on your presentation. The text states that people can read for hours at a time, but many listeners have trouble concentrating for more than twenty minutes. Some ways to prevent your audience from wandering off are to be prepared, professional, persuasive, credible, interesting and include visual aids.

Chapter 18 defines several guidelines on creating reader-centered web pages and websites. The main point of this chapter is to develop effective web pages that users can easily and quickly navigate through to find informati0n they're looking for. An example of a good web page is WSU-V's Business Department web page. When I started to develop my academic plan at the beginning of the year, I was able to refer to this web page to find everything I needed.