presentationpre‧sen‧ta‧tion /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən $ ˌpriːzen-, -zən-/ ●●○ S3 noun 
the presentation ceremony Dr Evans thanked him for coming to make the presentations.presentation of the presentation of prizes2talk [countable] an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea: We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.make/give a presentation I’m going to ask each of you to make a short presentation.► see thesaurus at speech3way of saying/showing [uncountable] the way in which something is said, offered, shown, or explained to otherspresentation of desktop devices for the presentation of information the presentation of evidence4proof [uncountable] when you show something to someone so that it can be checked or consideredpresentation of the presentation of the identity documentson presentation of something Club members will be admitted on presentation of their membership cards.5performance [countable] the act of performing a playpresentation of I went to see the National Theatre’s presentation of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Last Yankee’.6baby [countable, uncountable] medical the position in which a baby is lying in its mother’s body just before it is born: a breech presentation7presentation copy a book that is given to someone, especially by the writer or publisher—presentational adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Bear's Cafe needs to pay more attention to presentation and taste.
- I was supposed to be giving a presentation that morning to some colleagues from the Japanese division.
- Our presentation was followed by about two hours of discussion.
- The presentation went extremely well, with almost all of the audience requesting further information about our proposals.
- We blamed the lawyers for a weak presentation of the case.
- He'd spent years tied to drum machines and Portostudios, crafting songwriting ideas but without finding the perfect format of presentation.
- He loved to have an audience, to have customers to make presentations to, and to close the deal.
- Incidentally, Chandos have greatly improved the presentation of their Collect series.
- Instead I gave Frank the entire presentation.
- The human factor also looms large in Bamford's presentation of the agency's strengths and weaknesses.
- To speed up publication the presentations have been used unaltered so the book lacks a coherent style or structure.
THESAURUS
a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: · The bridegroom usually makes a speech after the wedding.· In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system.· the opening speech of the conference
formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: · the president’s address to the nation· He was surrounded by security officers as he made his address.
an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences: · I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica.· He’s been asked to give a talk about his trip to India.
a talk, especially on an academic subject and given to students in a university: · a lecture on 17th-century French literature· Professor Black is giving the lecture.
a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company: · I had to give a presentation to the board of directors.· He's making a presentation to the management of a well-known manufacturing company.
a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: · The vicar preached a sermon about the need for forgiveness.
a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to journalists: · The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone makes a speech a formal situation, for example at a meeting or ceremony, in which you talk to a group of people about a particular subject, usually when you have planned and practised what you are going to say : · She left early to write her speech for the next day.· In her speech, Bauer proposed major changes in the welfare system.speech about/on: · The senator's speech on farm subsidies did not attract a large audience.make/give a speech: · To start with, the governor made a short speech welcoming the visiting dignitaries.
a planned, but not very formal speech about a particular subject, for example at a meeting or on the radio: · There's an interesting series of talks by well-known writers on the radio this week.talk on/about: · You should have heard Dr Cooper's talk on his trip to India - it was fascinating.give a talk: · A researcher from our division gave a talk today about recent advances in cancer treatment.give a talk to somebody: · Alice Walker has been invited to give a talk to the literary group this evening.
to make a formal speech: · I've been invited to speak at the party's annual convention.· Who are they getting to speak at this year's graduation ceremony?speak to: · Speaking to Congress, the President appealed for cooperation in dealing with the sagging economy.speak on/about: · At the convention Ford spoke on immigration and social issues.
to speak publicly to a group of people about a particular subject: talk about: · This evening Professor Welch will be talking about Shakespeare's historical plays.talk to: · Powell talked to a group of industry leaders in Atlanta on Tuesday.
formal to make a speech to a large group of people: address a group/meeting/crowd/conference etc: · Rifkind addressed a news conference before leaving for Beijing yesterday.· Three Republican candidates addressed a group of 500 senior citizens concerning tax cuts.
the activity or art of making speeches in public: · The course I took in public speaking has really improved my self-confidence.· Executives in big companies need to have excellent public speaking skills.
to give a talk for your company about something such as a new product or business idea: · The presentation went extremely well, with almost all of the audience requesting further information about our proposals.give a presentation: · I was supposed to be giving a presentation that morning to some colleagues from the Japanese division.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Dr Evans thanked him for coming to make the presentations. I’m going to ask each of you to make a short presentation.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Dr Evans thanked him for coming to make the presentations. I’m going to ask each of you to make a short presentation.· While these symptoms impart a conformity to the clinical presentation, the underlying psychodynamic psychopathology is varied.· Trismus may be very prominent, resulting in a clinical presentation mimicking tetanus.· There have been few controlled prospective studies of the effect of transferring to human insulin on the clinical presentation of hypoglycaemia.· A presumptive diagnosis of gout can often be made on the basis of hyperuricemia and the clinical presentation.· Firstly, he or she will have an understanding of primary care, especially clinical presentations in general practice.· Usually, the clinical presentation is not subtle, and the presence of a malignancy becomes obvious after a thorough clinical examination.· The clinical presentation of complex partial seizures is diverse and includes psychiatric, motor, and somatic signs and symptoms.· It is a nonspecific test and must be interpreted in the context of the total clinical presentation. 4.
· Suppliers may also give a formal presentation of their intended approach if they wish.· Soon after I returned, I gave a formal presentation to the president, emphasizing the benefits of the project.· Occasionally, however, his more formal presentations could disappoint.· Staffing responsibilities, operating budgets, and graphs illustrating the back-ground rounded out the formal presentation.· After the formal presentation, there will be an opportunity for questions.· First, I appealed to the board members' conscience in a formal presentation.· Following the formal presentation tea and sandwiches were available as old friends and colleagues met.· He stood up and made a formal presentation with the flip charts.
· Abstracts for oral and poster presentations should be submitted by 15 May 1992.· Assessment will be in the form of a personal log and oral presentation.· As forewarned, I did not win, despite a good oral presentation and the best c.v. of all the candidates.· Stress is also laid on oral and written presentation of scientific reports.
· A special presentation of the film From Swastika to Jim Crow begins at 7 p.m.· Generous cash prizes from the Northern Bank will be awarded to winners in four categories at a special presentation ceremony.
· You may enjoy talking but this does not make you a wizard at verbal presentations.· But making effective verbal presentations is definitely not the same as talking in conversations.· A poor verbal presentation will not only devalue your message but you along with it.· Make a brief effective verbal presentation of your case. 3.· Your prime objective should assist you in coming to terms with the most limiting aspect of verbal presentations.· It has generally been found that people can only absorb around seven key ideas in any verbal presentation, nomatterhow well conveyed.· It can therefore pay to subject your verbal presentation to some extremely critical scrutiny before it reaches its final destination.· In many situations there is little real choice as to whether a verbal or written presentation is desirable.
· It is the combinations of such codes that determine the visual presentation.· The latter technique allows the presentation of signed stimuli since it involves brief visual presentations of material.· As we will see, some of these experiments used visual presentation and some used auditory presentation.
NOUN· The final twist to the whole presentation graphics story must be the current upsurge in interest in Desktop Video.· Electronic generation of presentation graphics has, until quite recently, been a very expensive process.· The other significant problem that is currently dogging the presentation graphics market is that film recorders come with a paucity of typefaces.· He adds that the graphics capabilities allow the operation of a slideshow without the need to buy a specialist presentation graphics package.
VERB· Ward staff are invited and encouraged to participate in the learner's project and to attend the presentation.· I got to eavesdrop on their informal conversations and often attend their presentations or meetings or whatever.· Unfortunately, the other winner,, of Conoco, was unable to attend the presentation.· I have long been interested in military technology so I was determined to attend the presentation.· She is one of 700 young people who will attend the presentation.
· In the evening there is a barbecue dinner around the camp fire, followed by a presentation of Meo dances.· The pattern will repeat itself throughout much of the day, with discussion following each presentation.· Three-quarters felt that there had been little feedback following its presentation.
· And, given that an average presentation may require 20 to 30 of these, that represents a substantial investment.· Simon has given hundreds of educational presentations about rape to high school and college students and other community groups.· It should have been given the right presentation.· Soon after I returned, I gave a formal presentation to the president, emphasizing the benefits of the project.· They also appear slightly more confident and enjoy leading groups, giving speeches and presentations.· Instead I gave Frank the entire presentation.· Suppliers may also give a formal presentation of their intended approach if they wish.· On the third day tenant reps on each team gave a full presentation of their team's proposed solution.
· The year includes the presentation of a methodical approach to programming and contact with different programming environments.· Divided into two sessions and a home pack, it includes presentations, videos plus group discussions.· Just don't include it in the presentation, that's all.
· Those projects already in hand have made progress presentations to the Steering Committee.· Most of all, he desires to make an intelligent presentation.· But making effective verbal presentations is definitely not the same as talking in conversations.· Hewlett-Packard asks customers to make presentations describing their needs to its engineers.· It is not time wasted. Make sure the presentation can be seen and read from a distance.· Connie and I helped him make his first presentations.· Marketing director Robin Ritchie made a fast-moving slide presentation - based on earlier presentations to the chairman and directors.· David and Jirn made the presentation.
· There are two main methods by which material is prepared for presentation work; artwork and electronic.· But the meat and potatoes of the newscast is the gathering, preparing, and presentation of the news.· Copies of the papers were issued at registration which enabled delegated to prepare for the presentations.· Next we prepare the data for presentation to the neural network software development program.· They are now being prepared for presentation to the Royal Statistical Society.· Police are preparing to make a presentation of their proposal to councillors and town hall officials in the near future.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1give prize [countable] the act of giving someone a prize or present at a formal ceremony: - Yonge received presentation copies of three of Locke's publications.
the presentation ceremony Dr Evans thanked him for coming to make the presentations.presentation of the presentation of prizes2talk [countable] an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea: We will begin a series of presentations to help the public fully understand our system.make/give a presentation I’m going to ask each of you to make a short presentation.► see thesaurus at speech3way of saying/showing [uncountable] the way in which something is said, offered, shown, or explained to otherspresentation of desktop devices for the presentation of information the presentation of evidence4proof [uncountable] when you show something to someone so that it can be checked or consideredpresentation of the presentation of the identity documentson presentation of something Club members will be admitted on presentation of their membership cards.5performance [countable] the act of performing a playpresentation of I went to see the National Theatre’s presentation of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Last Yankee’.6baby [countable, uncountable] medical the position in which a baby is lying in its mother’s body just before it is born: a breech presentation7presentation copy a book that is given to someone, especially by the writer or publisher—presentational adjective