presentation

(prĕz'ən-tā'shən, prē'zən-)
n.

1. 1. The act of presenting.
   2. The state of being presented.
2. A performance, as of a drama.
3. 1. Something, such as an award or gift, that is offered or given.
   2. Something, such as a lecture or speech, that is set forth for an audience: gave a presentation on drug abuse.
4. 1. A formal introduction.
   2. A social debut.
5. Ecclesiastical. The act or right of naming a cleric to a benefice.
6. The process of offering for consideration or display.
7. Medicine. The position of the fetus in the uterus at birth with respect to the mouth of the uterus.

presentational pres'en·ta'tion·al adj.

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Setting forth in words and visuals a speech to enlighten an audience and/or persuade them to commit themselves to a course of action. An effective presentation is usually planned, organized, and tailored to a specific audience to help facilitate the behavior change, desired by the presenter. For example, presentations are frequently made by advertising agencies when pitching (see pitch) an account to communicate an agency's qualifications and experience. Presentations always involve face-to-face communication and can be made on a one-to-one basis or can be given to a very large group. For small presentations, blackboards, easel pads, prepared graphs, flip charts, or overhead slides are common visual aids used to enhance a presentation. Films, slides, videos, or modern computer-graphics are examples of visual aids used for large group presentations.

Setting forth in words and visuals a speech to enlighten an audience and/or persuade them to commit themselves to a course of action. An effective presentation is usually planned, organized, and tailored to a specific audience to help facilitate the behavior change desired by the presenter.

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noun

1. The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, bestowment, conference, conferment, conferral, grant. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. Something bestowed freely: gift, present². Chiefly British handsel. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. The instance or occasion of being presented for the first time to society: coming-out, debut. See knowledge/ignorance.

Quotes:

"I never use notes, they interfere with me." - Ken Blanchard

"It takes one hour of preparation for each minute of presentation time." - Wayne Burgraff

"A theme is a memory aid, it helps you through the presentation just as it also provides the thread of continuity for your audience." - Dave Carey

"There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave." - Dale Carnegie

"The audience only pays attention as long as you know where you are going." - Philip Crosby

"No one can remember more than three points." - Philip Crosby

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Lie; the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to that of the dam. In foals and ruminants the normal presentation of a fetus during parturition is with the forelimbs extended forward so that the hooves are presented first, followed by the head between the forearms, followed by the trunk, abdomen and lastly the hindlimbs extended backward, i.e. anterior presentation.
In piglets the usual presentation is the nose first followed by the shoulders with the forelimbs beside the trunk, followed by the hindlimbs extended backward. The nose of puppies and kittens is presented first with the front paws forward under the neck and chin.

• anterior p. — presentation of the front feet and limbs followed by the fetal head in labor.
• breech p. — presentation of the fetal buttocks and tail in labor.
• funic p. — presentation of the umbilical cord in labor.
• poll p. — the fetus is presented with the forelimbs retained and the neck flexed so that the poll is presented in the cervix.
• posterior p. — the hindfeet are presented followed by the hindlimbs and hindquarters and tail; a normal variation in dogs and pigs.
• transverse p. — at birth the fetus is presented at the pelvic inlet with its long axis running across the long axis of the pelvic canal in the dorsotransverse position. It is the back of the fetus that can be palpated. There are no fetal parts with which to effect a correction.

  Transverse presentation in a mare. By permission from Parkinson TJ, England GCW, Arthur GH, Arthur's Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, Saunders, 2001

• ventral head p. — the fetus presents with the head and neck flexed beneath the body. Called also neck flexion.

For a list of words related to presentation, see:

• Advertising - presentation: pitch, description of advertising campaign

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremstilling, indstilling, opførelse, foræring

idioms:

• presentation graphics    præsentationsgrafik

Nederlands (Dutch)
presentatie, opvoering, uitreiking, dat wat gepresenteerd wordt, positie van de foetus voor geboorte

Français (French)
n. - présentation, (Comm) présentation, remise, cérémonie, représentation, (Théât) représentation, (Méd) présentation, présentation (sout)

idioms:

• presentation graphics    graphique de présentation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorlage, Darlegung, Darbietung, Lage, Verleihung, Überreichung, Präsentation, Moderation

idioms:

• presentation graphics    Darstellungsgrafik

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παρουσίαση, έκθεση, εμφάνιση, παράσταση, προσφορά, δωρεά, δώρο

idioms:

• presentation graphics    (Η/Υ) γραφικά για παρουσιάσεις

Italiano (Italian)
rappresentazione, consegna, offerta, presentazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - apresentação (f)

Русский (Russian)
представление, подношение, презентация

Español (Spanish)
n. - representación, entrega, ceremonia de entrega, presentación

idioms:

• presentation graphics    gráficos de presentación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - presentation, framställning, uppvisande, överlämnande, gåva, inställelse, uppförande, kallelserätt (kyrkl.), symbol, fosterläge

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
介绍, 赠送, 陈述

idioms:

• presentation graphics    演示文稿图像

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 介紹, 贈送, 陳述

idioms:

• presentation graphics    簡報圖像

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 증여, 수여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 贈呈, 贈り物, 紹介, 表示, 提出, 上演, 提示, 胎位, 体裁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إهداء, تقدمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הגשה, הצגה, נתינה, מתן, הענקה, תנוחת העובר בעת הלידה, עריכת היכרות, תערוכה, הרצאה‬

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