How to Prepare and Deliver an Outstanding QA Testing Presentation to the Team

Imparting your skills, insight, or important data is not an innate ability or illusion. It’s a talent that’s polished through constant practice and engagement with a live spectators.

The secret is not merely the slides or the facts you display, but making sure your concepts resonate with your listeners. Your presentation should not merely educate them, but also inspire them to adopt the procedures or thoughts and see their worth.

To ensure QA testing is effective, it needs technological proficiency and innovative thinking. Demonstrations, conferences, and presentations are crucial in dispersing knowledge and keeping current. Inventive thinking out of the box is vital for QA prosperities.

Let me divulge my experience and propositions, using my presentation as a model:

My presentation theme is “Usability Testing”. The principal aim of usability testing is to observe individuals using a product and recognize faults or areas for enhancement. Nevertheless, usability testing is frequently bypassed as a crucial piece of the QA procedure.

How I get with putting together the presentation:

#1) What is the intention of my presentation?

An effective presentation needs to be beneficial to the listeners. It should tutor, disclose, simplify, present, juxtapose, and much more, whilst also engaging the spectators.

Usability testing is a customary type of testing, but it is frequently seen as extravagant. Several testing ventures overlook it as it’s seen as another step that might postpone product deadlines. Therefore, my goal in addressing this subject is to convince the listeners of the simplicity of conducting usability tests and the benefits they deliver. If I can achieve this, my presentation will be fruitful.

#2) Know your audience:

Consider these elements:

• What basic knowledge do audience members have about usability testing?
• Will the audience appreciate theoretical explanations, or should I include a demonstration?
• Can my presentation convince testers to consider integrating usability testing into their project testing actions?

#3) Material – What points will solidify the intent of the presentation?

Make your argument. Keep your points brief and contemplate attractive methods to deliver them. Here are some suggestions:

Tip #i: Utilize images or graphical elements to emphasize your points.

As an illustration:

Tip #ii: Maintain it’s compact, straightforward, and engaging: Refrain from including all specifications on the slides. Utilize them as an aid and articulate using your words.

Tip #iii: Refrain from delving into convoluted or intricate ideas, statistics, or data as it can lead to discomfort or intimidation amongst the audience. Gradually introduce your topic and simplify when required.

At the end of the Usability testing presentation, I have incorporate links for extra data, so that proficient users can extend their understanding and new users don’t get overwhelmed.

Tip #iv: Relax and establish a connection with your audience. For instance, I’m offering a relatable scenario.

In my usability testing presentation, I included a video recording of an actual participant using the application for testing. It displayed the screen, the app, and the user’s facial expressions. This was a successful method to illustrate the user behavior and engage the audience in a clear yet influential way.

Tip #v: Don’t hesitate to experiment and attempt something fresh

Tip #vi: Perform comprehensive research. Nothing is more humiliating than an incapable presenter. Become a specialist in the topic, if possible.

Once you have assembled all your materials, it’s time to compile the presentation – The Big day. 🙂 This is my method:

#4) Repeat rehearsals. “Practice results in perfection”.

Keep in mind that your listeners will have a varying range of knowledge, so your presentation needs to be comprehensible for everyone. Review your content repeatedly until you obtain complete self-assurance.

#5) Retain a Positive Outlook:

Stay tranquil and composed. Stand tall and take deep breaths. This is needed by us all. Be polite throughout and post-presentation.

#6) Presentation Time: How to commence?

Be enthusiastic, thrilled, welcoming, and at ease. Act like the host and own the stage. You could even include a funny image (like the one above of the dog), narrate a hilarious story, ask a question, take a poll, initiate a game, hold a quiz, or invoke your content immediately.

There’s no defined right approach but beginning on a positive note can make a considerable impact and make the ‘Presenter,’ ‘Presentation,’ and ‘tool/process/technology’ unforgettable.

#7) Maintain eye contact

This helps make the audience feel included and not like they’re enduring a monologue.

#8) Regulate your volume, speed, and pitch

Finding the ideal equilibrium amongst all three can be difficult, but do your best. Overly loud, rapid, or screechy won’t be effective.

#9) Be prepared for inquiries

Anticipate queries and pre-plan your answers. You may not be able to address every query during the presentation, in such cases, note down the question and contact information (email) of the person who asked and revert to them promptly.

#10) Conclude with belief and certainty

Avoid sudden finishing of your presentation or stretching it unreasonably. Recap your main points fluently. Offer additional resources and share your contact information for those who wish to delve deeper into the topic.

Don’t forget also to express appreciation to your listeners for their attendance and seek their reviews to judge if your presentation was effective and matched their requirements.

#11) Bask in the adulation

And that’s all!

Supplementary reading =>

• Techniques to augment communication skills
• Develop into an outstanding communicator as a tester

About the writer: This guest post is written by Sushma S. Sushma is presently serving as a Senior Software Test Engineer in an MNC.

To conclude, certain individuals are innate speakers and presenters, while for others, such as myself, it necessitates exertion. These are my suggestions for presenting an effective demonstration. What are yours?