Meaning of presentation In English

• 0 a talk giving information about something:

  • The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport.

  • The presentation of prizes and certificates will take place in the main hall.

• 1 the way something looks when it is shown to other people, or the way someone looks:

  • Presentation is important if you want people to buy your products.

• 2 the act of giving or showing something, or the way in which something is given or shown:

  • [ C ] a multimedia presentation

  • [ C ] After the sales presentation, the board had a number of questions.

  • [ U ] Presentation of the awards takes place at a banquet in June.

  • [ U ] Both the food and its presentation were excellent.

• 3 a talk to a group in which information about a new product, plan, etc. is presented:

  • give/make/do a presentation I made a presentation to the board, but sadly it was rejected.

  • They gave a PowerPoint presentation explaining what they hoped to accomplish.

  • sales/strategy presentation Closing a sale constitutes the objective of any sales presentation.

• 4 the way in which someone or something appears or is shown:

  • Presentation is important if you want people to buy your products.

  • business/corporate/public presentation The most important place to spend money is on business presentation, meaning the quality of your stationery, business cards, brochures, etc.