06.06.2025
What Makes a Great Online Presentation?
New Publication Offers First Comprehensive Framework
By Rebecca Beiter
In an era where video conferencing has become a staple of education and professional life, a new publication offers a much-needed framework for understanding and improving online presentation skills. The article, titled "Online presentations for instruction: An overview", was recently published in Frontiers in Education by Ruth et al. (2025), with LEAD Member Dr. Fabian Ruth and Dr. Carmen Lipphardt as authors. It offers a first overview of online presentation competence from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining rhetoric, psychology, and educational research. It developed a conceptual model that outlines the key factors influencing online presentation performance. These include
- speaker’s competence-constituting characteristics,
- efforts to prepare and practice the presentation,
- within-speaker processes, and
- environmental features of the setting
The article also introduces a research-based intervention model aimed at enhancing presentation competence across educational and professional contexts. Whether you're teaching, training, or leading in virtual spaces—this foundational work paves the way for future empirical studies and training programs tailored to the unique demands of online communication and how we present online.
The Publication
Ruth, F., Lipphardt, C., Schickel, M., Ruth-Herbein, E., & Ringeisen, T. (2025). Online presentations for instruction: An overview. Frontiers in Education, 10, 1450222. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1450222
To the full paper
Media Contact
Rebecca Beiter
presse@lead.uni-tuebingen.de