Effective Slide Show Presentation Adapted from: Power to your point by Peter Heath

The audience can be divided into three groups AUDIENCE EXPERTS SEMI- EXPERTS NOVICES

Define the purpose of the presentation PURPOSE Persuade Teach/ Inform Inspire

Consider these five things when thinking about the situation of the presentation a SITUATION FORMATSIZE TIME COST FORMALITY

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The slide design consists of an assertion headline of no more than two lines

When using animation, care should be taken not to create “noise” Flying objects Stuff from another direction… Is anybody paying attention to the message?

The careful use of animation allows the presenter to explain complex diagrams bit by bit Back panel connectors Socket AM2 connector Memory slots ATX power connector

Company Presentation Marjo Palo, Lecturer of English Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Your presentation should contain the following things COMPANY TYPE HISTORY FIELD LOCATION ORGANIZATION PRODUCTS MARKETS TURNOVER EMPLOYEES

Structure your presentation 1.Greet the listeners 2.Welcome 3.Introduce yourself and topic 4.Explain time plan (number slides) 5.Explain the structure of your presentation 6.Transfer from one speaker to another smoothly 7.Before ending indicate it 8.Summarize 9.Invite questions 10.Thank the audience 13/19

Eye contact is important in communication 14/19

Pronunciation is just 1/5 of the assessment 15/19

Create contrast so that words or images don’t get lost in the background 16/19

Can you still remember where we started from? -Remind the audience what was talked about 17/19

Any Questions? About the planning? About the layout of the slides? About the structure of the presentation? About assessment? 18/19

Thank you! 19/19