P REPARING, D ESIGNING, D ELIVERING G REAT P RESENTATIONS 1

Preparing What is purpose of talk? Why were you asked to speak? Audience expectations? Take aways? Reflect

Preparing Who is audience? What is purpose of event? Why were you asked to speak? Where is it? When is it? Audience

Preparing Every great presentation begins with good content.. Content

Preparing What is your message?

Preparing Illustrate points with personal stories Storytelling

Preparing Know your material well Confidence

Designing Slides should support speaker, supplement presentation Keep it simple

Designing Limit text

Designing Right amount of text

Designing High quality graphics >

Designing Use appropriate charts Pie chart – Used to show percentages. Limit the slices to 4-6 and contrast the most important slice either with color or by exploding the slice.

Designing Use appropriate charts Vertical Bar Chart – Used to show changes in quantity over time. Best if you limit the bars to 4- 8.

Designing Use appropriate charts Horizontal Bar Chart – Used to compare quantities. For example, comparing sales figures among the four regions of the company.

Designing Use appropriate charts Line Chart – Used to demonstrate trends. For example, here is a simple line chart showing that our sales have gone up every year. The trend is good. The arrow comes in later to underscore the point: Our future looks good!

Designing Tables In general, tables are good for side-by-side comparisons of quantitative data.

Designing Color Cool – background – Blue – Green Warm – text – Orange – Red

Designing Fonts

Designing Video + Audio

Delivering Keep it short

Delivering Use remote to move away from podium

Delivering Remember the ‘B’ Key

Delivering Keep Lights On

Delivering Be Gracious

Questions?