STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Tech Briefing Tips for Presenters Technology Training Services (650) August 2010

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 1 About the Tech Briefings  Technology Training Services (TTS) puts a great deal of effort into producing quality presentations at the Tech Briefing seminars.  Our clients expect high quality instruction, information, and materials at these sessions -- and they get that!  The keys to delivering quality sessions are marketing and preparation.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 2 Marketing the Presentation  Tech Training announces upcoming sessions to through RSS feeds and SU Events.  In addition, presenters often send to their special interest groups regarding upcoming presentations. They know their potential audience best, and get a good response. Tech Training has a template that can help you craft a such an , or we can send it on your behalf if you supply the text and/or mailing list.  Provide a brief bio that we can use in our marketing and to introduce you.  If there are other ways in which TTS can help presenters market your sessions, call us at

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 3 Preparing the Presentation  Plan presentations ahead of time and know what materials and equipment are needed.  Contact Tech Training for a pre-presentation orientation (walk- through) of the technology in the room, or to do a “dry run”, if necessary.  Create good visual aids. These can be PowerPoint slides or websites. (see next slide for a template and specifications)  Handouts are recommended. They may be copies of a PowerPoint presentation, a URL to go to for more information, and/or contact information for the speaker or group.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PowerPoint template (32 pt)  To enhance the production and filming of your presentation, ensure the font size of your presentation is a minimum of 20 pt.  Fonts should be sans-serif (e.g., Arial, Tahoma, Verdana). This font is Arial.  When displaying a website during the presentation, make sure to increase the size of the webpage. Internet Explorer – from the “View” menu, choose “Text Size”, then choose to increase or decrease the font size Firefox – from the “View” menu, choose “Zoom”, then choose to zoom in, or zoom out 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 4

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 5 Your Presentation  Arrive at least 15 to 30 minutes before the start of your presentation for setup.  IMPORTANT! Repeat questions asked by the audience. Depending on the size of your crowd, those in the back may not hear the question clearly. If your session is being filmed, this will ensure those watching the video will know what question was asked.  These sessions are interactive. Please allow time during or at the end of your presentation for Q & A. (your preference)  If you experience technical problems, please see the Tech Training contact, or call Tech Training at

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 6 After the Presentation  Remind the audience to fill out the paper evaluation provided to them as they signed in, and leave it at the sign-in table.  If possible, provide Tech Training with a soft copy of your handouts / presentation. Tech Training will publish your handouts / presentation to the web under the entry for your presentation:

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 7 Resources  TTS contact information: Phone:   IT Services PowerPoint template: (or see guidelines of pg. 4) oint.html  Stanford Web Guide –

STANFORD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 3/9/2016Tech Briefings Tips for Presenterspage 8 Sample Program Handout Sample description for marketing