1. Takin’ Care of Business
How To Create Engaging and
Professional Presentations

2. Overview The do’s and don’ts of presentations
Different types of presentations
Knowing which type to use
Things to remember

3. Introduction Red – Tip for Good Presentation
Yellow – Bad Presentation Example
Green – Things To Use For Presentations
Orange – Fears About Presenting
Blue – FREEBIE!
Brown – Question or Comment at the End

4. Step 1: Figuring Out Your Audience
WHO is this presentation for?
WHAT are they expecting?
HOW should it be delivered?

5. Step 2: Determine the Best Way to Get Your Message Across
Presentations will be different for conferences, jobs, classwork, etc.
Q: What are some differences you might see?
Demeanor, attire, when/when not to joke
Use of handouts, Powerpoint, participation

6. Step 3: Make it Neat Limit number of slides
Only include key points on slides
Avoid using long sentences
Make fonts big and readable
Proofread!

7. Step 4: Find Your Voice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=366BUdz8XQQ

8. Step 5: Provide Information
First page – about the presentation
Second page – overview/what to expect
Leave room for questions
Final page – contact information
Cite references and where information came from

9. DO: Practice, practice, practice
Open with a comment, question, story, etc to hook the audience
Take a deep breath!
Check for typos
Ask questions to gauge the type of presentation expected
Engage the audience

11. DON’T:
For this next slide we are going to talk about all the things you shouldn’t do for a presentation. These will be important to consider while you are presenting because they are challenging to people who are trying to pay attention. Some things you want to be extra careful not to do are to include too many words on a slide, to make it difficult to read (contrast of font to background), to make the fonts too small, or to talk about things that have little relevance to the topic (by the way, I really like ice cream). These things can be distracting and overwhelming to the audience. When you are working on your slide, practice looking at it from different computers and make sure that everything is working well before you showcase it. This will be necessary so that you can see if it will work on all different computers. Have you ever been in a presentation where it looked like this? It can definitely be frusturating. I am going to say all of this again just to get my point across . For this next slide we are going to talk about all the things you shouldn’t do for a presentation. These will be important to consider while you are presenting because they are challenging to people who are trying to pay attention. Some things you want to be extra careful not to do are to include too many words on a slide, to make it difficult to read (contrast of font to background), to make the fonts too small, or to talk about things that have little relevance to the topic (by the way, I really like ice cream). These things can be distracting and overwhelming to the audience. When you are working on your slide, practice looking at it from different computers and make sure that everything is working well before you showcase it. This will be necessary so that you can see if it will work on all different computers. Have you ever been in a presentation where it looked like this? It can definitely be frusturating. I am going to say all of this again just to get my point across .
If you have caught on to what I’m doing and would like to offer a DON’T to me, please raise your hand and interrupt me.

12. DON’T. Stress; you’ve got this. Forget to breathe
Use distracting fonts or styles
Abbreviate or use acronyms
Forget to put yourselves in the shoes of your audience

13. Brown M&Ms
Questions, comments, tips and advice