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WARM UP In your notebook, brainstorm qualities of a good presentation. Think about what works for you when you’re in the audience.
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& Presentation Tips PowerPoint Tricks
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CONSIDER… Content: What do you say? Design: How do you show it? Delivery: How do you SELL it?
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Remember PowerPoint is here to ENHANCE your presentation, not to BE your presentation.
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Content
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KNOW YOUR STUFF Do your research. The slideshow is the easy part.
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HAVE A HOOK Grab their attention Pathos – surprise, fear, happiness Logos – startling statistic, logic problem Hooks practice
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ASK QUESTIONS Rhetorical questions Build tension Limited Q & A
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EDIT Proofread Practice Get feedback
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Design
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LIMIT TEXT ON SLIDE Write in bullets or phrases, not sentences Never list ALL words you’re planning to say
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Another thing to avoid is the use of a large block paragraph to introduce your information. Attendees do not like to have what is on the screen, read to them verbatim. So, please use short, bulleted statements and avoid typing out your whole presentation on to the slides. Also, it is difficult for some to listen and read a large amount of text at the same time. This detracts from you. You’re the star! Don’t NO Paragraphs!
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YOU ARE THE EXPERT The text is there to prompt you Your slideshow is not the expert
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ETHOS
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FONTS Readable sans serif font Consistent font (not more than two) Large enough (this is 32 pt.) Use bold, CAPS, italics sparingly
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FONTS Don’t sacrifice readability for style Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
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USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Avoid clip art
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USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Avoid clip art
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USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Use high-quality images
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Don’t !
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USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Make sure your words are legible
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NOT SO MUCH LIKE THIS Don’t !
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BUT MORE LIKE THIS
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Or maybe something like this.
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KEEP IT SIMPLE Avoid flashy animations, glittery text Avoid clutter Avoid automatic transitions Focus on the content
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ONE THING AT A TIME One idea/slide
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BE CONSISTENT Use the Slide Master
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BE CONSISTENT Use a set font and color scheme Different styles are disconcerting to the audience.
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BE CONSISTENT Use the same background throughout
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Don’t be random. Different backgrounds are distracting Avoid distracting backgrounds Only vary backgrounds by section if needed
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COLOR SCHEMES This is a good mix of colors. Readable! This is a bad mix of colors. Low contrast. Unreadable! This is a good mix of colors. Readable! This is a bad mix of colors. Avoid bright colors on white. Unreadable!
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Using color for decoration is distracting and annoying. Using a font color that does not contrast with the background color is hard to read Using a different color for each point is unnecessary -Using a different color for secondary points is also unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad COLOR SCHEMES
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CHARTS AND GRAPHS A few words about…
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Don’t !
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Good graph! Do !
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Delivery
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SLOW DOWN, SPEAK UP Avoid fillers – pause instead Don’t be afraid of dead air Speak loudly and enunciate
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EYE CONTACT Look at every audience member
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POSTURE COUNTS Stand up straight No hands in pockets Avoid fidgeting Loose, but confident
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KNOW YOUR “SO WHAT” Know the answer to your essential question in a few sentences
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THE Q&A “That’s a good question.” “That wasn’t in my research.” “I will find out and get back to you.”
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DON’T APOLOGIZE Unless you’re wrong (or late)
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PRACTICE
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ENTHUSIASM IS CONTAGIOUS
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Remember The audience came to see YOU, not a slideshow.
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