PREPARING, DESIGNING, DELIVERING GREAT PRESENTATIONS 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
PreparingWhat 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
DesigningLimit text
DesigningRight amount of text
DesigningHigh quality graphics
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DesigningUse 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.
DesigningUse appropriate charts
• Vertical Bar Chart– Used to show changes in
quantity over time. Best if you limit the bars to 4-8.
DesigningUse appropriate charts
• Horizontal Bar Chart– Used to compare
quantities. For example, comparing sales figures among the four regions of the company.
DesigningUse 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!
DesigningTables
• In general, tables are good for side-by-side comparisons of quantitative data.
DesigningColor • Cool – background
– Blue– Green
• Warm – text– Orange– Red
DesigningFonts
DesigningVideo + Audio
DeliveringKeep it short
DeliveringUse remote to move away from podium
DeliveringRemember the ‘B’ Key
DeliveringKeep Lights On
DeliveringBe Gracious
Questions?