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Managerial CommunicationBusiness Presentation: Guidelines
Ajijul Islam SakilManager, Finance & Accounts
ARC ENTERPRISE, 105-109 Tongi I/A, Gazipur-1710
PRESENTATION:WHY?
WHY People ask for PRESENTATION?
DECISION!!!
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MEANING
NOT Public Speaking. NOT. NOT. NOT.
Just a Structured Conversation, nothing else.
It’s Your Story. You are in Charge! The Audience has NO Power. You Hold the KEY!
YOU are the Story Teller. It’s Just a TOOL!
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GUIDES FOR POWERPOINT: WAIT!
Have a plan first! Plan the progression!
Analogue Outline the content
Make sure the Slides do not Replace YOU!
Make sure YOU and the POWERPOINT both are required
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GUIDES FOR POWERPOINT
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DO’s
DON’Ts
DON’T
DON’T Choose fonts like Times New Roman
They are harder to read on a screen
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DO
Use fonts like Arial, Verdana
They are easier on the eye
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DON’T
DON’T
Underline words for emphasis
People mistake theses for hyperlinks
And
They are harder to read
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DO
Vary a font’s SIZE, Style or color forEmphasis
* But avoid doing it all on one slide!!
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DON’T
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Use visually complex fonts
Especially a variety of them
DON’T
DON’T use fonts that are smaller than 26 points
Lowest is Bold 24
Rarely Bold 22 might be used (for small rooms, tables, graph,
tests etc.)
*Any smaller and it can’t be read easily from a distance.
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DO
Leave White Space between Lines
Animate Different Points. MUST
Always Choose White Background
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DON’T
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Overload the Viewer
Change Colors
Change Styles
With every new slide
DO
Choose Only Key Points to Highlight
Follow 7 Words/ 6 Lines Guideline
Make Every Slide, Every Word Matter
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DON’T
Overload Slides with Images
Go Crazy with Sound Effects & Animations
Use Background that Compete with Message
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DO
Check your Spelling
Proofread each Slide
Make Sure all Information is Correct &
RECENT!
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TIPS!
DON’T Spend So Much Time & Thought on Delivery
1 Thought 1 Slide
Impact Words
CONTENT Matters Most! CONTENT! CONTENT!
AVOID Melodrama. Be Normal & Specific, to the POINT
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CONTINUED…..
Look at your AUDIENCE before Starting
Material to Respond the Question. MUST!
Be CONFIDENT
REHEARSE in front of friends/colleagues before the actual
Dressing Appropriately & Talking Strong
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THE BIGGEST STRENGTH OR BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS “A BELIEF”
NEVER GIVE UP,BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
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“DON’T be afraid of being DIFFERENT,
be AFRAID of being the
SAME as everyone else.”
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RECAP?
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