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OVERVIEW

How to present effectively• Three p’s

How to give a powerful PowerPoint presentation • Tips

Questions • Save your questions for the end please.

HOW TO PRESENT EFFECTIVELY

2 general rules• Look appropriate• Use appropriate language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE3CKN3JAh0&feature=related

Three P’s

THREE P’S1. Planning

First, know your time budget. Fixed or flexible? Even if you have an open-ended timeframe, budget time for all the information you want to cover. Of course timing depends on content, but one to three minutes per slide is a good rule of thumb. Make hard choices about what to leave in and what to take out — before you start talking.

Studies confirm common sense: people's attention decreases as presentations go on, and twenty minutes is the optimum timeframe for delivery of one-way information. For longer presentations, break up the content into sections of 20 minutes or less — and always leave time at the end for Q&A.

2. Practice

The most important time spent on a presentation is in preparation. Practice at least one complete run-through with a clock or stopwatch, and ask a colleague, friend or spouse to be your test audience. They can also help determine time needed for reading text, charts, or graphics.

The slide that only takes 30 seconds to read through yourself might take 2 or 3 minutes to deliver aloud at a professional, even pace.

3. Pace

We all have a tendency to rush when delivering presentations, especially when we're nervous. Regardless of how much planning or practice you've put in, remembering two simple words is guaranteed to improve your presentation: slow down.

Great storytellers and performers all share a common strength: a sense of pace, or phrasing. Remember that silence can work in your favor, as it lets your audience absorb what you've just said – or, better yet, write it down.

In the end, you will be more effective selling, raising funding, informing, or whatever your objective is if you deliver your presentation to your audience professionally.

ANNOYING RATE

The speaker read the slides to us 60.4%

Text so small I couldn't read it 50.9% Full sentences instead of bullet points 47.8%

Slides hard to see because of color choice 37.1%

Moving/flying text or graphics 24.5%

Annoying use of sounds 22.0%

Overly complex diagrams or charts 22.0%

By Dave Paradi, MBA, co-author of "Guide to PowerPoint"

THREE P’S

planning

practice pace

POW ERFUL POW ER POIN T PRESENTATIO N

No one comes to see an slide show!!

Instead of cutting and pasting date from a study, create colorful charts, graphs and pictures.

DON’T OVERDO!!

ANNOYING RATE

The speaker read the slides to us 60.4%

Text so small I couldn't read it 50.9%

Full sentences instead of bullet points 47.8%

Slides hard to see because of color choice 37.1%

Moving/flying text or graphics 24.5% Annoying use of sounds 22.0%

Overly complex diagrams or charts 22.0%

By Dave Paradi, MBA, co-author of "Guide to PowerPoint"

QUESTIONS

Give in the overview a planned time for questions to avoid interruptive questions.