Presenting Presenting EffectivelyEffectively

Mr. IvesMr. Ives

World HistoryWorld History

My TopicsMy Topics

Effective CommunicationEffective Communication Distracting the AudienceDistracting the Audience Annoying the AudienceAnnoying the Audience Boring the AudienceBoring the Audience

Keys to Communicating Keys to Communicating ClearlyClearly

Use phrases on a Use phrases on a slide, not sentencesslide, not sentences

Have clear contrast Have clear contrast between between background and textbackground and text

Spell text correctlySpell text correctly Do NOT overfill the Do NOT overfill the

slide with text and slide with text and informationinformation

Image: Speakers Bureau

Gorgeous StyleGorgeous Style

Try to vary the way Try to vary the way your slides lookyour slides look

Use graphics that are Use graphics that are tasteful and tasteful and cite themcite them!!

Graphics should be Graphics should be clear and relevant to clear and relevant to your topicyour topic

Don’t overdo Don’t overdo animationsanimations

Image: Canadian Economic Department

Presentations Gone WildPresentations Gone Wild

When you try to include a ridiculous When you try to include a ridiculous amount of information and it make no amount of information and it make no sense then to are really messing things sense then to are really messing things up and we are bored.up and we are bored.

Often, animations and “do-dads” in the Often, animations and “do-dads” in the presentation distract the viewer and presentation distract the viewer and only make their job as audience harder.only make their job as audience harder.

This is a terrible way to present, and no This is a terrible way to present, and no graphics to interest the viewer.graphics to interest the viewer.

BacroundBacround

Whin yer grafic is crazy then it ruins Whin yer grafic is crazy then it ruins yer presintationyer presintation

I hate when this happens, and so I hate when this happens, and so shuld Ushuld U

If U R 2 kewl to rite like a normal If U R 2 kewl to rite like a normal person, then lol person, then lol :>) :>)

This will only annoy your audienceThis will only annoy your audience

I am Falling Asleep!!!!I am Falling Asleep!!!!

Try to stay away from boring us with Try to stay away from boring us with garish colors and reading from the garish colors and reading from the slideslide

We will be bored and then you will We will be bored and then you will fail miserablyfail miserably

Stay focused and stay on task – save Stay focused and stay on task – save the “filler” for another project!the “filler” for another project!