Guidelines For Effective Presentations

AgendaGetting started on a presentationCreating a presentationGuidelines for creating a presentationFinal things to check before presenting

Getting StartWhat is your topic?What is the purpose of your presentation?Who is your audience?

What do they know?What are they interested in?What are their demographics

Creating Your Presentation

Topic

Choose presentation topicDo research first

Cite all resourcesBecome an expert on your topicCreating the presentation is the easy partDetermine 3 to 5 main points

SlidesMake sure the order of slides is logicalInclude agenda in beginningInclude summary at end

SlidesAdd information first – before any

formattingPut all info in speaker’s notesUse key phrases only on slidesKeep slides simpleLimit the number of slides

Should not need to rush through presentation1 slide per minute

LayoutTitle at top where audience looks for itImportant info should be at top of slideBullets should read left to right

DesignUse appropriate background colors or

imagesUse design template for consistencyConsider method of distribution

Print in black/white or colorViewed on screen in dark or lit area

FontsText must be large enough to be seen by

audienceUse contrasting colors for text and

backgroundAvoid fancy fontsUse two fonts only

One for headingsOne for other info

TextUse an appropriate title on each slide

Title should be 2 to 4 wordsFirst letter of all words should be capitalized

Avoid too much text on slides3 to 5 bullets per slide5 to 7 words per bullet Capitalize first letter of each bullet only

Use correct grammar and spelling

Multimedia ElementsUse multimedia to enhance presentation

Pictures and imagesTables to organize dataGraphs and charts to support dataSlide transitions AnimationsSoundVideo

Multimedia GuidelinesUse sound sparinglyUse animations sparinglyUse transitions appropriatelyRemember the purpose of the presentation Avoid simply adding elements to entertain

audience

Final StepsCreate works cited slideAlways preview show to check multimediaPractice timing of transitions and

animationsGrammar checkSpell checkBackup work