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Presentation AdviceSAC Guided Independent Learning
Workshop
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Workshop contents
1. Preparation2. Preparing your slides
opresentation design
ovisual elementsotextonumbers and statistics
ochartsobackgrounds
3. Practice
4. Delivering your talk
opre-talk preparation
ohandoutsoopeningospeakingobody languageoquestionsodemeanourolength
5. Conclusion
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Preparing a presentation always takes far longer than you anticipate. Start early!
Preparation
Where are you up to with your presentation?
How many other people have read or listened to your presentation?
How much practice have you done?
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Write a clear statement of the problem and its importance.
Research. Collect material which may relate to the topic.
If you are making a series of points, organize them from the most to the least important.
Tip: The less important points can be skipped if you run short of time.
Preparation
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Keep your sentences short, about 10-20 words each is ideal. This is the way people usually talk.
Strive for clarity. Are these the best words for making
your point? Are they unambiguous? Are you using unfamiliar jargon or
acronyms?
Preparation
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A presentation should have the same structure as an essay or written research paper.
A logical progression from; INTRODUCTION (Thesis statement) to BODY (strong supporting arguments, accurate and up-to-date information) to CONCLUSION (re-state thesis, summary, and logical conclusion).
Preparation
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Presentation Design
Let the picture or graphics tell the story - minimize the use of text.
Don’t overload your slides with too much text or data.
Preparing Your Slides
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When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor is on stage. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant. Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. Establish rapport with your audience. Speak to the person farthest away from you to ensure your voice is loud enough to project to the back of the room. Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary. If a microphone is available, adjust and adapt your voice accordingly.
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Presentation Design
FOCUS. In general, using a few powerful slides is the aim.
Number your slides and give them a title. Proofread everything, including visuals
and nunbers. Keep “like” topics together.
Preparing Your Slides
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Visual Elements
Using a font size of 28 to 34 with a bold font is recommended for subtitles. Use clear, simple visuals. Don’t confuse the audience.
Use contrast: light on dark or dark on light.
Preparing Your Slides
light on dark
dark on light
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Visual Elements
Graphics should make a key concept clearer.
Place your graphics in a similar location within each screen.
Tip: To temporarily clear the screen press W or B during the presentation. Press any key to resume the presentation.
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Text
Font size must be large enough to be easily read. Size 28 to 34 with a bold font is recommended.
It is distracting if you use too wide a variety of fonts and colours.
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Text
Overuse of text is a common mistake.
Too much text makes the slide unreadable. Stick to a few key words.
If your audience is reading the slides they are not paying attention to you. Use graphics instead of text.
You can use Word Art, or a clip art image.
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Numbers
Numbers are usually confusing to the audience. Use as few as possible.
If you have more than 12-15 numbers on a slide, that’s probably too many.
Using only one number per sentence helps the audience absorb the data.
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Statistics
Cite your source on the same slide as the statistic using a smaller size font.
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Charts
Charts need to be clearly labelled. You can make more interesting charts by adding elements from the drawing toolbar.
Numbers in tables are both hard to see and to understand. There is usually a better way to present your numerical data than with columns and rows of numbers. Get creative!
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Charts
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Charts
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Backgrounds
Backgrounds should never distract from the presentation.
Using the default white background is hard on the viewer’s eyes.
Tip: Backgrounds that are light coloured with dark text, or vice versa, look good. A dark background with white font reduces glare.
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Backgrounds
Colours appear lighter when projected. Pale colours often appear as white.
Consistent backgrounds add to a professional appearance.
For a long presentation, you may want to change background designs when shifting to a new topic.
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Excitement
Slides for business presentations should be dull! You don’t want to distract the audience.
Sounds and transition effects can be annoying. Use sparingly.
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Excitement
Animation effects can be interesting when used in moderation.
Too much animation is distracting. Consider using animated clip art Consider using custom animation
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Excitement
You can insert video and audio clips into PowerPoint.
You can also insert hyperlinks.
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Timing - Practicing Your Presentation
Talk through your presentation to see how much time you use for each slide.
Are you using the right amount of time per slide? Decide which slides or comments need alteration to make your presentation smoother.
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Timing - Practicing Your Presentation
Practice and rehearse your speech at home or where you can be at ease and comfortable, in front of a mirror, your family, friends or colleagues.
Use a recorder and listen to yourself. Videotape your presentation and analyse it.
Know what your strong and weak points are. Emphasize your strong points during your presentation.
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Content
Make a list of key words/concepts for each slide.
Read through the list before you begin. Don't attempt to memorize your text;
Your words will probably be different each time you practice.
Think about the ideas, and your words will follow naturally.
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When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are like an actor on a stage.
Plan to get there a few minutes early to set up and test the equipment.
Dress appropriately for your audience. Present the desired image to your
audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant.
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Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous.
Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic.
Speak to the person farthest away from you.
Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary.
Tip: Turn off your cell phone.
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Opening
Jump right in and get to the point. Give your rehearsed opening
statement; don't improvise at the last moment.
Use the opening to catch the interest and attention of the audience.
Briefly state the problem or topic you will be discussing.
Briefly summarize your main theme.
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Speaking
Talk at a natural, moderate rate of speech
Project your voice.
Speak clearly and distinctly.
Repeat critical information.
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Speaking
Pause briefly to give your audience time to digest the information on each new slide.
Don’t read the slides aloud. Your audience can read them far faster than you can talk.
If you plan to write on the slides to emphasize key points during the presentation, practice ahead of time.
Tip: To select the writing tool, right-click during the presentation.
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Body Language
Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gestures or facial expressions is better than sitting down or standing still with your head down and reading from a prepared speech.
Use the 3-second method, e.g. look straight into the eyes of a person in the audience for 3 seconds at a time.
Tip: Use eye contact to make everyone in your audience feel involved.
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Body Language
Don’t turn your back to the audience.
Don’t hide behind the lectern.
Avoid looking at your notes. Only use them as reference points to keep you on track.
Tip: Talk, don’t read.
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Questions
Always leave time for a few questions at the end of the talk.
If you allow questions during the talk, the presentation time will be about 25% more than the practice time.
Tip: You can jump directly to a slide by typing its number or by right-clicking during the presentation and choosing from the slide titles.
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Questions
Relax. If you’ve done the research you can easily answer most questions.
If some questions are too specific or personal, politely refuse to answer.
If you can’t answer a question, say so. “I’m sorry, I don’t have that information. I’ll try to find out for you.”
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Demeanour
Show some enthusiasm. Involve your audience. Ask questions, make
eye contact, and use humour. Don’t get distracted by audience noises or
movements. You’ll forget a minor point or two. Everybody
does. Tip: If you temporarily lose your train of thought you can gain time to recover by asking if the audience has any questions.
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To end your presentation, summarize your main points in the same way as you normally do in the CONCLUSION of a written paper.
Consider alternatives to “Any Questions?” for your closing slide.
Conclusion
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Do not belabour your closing remarks. Thank your audience and sit down.
End your presentation with an interesting remark. Leave your listeners with a positive impression and a sense of completion.
Conclusion