How to Present a Presentation
ByMrs. McCann, Ms. Wilkins, Ms. York
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What a presentation is not…
• Boring• Complete sentences• Cut and copied text• Your backside to the audience• No eye contact or voice inflection• Unrehearsed or unprepared• Reading to the audience
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So let’s begin, start with your ideas:
3 ways to create an outline–on paper –use outline feature in MS PowerPoint–or use http://www.mindmapping.com
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Presentations should include:• The title and presenters
• Add an Attention Getter
What is an outline?
1. Major idea– Supporting facts
2. Major idea– Supporting facts
3. Conclusion?
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Remembering what to say by:
• Write personal notes in the notes section of the ppt. notes you print
• Print notes or use note cards during presentation
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Props
• Use props to deliver your message
• Use your voice to keep audience attention
• Move about if possible
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What does an slide look like in Microsoft PowerPoint?
• Title slide with the title and presenters’ name
• Bullets or “talking points”• Slide title font size 38• Bullet font size no smaller than 21
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The Rule of
• 7 or fewer words per line
• 7 bullets or fewer on a slide
• Font not smaller than 3 x 7 points = 21
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Slide Backgrounds
• Use light-colored backgrounds
• Use dark text
• Use a consistent color theme
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Slide Graphics
• Keep your audience engaged with graphics
• Limit graphics to 1 per every 2 to 3 slides
• Avoid cute animations or screen transitions, unless they are appropriate
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Think you are ready?
• Check the rubric
• Proofread your slides
• Compose your notes
• Divide if you are working with partners
• Practice, Practice, Practice
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• Breath deeply before starting
• Use a strong voice
• Enunciate clearly
• Drink water before presenting
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Check Yourself
• Dress appropriately
• Hair should not cover your face or eyes
• Be enthusiastic, passionate and sincere
• Smile14
How to present• Introduce yourself and your partner
• Introduce the topic
• Establish eye-contact and be confident
• Discuss information/details with the audience
• Plan to include a “Q and A session”
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Do not. . .
● Read the slides to the audience. The audience can read faster silently.
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The B Key
• Pressing the B key on the keyboard will temporarily turn off the projector
• Using this feature allows the presenter(s) to reestablish eye-contact with the audience
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Things to avoid
• Cute fonts and backgrounds
• Distracting animations and transitions
• Crowded slides
• Misspelled words - Proofread!18
Give credit
• Cite your references
• For this presentation the following website was used: http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/skills/presentations.aspx
• For this presentation information from Dynamic Presentations for Dynamic Leaders DKG International convention presentation was used
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