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Effective Presentation
Guidelines
Creating a Presentation
The two keys
to a successful presentation
are:
Planning & Practice
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Creating a Presentation
The more you
PLAN and PRACTICE,
the less nervous
you will be.
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Creating a Presentation
The more you
PLAN and PRACTICE,
the more effective
you will be.
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Creating a Presentation
When planning your presentation,
consider:
Research
Organization
Text
Graphics
Delivery
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Creating a Presentation
Planning and writing
your presentation should be
given equal or more
importance than the delivery.
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Presentation Planning
A good presentation has 3 elements:
• Opening
• Body
• Close
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OPEN
The Opening:
• Attracts attention
• States the learning objectives
• Provides a statement of relevance
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OPEN
Attention Getters:
•Greeting
•Brief synopsis
•Experience
•Question
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OPEN
Objectives:
Inform the audience what they should be
able to DO after your presentation!
Restate, List, Describe, Delineate, etc.
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BODY
The Body Contains:
The information your audience
came hear!
Should address all objectives!
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BODY
In the Body:
• Make a distinct transition from the opening.
• Bring your audience to common ground.
• Structure content in a logical manner.
• Present new material in a planned sequence.
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CLOSE
• Summarize
• Review Key Points
• Questions & Answers
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Necessary Ingredients
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Strong introduction
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Effective transitions
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Forceful conclusion
Effective Audiovisuals
KISS
Keep It Short and Simple!
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And what about PowerPoint™?
What’s Wrong with This Slide
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Words, words, words, words, words, words, there are lots and lots of words and they are
too small to read and they are very annoying to see on a slide and it is really hard to get
your point across when you are saying you know and like and umm and hmm, and and
and all those filler words we use to stall for time when all we need is some practice and
we know our stuff and we need note cards to keep us on track but we never read from
them or anything. It’s just a paragraph of text but I will read it all to you now since I
don’tn think you can read and you have no idea what the main point of the slide is and
why it is here but you have to sit and listen anyway.
Elements of a Good Presentation
Rule of 7:
For slides or overheads
do not use more than
7 words on 7 lines
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Elements of a Good Presentation
Design & Graphics
 Fit the setting
Support the message
 Wake the audience
 Are used sparingly
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Elements of a Good Presentation
Delivery…are you:
 Energetic – enthusiastic?
Paced?
 Using appropriate hand
movements?
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Strategies for Success
Follow the assignment guidelines
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Practice pronouncing the challenging words
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Test the equipment before presentation day
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Dress for success
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Speak to the back of the room
Strategies for Success
(ahhhs, umms,
uhhhs, you know, like, right)
 Avoid filler words
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Display positive body language
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Use effective gesturing
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Maintain good eye contact
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Use visual aids correctly
Effective Audiovisuals
Title Slide:
Ten Words or Less!
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Text Slides:
 No more than seven words in width
 No more than seven lines in height
 Use bullet points!
 Use graphs to present numerical info
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Pie Charts:
 Show parts making up the whole
 Limit to seven wedges
 Place labels outside of pie
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Line Graphs:
 Denote trends/changing relationships
 Limit to 2 or 3 lines
 Simplify scales
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Photographs & Clip Art:
• People are visual creatures
• People are emotional creatures
• Select art appropriately
• When in doubt…leave it out!
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Effective Audiovisuals
 Do NOT put entire presentation on slides
 Let EACH visual represent ONE idea
 Visuals should be HORIZONTAL
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Effective Audiovisuals
When Giving The Presentation:
Do NOT read text aloud
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When Giving The Presentation:
 ADD information and summarize
 MONITOR audience verbal and non-verbal behavior
 CLARIFY points; give real-life, practical examples
 REMOVE visual when message is complete
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We learn:
10%
20%
30%
50%
70%
80%
95%
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
what
what
what
what
what
what
what
we read
we hear
we see
we see and hear
is discussed with others
we experience personally
we teach someone else
(William Glasser)
References
St. Francis Xavier University
Arredondo, Lani. How to Present Like a Pro:
Getting People to See Things Your Way.
New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1991.
Koch, Arthur. Speaking With a Purpose. 5th
ed. Boston: Allyn Bacon, 2001.
Pfeiffer, William S. Pocket Guide to Public
Speaking. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002.
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