How to present like a pro
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The document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. It recommends avoiding templates and designing your own template instead. Presenters should play with the slide master to customize formatting and choose a consistent color palette and font. Slides should contain minimal text and represent stats visually through charts. Rehearse well before presenting and keep each slide to around 3 minutes to maintain audience engagement. Inspiration can come from presentations by experts like Steve Jobs, Guy Kawasaki, and Garr Reynolds.
How to present like a pro
- 1. How to Present Like a Pro
- 2. Break the rulesAvoid using Microsoft Standard Templates
- 3. Do It YourselfLearn to design your own template
- 4. Master your slidesPlay around with the slide master
- 5. Best PickChoose a color palette and font of your choice and use the same all through out the presentation
- 6. A picture is worth a thousand wordsReduce the text on your slides
- 7. Numbers don’t lieRepresent your stats effectively with charts
- 8. Your Power Point is an Automated Tool Never try to do things manually
- 9. Think like a designerVisualize your thoughts and build on it
- 10. Make it simpleDo not over populate your slides with effects
- 11. Connect Internally For it is they, who decide the success of your show
- 12. Create CuriosityIn fact, a book is judged by its cover
- 13. Master the art of story tellingPeople tend to sleep during presentations
- 14. Make it crispSpend not more than 3 minutes in a slide
- 15. RehearsePractice well before the real show
- 16. ToolsBuilding blocks of a presentation Google Images
- 17. Getty Images
- 18. SXC.hu
- 19. Flickr
- 21. Kuler (Color Palette: Download)
- 22. Slide Share – Collection of PresentationsHow to get inspired?Steve Jobs Guy Kawasaki Garr ReynoldsFounder of Apple Computers Founder of Garage Technology Ventures Author of Presentation Zen
- 23. ShivEmail: hairaman@gmail.comBlog: www.iamshiv.comTwitter: hairamanFacebook: hairamanSlideshare : hairamanThank You