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- 1. Effective Presentations Tips for Creating and Giving Presentations Effective Presentations: Tips for Creating and Giving Presentations By Donna Boling
- 3. Presentation Software: The Choices Powerpoint- over 20 years old! Flash-requires high degree of proficiency Keynote- Mac users only Open Office Impress- free/opensource
- 4. Online Presentation Tools Google docs: Presentation Zoho Show Thinkfree (requires a download)
- 5. Presentation Tips: The Document Text color and background Text font choice-serif or not serif Text size-heading vs. text Avoid using too much text In most case, use bullets rather than sentences
- 6. Text Tips
- 7. Text tips
- 8. Beyond the Text Limit the number of slides Keep the look consistent from slide to slide Don’t use busy or distracting backgrounds Use animations and transitions sparingly
- 9. Beyond the Text Avoid distractions-not too many graphics Use high quality graphics Use “white space” Let a picture or graphic tell a story
- 10. Your Turn Create one or two slides using the previous presentation creation tips Topic: 5 tips when giving (not creating) your presentation
- 12. Tips for Giving Presentations: Opening Know your topic thoroughly Use the opening to catch the interest of the audience Summarize your topic before beginning the actual presentation
- 13. Tips for Giving Presentations: Speaking Speak at a natural, moderate rate Project your voice Don’t read your slides aloud-your audience can read faster than you can speak! Use pauses between slides Remember the “B” key
- 14. Tips for Giving Presentations: Body Language Keep your eyes on the audience Use natural gestures Don’t turn your back on the audience Don’t hide behind the computer Use notes as a reference Move around for effect
- 15. Tips for Giving Presentations: Show enthusiasm Practice, practice, practice!!!