10 Tips to Make your Presentations and Papers Rock!

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Let's get visual! This is a presentation for my first year students in the MPA and MBA classes at Presidio Graduate School. All ten of these tips apply to both written papers and spoken presentations. Be sure to click on the periodic table of visualization for a ton of great content on infographic tools.

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10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS ROCK!

Amanda Joy Ravenhill Presidio Graduate School

VISUAL TIPS

1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy

1. NUMBERS1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy

If there is a number you can make a

graph

Give numbers context

2. MORE IMAGES LESS WORDS1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy

Your audience wants to imagine, give them a hand with pictures.

3. GUIDES1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy

remind your

audience where you are

4. DIAGRAMS1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy

Periodic table of visualizations,

diagrams, maps, methods and

more

5. HIERARCHY1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy

There should be one stand out image or word, then sub-points

COMMUNICATION TIPS

1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose

1. STRONG START1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose

memorize your intro and conclusionanecdotesquotes

2. ORGANIZATION1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose

tell them^3

tell them what you told them

tell them what you’ll tell them

tell them

3. LANGUAGE1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose

metaphordefinitionsfiller words

body language

Nancy DuarteResonate

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4. STORYLINE1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose

characterclimax

resolutionanecdotes

5. PURPOSE1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose

informpersuadehumor

1. Strong start2. Organization

3. Language4. Storyline5. Purpose

COMMUNICATIONVISUAL1. Numbers

2. More images, less words 3. Guides

4. Diagrams5. Hierarchy

10 TIPS

ROCK ON!