PREPARING, DESIGNING, DELIVERING GREAT PRESENTATIONS 1

Preparing

• What is purpose of talk?• Why were you asked to

speak?• Audience expectations?• Take aways?

Reflect

Preparing

• Who is audience?• What is purpose of

event?• Why were you asked to

speak?• Where is it?• When is it?

Audience

Preparing

• Every great presentation begins with good content..

Content

PreparingWhat is your message?

Preparing

• Illustrate points with personal stories

Storytelling

Preparing

• Know your material well

Confidence

Designing

• Slides should support speaker, supplement presentation

Keep it simple

DesigningLimit text

DesigningRight amount of text

DesigningHigh quality graphics

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DesigningUse appropriate charts

• Pie chart– Used to show

percentages. Limit the slices to 4-6 and contrast the most important slice either with color or by exploding the slice.

DesigningUse appropriate charts

• Vertical Bar Chart– Used to show changes in

quantity over time. Best if you limit the bars to 4-8.

DesigningUse appropriate charts

• Horizontal Bar Chart– Used to compare

quantities. For example, comparing sales figures among the four regions of the company.

DesigningUse appropriate charts

• Line Chart– Used to demonstrate

trends. For example, here is a simple line chart showing that our sales have gone up every year. The trend is good. The arrow comes in later to underscore the point: Our future looks good!

DesigningTables

• In general, tables are good for side-by-side comparisons of quantitative data.

DesigningColor • Cool – background

– Blue– Green

• Warm – text– Orange– Red

DesigningFonts

DesigningVideo + Audio

DeliveringKeep it short

DeliveringUse remote to move away from podium

DeliveringRemember the ‘B’ Key

DeliveringKeep Lights On

DeliveringBe Gracious

Questions?