Presentation and PowerPoint Skills
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© James Stine 2011
LBW East 2011
RTA – James Stine
*Presentation Skills
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*Use sentence headers to summarize the content of
a slide
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*Don’t overburden slides with too much text
*Keep it simple and short
*Try to limit the text to three lines
*Balance with appropriate graphics if possible
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*Only read the slides
*Cater to the “3” Audiences
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*Only read the slides
*Only listen
*Cater to the “3” Audiences
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*Only read the slides
*Only listen
*A mixture of both
*Cater to the “3” Audiences
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*Know the floor space
*Utilize Floor Space Effectively
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*Know the floor space
*Know the seating layout
*Utilize Floor Space Effectively
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*Know the floor space
*Know the seating layout
*The “Power Triangle”
*Utilize Floor Space Effectively
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*Know the floor space
*Know the seating layout
*The “Power Triangle”
*Avoid the power stance
*Utilize Floor Space Effectively
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*Have positive body language
*The “Ball of Light”
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*Memorizing key points rather line by line or
reading
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*Minimizing “Like”s, “Um”s & “Uh”s
Ummmmmmmmmm…
*Pause
*Calm
*Collect
*Deliver
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*Having the right tone*Balance being Professional and Casual
*Appropriate volume while enunciating
*Speaking with the audience rather than talking at them
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*Using hand motions to emphasize speech
*Keep it natural
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*Using hand motions to emphasize speech
*Keep it natural
*A comfortable distance from your body
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*Other tools to engage the audience
*Refer to members of the audience
*Ask probing questions
*Scan the room / make eye contact
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*Structuring your [verbal] argument
As you would do with any good paper or debate…
*A thesis / roadmap
*The body
*The conclusion
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*Avoiding “metalanguage,” or over-structuring your verbal
presentation1) A summary of everything2) Talk about what I’m going to talk about3) Talk4) Summarize what I talked about, and tell you what Eric will talk about
1) Summarize what James talked about2) Talk about what I’m going to talk about3) Talk4) Summarize what I talked about
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We talkin’ ‘bout practice
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We talkin’ ‘bout practice
*For confidence
*For delivery
*For content
*For timing/transitions
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Thank you for your time and attention
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James StineClass of 2014 | The Wharton School
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