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Tips For Effective Presentation

The document provides tips for an effective presentation. It emphasizes that content is the most important part and should be thoroughly researched from multiple sources. The presentation should have a logical flow from beginning to end, with a strong opening that introduces the topic and purpose, a body that makes key points using clear examples and visual aids, and a summary that briefly recaps the main ideas. Effective visuals use a maximum of six words per slide and sparingly include only essential text in a readable font and color scheme. Presenters should practice to feel prepared and comfortable, make eye contact with the audience, and avoid reading slides verbatim.

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Tips For Effective Presentation

The document provides tips for an effective presentation. It emphasizes that content is the most important part and should be thoroughly researched from multiple sources. The presentation should have a logical flow from beginning to end, with a strong opening that introduces the topic and purpose, a body that makes key points using clear examples and visual aids, and a summary that briefly recaps the main ideas. Effective visuals use a maximum of six words per slide and sparingly include only essential text in a readable font and color scheme. Presenters should practice to feel prepared and comfortable, make eye contact with the audience, and avoid reading slides verbatim.

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Tips for Effective Presentation

Content is the most important part of your presentation. 1. The quality of the research: The topic should be thoroughly researched, with a number of different sources. E.g. Internet, library, journals etc. 2. Organization and transition. There should be a logical flow from beginning to end, like in written work. Avoid jumping from one point to another, and be careful about adding information that is not directly related to the main theme. The Structure 1. Opening Tell them what you are going to tell them. Need a strong beginning, Introduce problem to be addressed and context. State purpose, scope and main message and Give outline of presentation. 2. Body Tell them - Make a story board, Break up with each section making a key point, Present incrementally, concisely and in logical order, Illustrate with clear examples and visual aids( Keep It Simple Stupid) 3. SummaryTell them what you told them, Brief and simple summary of main points 4. Talk, dont read Dealing with nervousness 1. Be well-prepared: Rehearse with friends, Make sure presentation is well structured, Arrive and set up early 2. During presentation: Memorize opening, Smile, breathe deeply, slow down and pause The following points contain information that can help strengthen the visual part of your presentation. 1. The joy of six is a helpful rule of thumb: Use a maximum of six points per slide and six words per point. Use key phrases and include only essential information. No Paragraphs. Your slides are the illustrations for your presentation, not the presentation itself. 2. Use text sparingly: Depending on the color and font size you select, text may be difficult to read. In addition, if your audience is concentrating on written text, they are most likely not giving you their complete attention. 3. Limit punctuation and avoid putting words in all capital letters. Empty space on the slide will enhance readability.

4. Select colors with care: Use contrasting colors for text and background. Dark text on a light background is best. Experiment with color combinations, but make sure they work well on a screen--there is often a difference between how something looks on your computer screen and how it appears when projected onto a screen or wall. If possible, preview your presentation ahead of time. 5. Keep unity of design from slide to slide. The basic outline OR theme should not be changed. 6. Learn to navigate your presentation in a non-linear fashion. This will arouse the interest of the people but limit rapid changeovers non-linearly. 7. Know how to and practice moving forward AND backward within your presentation. Audiences often ask to see the previous screen again. 8. Font size is important--use the "floor test" for readability: Print out a slide containing text, then place the page on the floor. Can you read the slide from a standing position? Font size 24-40 is considered to be appropriate. Serif fonts are difficult to read on screen. San-serif fonts are clearer. Italics are difficult to read on screen. Sans serifs like Arial, Helvetica, or Calibri tend to be the easiest to read on screens. 9. Minimize or avoid animated texts, sounds, and fancy transitions. These can be effective in certain situations, but often distract your audience from the main points you are making. "Appear" and "Disappear" are better. 10. Avoid switching between programs (such as calling up a Web page). This takes extra time and can make it difficult for your audience to remain focused on your presentation. 11. At any given moment, what should be on the screen is the thing youre talking about. 12. Timing. Use one slide per minute as a maximum. 13. Visual images can be great, but they need to be selected carefully and be appropriate to the point(s) you want to make. 14. Wear executive attire (Tie preferred) and practice good posture at the time of presentation. 15. Avoid typical habits / words / repetitive gestures while presenting. 16. Try to make your presentation more interactive by involving audience. Give chance to speak, if someone is seeking the clarification. 17. Speak loudly and clearly with fluctuation. Words like um or ah during a presentation or even in normal conversation, are known in the speaker world as crutch words. They are also sometimes known as filler words since they

have no meaning and people tend to use them to fill in dead space in between phrases. Try to reduce your use of such words by speaking a bit slower. 18. Direct your words to all aspects of the room 19. Maintain eye contact with your audience 20. Dont read the slides word-for-word, use them for reference

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