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Oral Presentations
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“Presentations do not have a problem with lack of information. Most of the time there is too much. The biggest issue is the way you present your PowerPoint presentation.”
Many presenters think, "If it's new and dynamic; it will make my PowerPoint presentation much better."
PowerPoint is evil
Turns everything into bullet points Everything becomes phrase Format over content “PowerPoint is a competent slide manager
and projector. But rather than supplementing a presentation, it has become a substitute for it.”
Problem of slides & phrases
“When information is stacked in time, it is difficult to understand context and evaluate relationships.”
People learn and gain understanding by forming relationships, not by memorizing stuff
Proper slide design
Audience centered design is key Write text for the audience, not the speaker Write text that the audience can understand
without the speaker there.
Making the slides
Design for the audience, not the speaker Highlight the essence of your talk. Give enough information to be understood
without having heard the talk
Making the slides
Don’t use transitions.And, if you do, use only 1 transition type
Match the background to the talk.Beach scenes don’t fit your communication topic
Watch the use of colors or the text might be hard to read
Making the slides
Clip art does not make a good slide. Make the graphics contribute to the
presentation. One topic per slide. You don’t have to put
fill the slide with bullets.
Making the slides
Keep audience oriented The presentation should have
– title slide (includes your name)– overview slide– body slides– summary slide
Title slide
Title of your talk Your name if external presentation
– School/company– Contact information
Overview slide
Give an outline of your talk Help listener stay oriented Bullets match slide titles
Information slides
Enough text so the reader knows what you want them to remember. (not a 5-7 word rule)
Support for your talk; not the entire thing Include important points that the listener
should take away Giving a real long phrase or sentence is very
hard for the listener to process and also interferes with the talk
Not speaker notes
Include important points that the listener should take away
Often notes to the speaker that are not relevant to the audience
Slides should make sense to a person who has not attended the talk.
Typical speaker note slide
EthnographyInitial interviewsBuilding scenariosGroup discussionsVerification
Does this make sense to anyone but the speaker?
Watch transitions
Slide transitions are often distracting. Never use more than one for the entire
presentation. Definitely not a different one between each slide.
Avoid adding each bullet one at a time.
Conclusion slide
Wrap up of the talk Should closely match the outline slide Discuss the high points of each bullet
What should the listener take away
General slide design
Keep text large (at least 24-30 points) One main topic per slide No or one transition effect Use proper background Use proper graphics
– Kewl images and background is not cool
Giving the talk
Follow the same rules you learned for speaking without the use of PowerPoint
Eye contact– Talk to multiple audience members
Don’t read slides or notes Discuss slide topics in order Speak clearly Watch for nervous habits
Giving the presentation
NEVER read the slides without saying anything else.The audience can read. Your job is to provide additional information.
Short sample presentation
•What not to do
Journal overview
Design
Fonts White space Headings
Fonts
Fonts– Give interest– Readable
White space Heading
– Larger than text– Orient reader
End