Audiences Learn By
- Seeing
- Hearing
- Doing
How do you hit all of these aspects...Pictures! Nice font. Hearing... Explain what is on the slide give examples and expand on your short info on the presentation. Doing...do something besides hearing and seeing like taking notes.
PowerPoint lets you include many things on your presentation
Rules
- Keep slides simple and easy to read
- State your purpose
- Add images supporting points
- use a friendly speaking style and relaxed tone
- DON'T just read the slide to the audience
- Hand motions
- Closing statement
- Don't use Clip Art and photographs in the same slide
Use the right colors that you need, light font with dark background or vice versa as they must contrast
Limit the text you put on a slide by using the 7&7 rule but only on an informational presentation
Organization
- Use section headers to delineate when you are switching to another topic, almost blank slide
- Present in multiple ways
- End with a summary
Add supporting images like pictures,graphics, and charts so that people are interested, key messages that are reinforced, and help visual learners understand
AVOID cluttering and avoid using colors that don't go together or using way to many colors
Overlap them a bit sometimes or use a border so you know when a picture ends
Don't talk to fast
Add info and examples in your own words
PRACTICE,PRACTICE,PRACTICE!!!
Best presentations have...
- Easy to read slides that support what is being said
- Clearly stated purpose
- graphics,photos, and other visuals at the right times,numbers, and as necessary
- Speaker is relaxed and confident
- Don't read from cards but use them to tell yourself what to say like "expand on example" or "tell this story"
