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7 Steps to a Better Presentation: Do's and Do Not's Using PowerPoint

This presentation provides practical tips and guidelines for creating effective presentations using PowerPoint. Learn about selecting a theme, organizing your content, engaging your audience, and more. Increase your presentation skills and make a lasting impact.

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7 Steps to a Better Presentation: Do's and Do Not's Using PowerPoint

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  1. 7 Steps to A Better Presentation Do’s and Do Not’s Using PowerPoint East Jefferson County Rotary

  2. What is Your Theme? The theme of the Presentation slides (orange and black) The Theme of the Contents of the Presentation East Jefferson County Rotary

  3. The Slide Presentation Theme (Template) Select a theme from the options under the “Designs” option East Jefferson County Rotary

  4. What makes a good theme? An idea or concept that holds the presentation together Sequence. similar parts Chronological. Timeline Physical.location. Problem/solution. a problem and the solution Issues/actions. around issues and actions. Opportunity/leverage. Organizes an opportunity Compare/contrast. around a series of comparisons Features/benefits. Organizes around service features Case study. solved a particular problem East Jefferson County Rotary

  5. Primary audience? • Students • Parents • Active citizens • Special interest(s) East Jefferson County Rotary

  6. Why should your audience care? Personal growth Health or Survival Community service Family benefit Career Development East Jefferson County Rotary

  7. What are the four key Points to present?(For example….) • Please “do not” read • Bullets, and Large Print • Three key points • On time East Jefferson County Rotary

  8. What do you want your audience to remember? For example: Announce Three Points support the points Review Points East Jefferson County Rotary

  9. your Gambit? Gain Attention Factoid. statistic Retrospective/prospective. Back - for Anecdote.story Quotation.Endorsement Aphorism.saying Analogy.comparison East Jefferson County Rotary

  10. Do’s and Don’ts Use graphics and images to enhance, but not to distract East Jefferson County Rotary

  11. Never read - your audience can already read East Jefferson County Rotary

  12. Engage your audience with questions Experience with PPT? About background? Potential benefits? PPT Tools? East Jefferson County Rotary

  13. Research Says About Recall • Participants remembered 4 slidesof 20-slide • Images help, but they don’t change the rule • People form clusters of no more than three or four • Spacing of the key three or four. East Jefferson County Rotary

  14. Opening the Presentation • Use Silence: Quick way to gain attention. • Point to Future or Past: sparks engagement. • Quote Someone: Instant credibility. • Share Something: share fun facts. • Tell a Story: Increase audience retention. East Jefferson County Rotary

  15. Summary of Points -- Three Things Generally, only one idea per slide  Do Not Read what is on the slide Use large print size  Explain what you are going to present and why explain you ideas and information review what you just presented Contain message to the topic and Time East Jefferson County Rotary

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