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How to Present a Presentation

How to Present a Presentation. By Mrs. McCann, Ms. Wilkins, Ms. York. What a presentation is not…. Boring Complete sentences Cut and copied text Your backside to the audience No eye contact or voice inflection Unrehearsed or unprepared Reading to the audience. So let’s begin.

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How to Present a Presentation

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  1. How to Present a Presentation By Mrs. McCann, Ms. Wilkins, Ms. York

  2. What a presentation is not… • Boring • Complete sentences • Cut and copied text • Your backside to the audience • No eye contact or voice inflection • Unrehearsed or unprepared • Reading to the audience

  3. So let’s begin • Start with your ideas • Create an outline • on paper • use outline feature in MS PowerPoint • or use http://www.mindmapping.com • Include the title and presenters • Add an Attention Getter

  4. What is an outline? • Major idea • Supporting facts 2. Major idea • Supporting facts 3. Conclusion ?

  5. Remembering what to say • Write personal notes in the notes section • Print notes or use note cards during presentation

  6. Props • Use props to deliver your message • Use your voice to keep audience attention • Move about if possible

  7. What does an slide look like in Microsoft PowerPoint? • Bullets or “talking points” • Slide title font size 38 • Bullet font size no smaller than 21

  8. The Rule of • 7 or fewer words per line • 7 bullets or fewer on a slide • Font not smaller than 3 x 7 points = 21

  9. Slide Backgrounds • Use light-colored backgrounds • Use dark text • Use a consistent color theme

  10. Slide Graphics • Keep your audience engaged with graphics • Limit graphics to 1 per every 2 to 3 slides • Avoid cute animations or screen transitions, unless they are appropriate

  11. Think you are ready? • Check the rubric • Proofread your slides • Compose your notes • Divide if you are working with partners • Practice, Practice, Practice

  12. Breath deeply before starting • Use a strong voice • Enunciate clearly • Drink water before presenting

  13. Check Yourself • Dress appropriately • Hair should not cover your face or eyes • Be enthusiastic, passionate and sincere • Smile

  14. How to present • Introduce yourself and your partner • Introduce the topic • Establish eye-contact and be confident • Discuss information/details with the audience • Plan to include a “Q and A session”

  15. Do not. . . ●Read the slides to the audience. The audience can read silently faster

  16. The B Key • Pressing the B key on the keyboard will temporarily turn off the projector • Using this feature allows the presenter(s) to reestablish eye-contact with the audience

  17. Things to avoid • Cute fonts and backgrounds • Distracting animations and transitions • Crowded slides • Misspelled words - Proofread!

  18. Give credit • Cite your references • For this presentation the following website was used: http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/skills/presentations.aspx • For this presentation information from Dynamic Presentations for Dynamic Leaders DKG International convention presentation was used

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