Presentation Skills Using PowerPoint

1. Presentation Skills Using PowerPoint By Angela McKoy CGS - 2100 Valencia Community College

2. Overview • Defining The Topic And Audience • Writing Presentations • Building Your Slides • Adding Slide Graphics • Preparing To Present • Presenting

3. Defining The Topic And Audience • Examining The Projects • Examining Goals • Learning About The Audience

4. Fit Topic Into Time • Oral Presentations Will Either Be 15 or 20 Minutes With 5 Minutes Q & A • Jot Down Points • Create Note Pages Or Cards

5. Set The Tone • Formal • Informal • Casual

6. The Setting • Room • Building • Goals

7. Writing Presentations • Examining The Project • Writing The Introduction • Building A Body • Tuning Transitions • Creating Conclusions

8. How The Slides Should Look • Title Case • Three To Seven Bullets Per Page • Consistent Backgrounds • Watch Colors Of Text • Do Not Crowd The Page

9. Introduction • Function • What To Include • Greeting • Agenda • Preview

10. Conclusion Tips • Make It Memorable • Provide Closure • Create a Questions Slide • Create a Thank You Slide

11. Don’ts • Use A Lot Of Animation • Over Use Clipart, Pictures, And/Or Graphs • Change The Size Of The Fonts • Use Different Kinds Of Fonts On One Page

12. Colors • “KISS” – Keep It Simple, Silly • Use For Emphasis • Be Consistent • Consider Impact • Choose Appropriately

13. Appropriate Fonts To Use • Serif Fonts • Baskerville • Garamond • Times New Roman • Sans Serif Fonts • Arial • Century Gothic • Comic Sans MS • Tahoma

14. Bullets and Numbers • Level One Number • Level Two • Level Three • Level One Bullet • Level Two • Level Three

15. Focal Points • One At Back Of Room • One At Right Of Room • One At Left Of Room

16. Adding Slide Graphics • Examining The Project • Adding Graphics • Using Charts • Adding Animation • Managing Multimedia

17. Pictures • Enhancement • Size • Decoration • Number

18. Chart Types • Pie • Line Graph • Area • Bar • Column • Organization

19. Adding Animation • Transitions • Text Builds • Object Builds

20. Delivery Style • Do Not Stare At The Presentation • Partial Memorization • Extemporaneous Speaking (Impromptu)

21. Rehearsal Tips • Rehearse Alone • Rehearse For Friends • Rehearse For Co-Workers • Look For Problem Areas • Videotape Yourself • Seek Questions

22. Get Ready • Ask Questions • Be Prepared • Stay Calm (Look Calm Even If You Are Falling Apart)

23. Colors For Women • Blouses/ • Accessories • White • Red • Aqua • Bright Pink • Lavender Suit/ Dresses • Navy • Plum • Gray • Black

24. Colors For Men • Shirts • White • Pink (The New Black) • Blue • Yellow • Suits • Navy • Gray • Black

25. Grooming • Hands • Hair • Body

26. Presenting • Examining The Project • Managing Stage Fright • Establishing Rapport • Handling The Audience • Answering Questions

27. Stage Fright • Sweating • Blushing • Upset Stomach • Shacking/Trembling • Voice Problems • Paralysis

28. Overcome Fear • Be Prepared • Keep Perspective • Stifle Your Inner Critic • Visualize Success • Have A Conversation • Be Realistic • Take Care Of Yourself

29. Three Levels Of Credibility • Expertise • Believability • Likeability

30. Rapport • Arrive Early/Stay Late • Be Yourself • Get Excited • Involve The Audience

31. Master Nonverbal Communication • Body Language • Posture • Stage Position • Proxemics • Kinesics

32. Connect With Your Audience • Eye Contact • Facial Expression • Voice • Hand Gestures

33. Read The Audience • Activity Level • Audience Interaction • Body Language

34. How To Answer • Listen Then Repeat • Use 25/75 Rule • You let the questionertalk 75% of the time, you listen 25% • Never Ridicule (Demography) • Watch Body Language • Help Out • Use Names When You Can • Vary The Questioner

35. Questions

36. Thank You