How to Present a Presentation

ByMrs. McCann, Ms. Wilkins, Ms. York

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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

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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

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What is an outline?

1. Major idea– Supporting facts

2. Major idea– Supporting facts

3. Conclusion?

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Remembering what to say

• Write personal notes in the notes section

• Print notes or use note cards during presentation

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Props

• Use props to deliver your message

• Use your voice to keep audience attention

• Move about if possible

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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

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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

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Slide Backgrounds

• Use light-colored backgrounds

• Use dark text

• Use a consistent color theme

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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

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Think you are ready?

• Check the rubric

• Proofread your slides

• Compose your notes

• Divide if you are working with partners

• Practice, Practice, Practice 11

• Breath deeply before starting

• Use a strong voice

• Enunciate clearly

• Drink water before presenting

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Check Yourself

• Dress appropriately

• Hair should not cover your face or eyes

• Be enthusiastic, passionate and sincere

• Smile

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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”14

Do not. . .

● Read the slides to the audience. The audience can read silently faster

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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

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Things to avoid

• Cute fonts and backgrounds

• Distracting animations and transitions

• Crowded slides

• Misspelled words - Proofread!

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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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