Best Practices in Presentation

Design and DeliveryBy: Courtney Cook

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Part 1: Presentation Design

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Keep it Clean and Simple!

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Choose Your Fonts Well

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Limit Bullet Points and Text

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Use High Quality Graphics to Highlight Points

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Limit Transitions, Sounds, and Videos

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Use Color Well

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Use Appropriate Charts

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Use Slide

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Avoid "Cookie Cutter”Themes:

Be Unique!

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Part 2: Presentation Delivery

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Show Enthusiasm for the Subject

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Be Confident

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Practice. Practice.

Practice!

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Make Eye Contact

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Do Not Rush!Speak Slowly and

Clearly

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Use Appropriate Volume

and Pitch

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Move, but be natural about it

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References• WPI Teaching with Technology Collaboratory: Best Practices for

Presentation Design– http://www.wpi.edu/academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/PowerPoint/design

.html

• Garr Reynolds: Top Ten Slide Tips– http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/

• How Important is the Design of a Presentation?– http://www.slideshare.net/24Slides/how-important-is-the-design-of-a-present

ation

• Toastmasters International: 10 Tips for public Speaking– http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp

• AccuConference: Tips for Effective Presentations– http://www.accuconference.com/resources/effective-presentations.aspx

• Joseph A. Gallian: Advice on Giving a Good Powerpoint Presentation– http://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/students/undergrad/Gallian.pdf http://www.flickr.com/photos/34094515@N00/4902765978