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10 Tips to Make your Presentations and Papers Rock!

Amanda Ravenhill
Amanda Ravenhill

Let's get visual! This is a presentation for my first year students in the MPA and MBA classes at Presidio Graduate School. All ten of these tips apply to both written papers and spoken presentations. Be sure to click on the periodic table of visualization for a ton of great content on infographic tools.

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10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS ROCK! Amanda Joy Ravenhill Presidio Graduate School
VISUAL TIPS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
If there is a number you can make a graph Give numbers context 1. NUMBERS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
Your audience wants to imagine, give them a hand with pictures. 2. MORE IMAGES LESS WORDS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
remind your audience where you are 3. GUIDES 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
Periodic table of visualizations, diagrams, maps, methods and more 4. DIAGRAMS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
There should be one stand out image or word, then sub-points 5. HIERARCHY 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
COMMUNICATION TIPS 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
memorize your intro and conclusion anecdotes quotes 1. STRONG START 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
tell them^3 tell them what youll tell them tell them what you tell them told them 2. ORGANIZATION 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
metaphor de鍖nitions Nancy Duarte 鍖ller words Resonate body language tinyurl.com/mlkjr-duarte 3. LANGUAGE 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
character climax resolution anecdotes 4. STORYLINE 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
inform persuade humor 5. PURPOSE 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
10 TIPS VISUAL COMMUNICATION 1. Numbers 1. Strong start 2. More images, less words 2. Organization 3. Guides 3. Language 4. Diagrams 4. Storyline 5. Hierarchy 5. Purpose ROCK ON!

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10 Tips to Make your Presentations and Papers Rock!

  • 1. 10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS ROCK! Amanda Joy Ravenhill Presidio Graduate School
  • 2. VISUAL TIPS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
  • 3. If there is a number you can make a graph Give numbers context 1. NUMBERS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
  • 4. Your audience wants to imagine, give them a hand with pictures. 2. MORE IMAGES LESS WORDS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
  • 5. remind your audience where you are 3. GUIDES 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
  • 6. Periodic table of visualizations, diagrams, maps, methods and more 4. DIAGRAMS 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
  • 7. There should be one stand out image or word, then sub-points 5. HIERARCHY 1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
  • 8. COMMUNICATION TIPS 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
  • 9. memorize your intro and conclusion anecdotes quotes 1. STRONG START 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
  • 10. tell them^3 tell them what youll tell them tell them what you tell them told them 2. ORGANIZATION 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
  • 11. metaphor de鍖nitions Nancy Duarte 鍖ller words Resonate body language tinyurl.com/mlkjr-duarte 3. LANGUAGE 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
  • 12. character climax resolution anecdotes 4. STORYLINE 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
  • 13. inform persuade humor 5. PURPOSE 1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
  • 14. 10 TIPS VISUAL COMMUNICATION 1. Numbers 1. Strong start 2. More images, less words 2. Organization 3. Guides 3. Language 4. Diagrams 4. Storyline 5. Hierarchy 5. Purpose ROCK ON!