Presenting with PPT - Basics
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The document provides tips for presenting to clients as part of a management development program. It discusses the importance of understanding the material, using visuals and words effectively, preparing properly through rehearsal, and maintaining good body language during the presentation. Tips include keeping visuals simple, speaking with confidence, making eye contact with the audience, and being prepared to handle questions. The overall message is that preparation and practice are key to an effective presentation.
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Presenting with PPT - Basics
- 1. Management Development Program Presenting to Clients It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." (President Harry S Truman)
- 2. Important A confident presentation boosts effectiveness of your work A poor presentation ruins it January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 3. Some thoughts ... A craft not an art everyone can learn to present competently If youre not nervous youre not trying The audience is on your side Practice .. Take every opportunity to give presentations January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 4. Presentation components January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Presentation Understanding your material Visuals Words Preparation & practice Body Language
- 5. Presentation components January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Presentation Understanding your material Visuals Words Preparation & practice Body Language
- 6. Understanding your material You cant present what you dont understand obvious, but Presenting your own material is easy Presenting others material is difficult ask them questions about it ! Constructing the presentation gives you understanding January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 7. Presentation components January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Presentation Understanding your material Visuals Words Preparation & practice Body Language
- 8. Visuals Valuable to keep the presentation on track But not too many May be all the notes you need You are the presentation, not the visuals PowerPoint is now the standard Learn it, including graphics / animation January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 9. Style (by an amateur) SIMPLE Dont go over the top relatively few colours keep the animation under control Variety not all text. Add helpful diagrams Can they read it at the back ? January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 10. Eye test ... This line is 32 point 28 point 24 point 20 point 18 point 16 point 14 point 12 point January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 11. Cartoons ... Love em or hate em I hate em Whats wrong ? Most look tired Everyone has PowerPoint so everyone has the same cartoons as you January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 12. Pictures... Better Original Serious Striking Take your own ? January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 13. Animations and colours ... January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Dont do too many animations ... And as for colour schemes, this is apparently one of Microsofts ...
- 14. Presentation components January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Presentation Understanding your material Visuals Words Preparation & practice Body Language
- 15. Words Its fun to improvise and not that difficult but you need to feel comfortable Think of importance of the presentation audience yourself ! January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 16. Dont over-fill slides Choose a line spacing you like Dont be tempted to change it Start a new slide if you have to If you make the bullet points too long then they become difficult to read and tedious on the eye If you try to get too much on the slide then people wont read it Or theyll try to read it and not listen to you .. And that is not what you want, is it ? January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 17. Presentation components January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Presentation Understanding your material Visuals Words Preparation & practice Body Language
- 18. Body Language Pace Not too fast Time to read each slide look at me discipline yourself to make eye contact it helps me listen to you Be aware of your habits ask a friend ! January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 19. Humour Its OK not to be too serious ... usually BUT ... telling stories often doesnt work watch the isms racism sexism disability religion/belief Never make fun of anything or anyone January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 20. Presentation components January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Presentation Understanding your material Visuals Words Preparation & practice Body Language
- 21. Preparation the 6 P rule January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 P roper P reparation P revents P owerfully P oor P erformance
- 22. Preparation in practice Rehearse - for real no-one ever wants to do it, it feels so stupid But it always improves things Timing All unrehearsed presentations overrun Presenting the presentation introduction, who am I what about questions ? January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 23. Notes January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 No notes at all Written speech There must be another way ... What did this slide mean ? Dead to deliver and listen to
- 24. Alternatives ... Write on notes pages to prompt you Or .. Record yourself .. And write how you speak How we speak is not how we write January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 25. Handouts Give copies of your slides out in advance and theyll read ahead of you... Give copies of slides out at the end and theyll make notes, which they wont link to your slides... Dont give out copies and theyll think you have something to hide... January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005 Each is equally wrong ...
- 26. Presenting handling questions Dont ... panic waffle insult dismiss patronise bluff Do take your time answer an appropriate question answer all the question(s) make the questioner feel appreciated say I dont know if you dont January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 27. Remember... January 6, 2005 Management Development Material P. Courtois 息2005
- 28. Management Development Program End of Presentation For any information, email [email_address]