Presentation Skills Marlene Schoeman

Overview 1.PowerPoint ® 2.Presentation skills 3.Questions & answers

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Overview Structure Common mistakes General guidelines

Structure 1.Tell them what you are about to tell them 2.Tell them 3.Tell them what you told them

Common mistake #1 Wordiness People tend to put every word they are going to say in their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your talk, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy and boring. You will loose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your 1 st slide...

Key ideas Presentation compliments your talk Use bullet points Use key words

Common mistake #2 Small fonts People tend to put every word they are going to say in their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your talk, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy and boring. You will loose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your 1 st slide...

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Suggested font types Calibri - Similar to Arial, but smaller Arial- Clean and modern Times Roman- Traditional & conservative

Suggested font sizes Headings-40 Key points-28 Sub points- 24

Common mistake #3 Excessive bulleting Avoid Excessive Bullet Pointing Otherwise Your Key Messages Will NOT Stand Out In fact, The Term Bullet Points Comes From People Firing Guns At Annoying Presenters

Common mistake #4 Spelling and grammar Many people do not run spel cheeck before there presentation – BIG MISTAK!!! Nothing makes you lok stupder than spelling erors.

Common mistake #5 Bad colour schemes Clashing background and font Distraction Confusion Headaches Nausea Vomiting Loss of bladder control

Colour Schemes White/light with dark text Dark blue with white text Avoid red, green and purple text

Common mistake #6 Excessive animation Avoid too much movement! Avoid sound altogether! Annoying Distracting Unprofessional

Accentuation Simply appear on entry Fade to grey (or another colour)

Presentation mistakes Being unprepared (content & language) Reading slides Facing screen Avoid eye contact Assume distracting pose Using pointer incorrectly

Presentation guidelines Smile Tell short story (where appropriate) Use relevant questions and visuals Persons should remain anonymous Plan around suitable transitions Keep eye contact

Eye contact

Questions and answers Anticipate possible questions Prepare with answers Repeat question Your own understanding Others to hear Address audience Leave contact details on last slide

Summary PowerPointPowerPoint Structure Clean background with contrasting text Consistent layout Key ideas, no lengthy text Spell check

Summary PresentationPresentation Prepare! Use a grabber Keep audience interested Find suitable transitions Keep eye contact Prepare for Q&A afterward

Thank you Dr. Marlene Schoeman Division of Sport and Exercise Medicine School of Medicine University of the Free State