2. WARM UP In your notebook, brainstorm qualities of a good presentation. Think about what works for you when you’re in the audience.

4. & Presentation Tips PowerPoint Tricks

5. CONSIDER… Content: What do you say? Design: How do you show it? Delivery: How do you SELL it?

6. Remember PowerPoint is here to ENHANCE your presentation, not to BE your presentation.

7. Content

8. KNOW YOUR STUFF Do your research. The slideshow is the easy part.

9. HAVE A HOOK Grab their attention Pathos – surprise, fear, happiness Logos – startling statistic, logic problem Hooks practice

10. ASK QUESTIONS Rhetorical questions Build tension Limited Q & A

11. EDIT Proofread Practice Get feedback

12. Design

13. LIMIT TEXT ON SLIDE Write in bullets or phrases, not sentences Never list ALL words you’re planning to say

14. Another thing to avoid is the use of a large block paragraph to introduce your information. Attendees do not like to have what is on the screen, read to them verbatim. So, please use short, bulleted statements and avoid typing out your whole presentation on to the slides. Also, it is difficult for some to listen and read a large amount of text at the same time. This detracts from you. You’re the star! Don’t NO Paragraphs!

15. YOU ARE THE EXPERT The text is there to prompt you Your slideshow is not the expert

16. ETHOS

17. FONTS Readable sans serif font Consistent font (not more than two) Large enough (this is 32 pt.) Use bold, CAPS, italics sparingly

18. FONTS Don’t sacrifice readability for style Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style

19. USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Avoid clip art

20. USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Avoid clip art

21. USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Use high-quality images

22. Don’t !

24. USE IMAGES THOUGHTFULLY Make sure your words are legible

25. NOT SO MUCH LIKE THIS Don’t !

26. BUT MORE LIKE THIS

27. Or maybe something like this.

28. KEEP IT SIMPLE Avoid flashy animations, glittery text Avoid clutter Avoid automatic transitions Focus on the content

29. ONE THING AT A TIME One idea/slide

30. BE CONSISTENT Use the Slide Master

31. BE CONSISTENT Use a set font and color scheme Different styles are disconcerting to the audience.

32. BE CONSISTENT Use the same background throughout

33. Don’t be random. Different backgrounds are distracting Avoid distracting backgrounds Only vary backgrounds by section if needed

34. COLOR SCHEMES This is a good mix of colors. Readable! This is a bad mix of colors. Low contrast. Unreadable! This is a good mix of colors. Readable! This is a bad mix of colors. Avoid bright colors on white. Unreadable!

35. Using color for decoration is distracting and annoying. Using a font color that does not contrast with the background color is hard to read Using a different color for each point is unnecessary -Using a different color for secondary points is also unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad COLOR SCHEMES

36. CHARTS AND GRAPHS A few words about…

37. Don’t !

39. Good graph! Do !

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41. Delivery

42. SLOW DOWN, SPEAK UP Avoid fillers – pause instead Don’t be afraid of dead air Speak loudly and enunciate

43. EYE CONTACT Look at every audience member

44. POSTURE COUNTS Stand up straight No hands in pockets Avoid fidgeting Loose, but confident

45. KNOW YOUR “SO WHAT” Know the answer to your essential question in a few sentences

46. THE Q&A “That’s a good question.” “That wasn’t in my research.” “I will find out and get back to you.”

47. DON’T APOLOGIZE Unless you’re wrong (or late)

48. PRACTICE

49. ENTHUSIASM IS CONTAGIOUS

50. Remember The audience came to see YOU, not a slideshow.