How to Make a World Class Presentation

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Overview

Key Ingredients of a Great Presentation Content Design Delivery Audience Donts Conclusion
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Key Ingredients of a Great Presentation

Content

Design

The Presenter

The Audience

Delivery
SITUATION

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Content

Research = (Topic)

Brain Dump

Convert research into outline; add LOGIC to flow Use sieve Tray

There are Need to Knows and there are Nice to Knows; Focus on Need to Knows

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Design

Convert outline to bullets

Reduce outline to essentials Remember : PowerPoint is just a tool, not the presentation Putting just key words would engage the audience

Use only one concept per slide Hand Outs for detailed information
Feed the audience with spoon, not a Bull-dozer

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Design (Contd.)

Layout is the skeleton of a PPT Adequacy (Color, Type, Size) of Font; Floor Test Consistency Add life to presentation :

Symbols Clip Arts / Photos Charts (prefer charts to tables) Sound Video Animations

Avoid Distractions

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Design (Contd.)

Spell Check / Error Check Consistency of Slide transition Know PPT tools Experiment to learn

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Delivery

Butterflies Practice, Prepare, Anticipate Before you Begin Check Set up (Projector, Sound, Pointer,
etc.)

First Impressions Opening Statement

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Delivery (Contd.)
Delivery

Clarity of

thought
Timing 3T

Rehearse

Principle

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Delivery (Contd.)

The Presenter
Dress Neatly Smile Mannerism Steer; Monitor your speed

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Audience

Map the Audience Know who you are going to address

WIIFM Principle What's in it for me Engage / Involve the audience

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Donts

Dont read from the slide / notes Dont keep your hands in pocket

Dont allow the media to hide you

Dont enter into an argument. Try to reach an amicable solution

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Conclusion
Weave the Presentation: I:

Wove different points. Clubbed them together. Presented all of them under single heading.

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Thank You

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