Lecture Essay writing & presentation skills - Lecture 26: How to make a presentation? The process

The main contents of the chapter consist of the following: Purpose of presentation, types of presentations, solo, group, informative, demonstrative, business, persuasive speeches, inspirational speeches, how you can make a presentation people will love!!!, sample presentation (Steve Jobs)

Lecture 26

How to make a Presentation?

The Process

The Process

The ‘Three’ Stage Process

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Stage 1: Creation

6. Using Microsoft PowerPoint

7. Inserting Content

8. Using Appropriate media

9. Prepare Additional Material

10. Confirmation Process

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Stage 3: Presenting

Effectively

4. Use the PowerPoint slides as

Guide

5. Involve the Audience

6. Start presentation on time

7. Have confidence

Stage 3: Presenting

Effectively

10. Body Movements: Gestures

11. Voice: Effective Pitch

12. Poise: Standing/ Sitting

13. Handling Questions

14. Reminders

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1 How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

1. Minimize the number of slides.

your audience attentive and interested, keep the number of slides in your presentation to

a minimum

2 Choose a font style that your audience

can read from a distance.

• Choosing the right font style, such as Arial, helps

to get your message across

avoid fonts that include fancy edges, such as Times.

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

3 Keep your text simple by using bullet points or short sentences.

keep each to one line; that is, without text wrapping

present your information, rather than read the screen

long sentences may be cropped

– You can remove articles such as "a" and "the"

to help reduce the word count on a line

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

4 Use art to help convey your message.

overwhelm your audience by adding too many graphics to a slide, however

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

5. Make labels for charts and graphs

understandable.

in a chart or graph comprehensible

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

6 Make slide backgrounds subtle and keep them consistent.

theme that is not too eye-catching You don't want the background or design to detract from your message

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

7 Use high contrast between background color and text color.

between a light background with dark colored text or dark background with light colored text

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

8. Check the spelling and grammar.

audience, always check the spelling and grammar in your presentation

How to Create Power Point

Presentation?

2 How to Make a PPT

Presentation?

Theme/Template Method For PC

(Office 2010)

About Microsoft PowerPoint

• A versatile presentation tool

• Predefined presentation formats

• Variety of layouts and views

• The ability to edit and modify

• Create text

• charts and graphics

• Incorporate objects like:

– clip art

– audio & video

• Create special effects and slide transitions

1 Open PowerPoint

You will see a blank screen with two boxes in the middle of the screen One of the boxes says "Click to add title," the other says "Click to add subtitle."

2 On the tab at the upper left side of your screen, hit the

"File" tab.

3 On the vertical toolbar to the left, hit the "New" tab

4 If you wish to use a template, click on the

"Sample templates" box

5 Click on the template you want to use, depending on the purpose of your presentation.

6 If you wish to use a theme, click on the "Themes" box in

the "New" tab

7 Click on the specific template or theme you want to work with from the

list of choices

8 Once your theme is loaded, click on the "Click

to add title" and "Click to add subtitle" boxes and add the title and subtitle (if necessary) of your

own presentation.

9 After deciding on a title, click on the

"New Slide" button in the "Slides" tab

up top.

10 Continue adding information and pictures as

you see fit

11 Once you are finished with your PowerPoint presentation, go to "File > Save As" and save

your file so that you can retrieve it later.

12 When you want to view your

presentation as a series of slides, click

on the "Slide Show" tab and then click

on "From Beginning" top left.

3 How to Deliver the

Presentation?

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

1. Show up early and verify that your

equipment works properly.

and running

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

2 Don't assume that your presentation will work fine on another computer.

disk space, low memory, and many other factors can ruin a presentation.

presentation on does not belong to you, make sure that it has adequate disk space so that you don't have to present from a CD.

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

3. Verify that the projector's resolution is

the same as the computer on which

you created your presentation.

may be cropped, or other display problems can occur

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

4. Turn your screen saver off.

of your presentation

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

5. Check all colors on a projection

screen before giving the actual presentation.

appears on your monitor

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

6 Ask your audience to hold questions until the end.

people are engaged by your subject matter and presentation skills

presentation, you will get through your material uninterrupted Also, early questions are often answered by ensuing slides and commentary

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

7 Avoid moving the pointer unconsciously.

hand from the mouse This helps to stop you from moving the pointer unconsciously, which can be distracting.

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

8. Do not read the presentation.

speak from bullet points The text should be

a cue for the presenter rather than the full message for the audience

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

9. Stay on time.

presentation, do not go over If there is no time limit, take less time rather than more to ensure that people stay engaged

How to Deliver the

Presentation?

10. Monitor your audience's behavior.

monitor your audience's behavior

slides, the slides may contain too much data

or be confusing or distracting in some other way

improve your future presentations

Lets Practice Making One

Now!!!

• http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-PowerPoint-Presentation

• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/tips-for-creating-and-delivering-an-effective-presentation-HA010207864.aspx