Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Working on the text
• Method 2 of 3: Presentation Format
• Method 3 of 3: How to Make a Good Presentation
• Tips
• Warnings

PowerPoint is a program that is included in the Microsoft Office Suite and is used to make presentations. The audience is shown slides that include text and images to better grab their attention and / or motivation. However, many do not have the skills to make a good presentation. If you think your presentation is missing something (or something extra), then read our tips to help you improve it.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Working on the text

1. 1 Decide what you want to tell your audience. First you need to decide what your presentation will be. Determine the main theme that will be supported by additional facts. This could be the topic of your essay if you are making a presentation at school, or a description of the services your company offers if you are showing slides in a business meeting.
2. 2 The presentation should convey the most basic information. After you define the topic of your presentation, highlight its most important facts. You will only need to provide the information you need. This way, your presentation can become shorter and more connected.
3. 3 Make a plan. Now that you have determined what information you want to include in your presentation, start to outline it. Break your speech down into main points and write them down on paper. Also write down the likely outline of the slide show.
   • The academic presentation outline should follow roughly the same outline as the paper was written. For example, the first item is its title, the second item is facts and evidence, and then a short conclusion or conclusion.
   • Guy Kawasaki (renowned consultant and marketing guru) offers the following standard outline for a business presentation:
     • Problem
     • Your decision
     • Business model
     • Basic technologies
     • Marketing & Sales
     • Competition
     • Team
     • Forecasts and benchmarks
     • Condition and terms
     • Summary and call to action
   SPECIALIST'S ADVICE

   

   Maureen taylor

   
   
   Communication Coach Maureen Taylor is the CEO and founder of SNP Communications, a corporate communications company in the San Francisco Bay Area. For over 25 years, she has helped leaders, business founders and innovators across all industries improve communication and get feedback.

   Maureen taylor
   Communication coach

   Use slides to highlight your words. Maureen Taylor, Founder and CEO of SNP Communications, says: “PowerPoint is addition to your presentation... When the slide appears, first tell people what's on itfor example: "Here is a P&L chart." This will give the audience time. process new informationbefore you explain its meaning. Before showing the next slide, do transition... For example, you might say, "Now let's talk about how many people will be needed to complete this task." Then open the slide and talk about what is on it again. "

   
   

Method 2 of 3: Presentation Format

1. 1 Optimize your text. When you use slides in PowerPoint, they should support your speech and enhance your presentation, not just exist on their own. You don't have to read from the slides. Slides should not repeat what you say. Ideally, your presentation contains as little text as possible. Reading will distract your audience, even unconsciously, from what you are telling them. Keep this in mind and keep your text to a minimum. Make it easy to read, for example, in the form of a bulleted list.
2. 2 Use handouts. If you are short on time for a presentation, or if you feel that you cannot provide the audience with all the information, then prepare handouts. Print the material on one or two pages and give it to each member of the audience or leave it at the entrance for people to take with them. In the printouts, you can provide additional information or include key points of your presentation.
3. 3 Use informative graphs. Graphs and charts will make your PowerPoint presentation attractive and help you better communicate your message to your audience. But keep in mind that schedules should not unnecessarily distract people from your presentation.
4. 4 Remove unnecessary sounds and effects. Do not include unnecessary visual and sound effects in the presentation, for example, animation of graphs, funny sounds, colorful pictures for the background. They will distract viewers and interfere with the perception of information.

Method 3 of 3: How to Make a Good Presentation

1. 1 Practice. You should spend some time practicing your presentation. Check that your speech fits well with the slides. And if the slides change automatically, then practice the correct tempo of speech so as not to be late or run ahead of the slides.
2. 2 Make your presentation as if you weren't using PowerPoint. Don't rely too much on the help of the slides. They are only needed to illustrate your speech. Make your presentation as if you were without PowerPoint and draw your audience to you instead of the screen. Talk with interest and enthusiasm. Then your audience will be absolutely delighted and will remember your presentation for years to come.
3. 3 Be specific. Do not beat around the bush and do not give unnecessary information. Tell only what is necessary. Don't take more time from the audience than you need to. Remember: a presentation should never be more than 20 minutes long. If you are a teacher, then make a presentation along with some educational activity. When a presentation is more than 20 minutes long, most people start to get tired and lose interest in it. And you don't want that to happen.
4. 4 Inspire. Find ways to inspire your audience. Provide them with an emotional connection to your material. So they will remember him better and for a long time. Tell with enthusiasm and make the viewer feel it.
   • It won't be enough for you to show that your information is important to someone. You must make it relevant specifically to your audience. Make her understand this. For example, do not give a history lecture with the expectation that students will listen to it with enthusiasm. Show them how what you are telling them is directly related to current events and affects their lives.Look for parallels and direct connections to grab the attention of your audience.

Tips

• Learn from others how they make PowerPoint presentations to find out which methods are effective and which are not. Steve Jobs was well known as an excellent presenter.
• Remember the 10/20/30 rule - no more than 10 slides, no more than 20 minutes, font size no less than 30.
• Each new Microsoft Office Suite contains a large number of new features, vibrant graphics and animations. Avoid this trap, and don't use all of them to show your PowerPoint skill level. Focus more on the content and let PowerPoint help you, not you.
• If you are using images from Flickr Creative Commons, please include the name of the author of the photo at the end of the presentation.
• Do not use other people's images unless you are sure you have permission to do so.

Warnings

• Never read slides word for word.
• Sometimes problems can happen with the projector you are using. Be patient and calm. It happens. When the problem is fixed, then pick up where you left off. Smile or tell a short joke. If the repair took a very long time, then start from the very beginning.
• Even if you miss a slide, don't waste time looking for it. Go ahead and at the end of your presentation tell the audience that you have an important addition to say, then return to the slide you missed. Always be the master of the situation.
• Practice. Before giving your presentation to your audience, speak it out loud. Exercise until you feel confident.