Lesson 8 Making Presontations

Three goals to making a presentation:

• Inform: telling someone about a certain topic
• Educate: teaching someone to do something on their own
• Persuade: trying to convince someone to do something

Three different ways to learn:

• Seeing: Learn best when focusing on the slides and pictures
• Hearing: Learn best when focusing on the speaker's voice
• Doing: Learn best when engaged in the presentation

4 things make up a PowerPoint:

• Text: Words
• Charts and Graphs: Representation of data
• Photos and Graphics: Visual representation
• Audio and Video: Help people understand better with videos and audio representation

Presentation/PowerPoint rules:

• Simple and easy to read
• State purpose
• Add images to support points
• Relax and use a friendly voice
• Don't just read off the slides
• Look at the audience
• Practice
• Use your hands when talking

Use the right color to make slides easy to read:

• Light background with Dark text
• Dark background with Light text

Font Size:

• Use big sized font but not too big
• Limit your text per slide
• Make the text clean and big

Organization:

• State your purpose or make it clear what you want people to know
• Present information in different ways
• End with summary

Supporting Images:

• Photos, Graphics, Charts
• Keeps people interested
• Reinforce key messages
• Help visual learners understand
• Don't clutter slides with images
• Don't use too many colors

Be Relaxed and Friendly:

• Don't:
• Read your slides word for word
• Talk to fast
• Do:
• Add information & examples in your own words
• Allow time for not taking
• Answer questions
• Practice your presentation

The Best Presentations Have:

• Easy to read slides
• Clear stated purpose
• Use graphics when needed
• Be relaxed and confident
• Know your content