Top Ten Delivery Tips

Top Ten Delivery Tips (1)

 Garr Reynolds 

1. Show your passion

If I had only one tip to give, it would be to be passionate about your topic and let that enthusiasm come out.

2. Start strong

You have heard it before: First impressions are powerful.

3. Keep it short

Humans have short attention spans when it comes to passively sitting and listening to a speaker.

4. Move away from the podium

Get closer to your audience by moving away from or in front of the podium.

5. Use a remote-control device

To advance your slides and builds, use a small, handheld remote.

6. Remember the “B” key

If you press the “B” key while your PowerPoint or Keynote slide is showing, the screen will go blank. This is useful if you need to digress or move off the topic presented on the slide.

7. Make good eye contact

Try looking at individuals rather than scanning the group.

8. Keep the lights on

If you are speaking in a meeting room or a classroom, the temptation is to turn the lights off so that the slides look better.

9. Use a TV for small groups

If you are presenting to a small group, then you can connect your computer to a large TV (via the s-video line-in).

10. At all times: courteous, gracious, & professional

When audience members ask questions or give comments, you should be gracious and thank them for their input.

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Top Ten Slide Tips

Top Ten Slide Tips (1)

Garr Reynolds

1. Keep it Simple

PowerPoint uses slides with a horizontal or “Landscape” orientation.

2. Limit bullet points & text

Your presentation is for the benefit of the audience. But boring an audience with bullet point after bullet point is of little benefit to them.

3. Limit transitions & builds (animation)

Use object builds and slide transitions judiciously. Object builds (also called animations), such as bullet points, should not be animated on every slide.

4. Use high-quality graphics

Use high-quality graphics including photographs.

5. Have a visual theme, but avoid using PowerPoint templates

You clearly need a consistent visual theme throughout your presentation, but most templates included in PowerPoint have been seen by your audience countless times (and besides, the templates are not all that great to begin with).

6. Use appropriate charts

·    Pie Charts.

·    Vertical Bar Charts.

·    Horizontal Bar Charts.

·    Line Charts.

7. Use color well

Color evokes feelings. Color is emotional. The right color can help persuade and motivate.

8. Choose your fonts well

Fonts communicate subtle messages in and of themselves, which is why you should choose fonts deliberately.

9. Use video or audio

Use video and audio when appropriate.

10. Spend time in the slide sorter

According to the Segmentation Principle of multimedia learning theory, people comprehend better when information is presented in small chunks or segments.

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Organization & Preparation Tips

Organization & Preparation Tips (1)

Garr Reynolds

1. Start with the end in mind

Before you even open up PowerPoint, sit down and really think about the day of your presentation.

2. Know your audience as well as possible

·    Who is the audience?

·    What is the purpose of the event?

·    Why were you asked to speak?

·    Where is it?

·    When is it?

3. Content, content, content

Great content is a necessary condition, but not a sufficient one.

4. Keep it simple

Simple can be hard for the presenter, but it will be appreciated by the audience.

5. Outlining your content

Start your planning in “analog mode.”

6. Have a sound, clear structure

Take a page out out the McKinsey presentation handbook: presentation structure is paramount.

8. Can you pass the elevator test?

This exercise forces you to “sell” your message in 30-45 seconds.

9. The art of story telling

Good presentations include stories.

10. Confidence — How to get it

The more you are on top of your material the less nervous you will be.

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