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10 tips for Better PowerPoint Presentations!

Jan 18, 2015

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10 tips for high school students to help them do better power point presentations.
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Page 1: 10 tips for Better PowerPoint Presentations!

10 TipsFor Better Power Point Presentations…

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#1

• Your first step is to research thoroughly and write your speech. Become an EXPERT on your topic.

• Only when this is complete should you start constructing your presentation.

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#2

• The Power Point slideshow is NOT the focus of the presentation.

• It is there to support YOU, the presenter.

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#3

• Never, never ever, ever just read directly from your slides!

• Know your topic – use the slides as prompts for yourself that highlight key points to your audience.

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#4

• Don’t overload your slides with information

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#4b

• An extra slide costs nothing

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#5

• Make use of visuals!

• Pictures!

• Graphs!

• Diagrams!

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#5b

• Use High-Quality Pictures – if it’s pixilated, don’t use it.

• Use simple diagrams and graphs – don’t use diagrams that are overloaded with data and information – simple, clean lines are best.

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#6

• Don’t go over-the-top with Colours, Fonts or Animations.

• Choose a theme and stick to it.

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#7

• Use a large Font size

• Nothing below 25point

• Make sure your text can be read easily

• Don’t use background colours that interfere with the delivery of your message.

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#8

• Make sure everything works!

• If you have a video or website to show, make sure the connections work on the equipment you’ll be using during your presentation.

• Nothing worse than a video that won’t play at the crucial moment

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#9

• Mind the Time

• Don’t ramble or go off-book

• Don’t speak too fast.

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#10

• Practice! Practice! Practice!

• You can’t practice too much – The more you practice the better you’ll know your topic and you’ll present more effectively.

• Read it out loud to the mirror, to your mum, to the cat…

• Learn it, so you can speak it, without sounding like you’re saying it by rote.

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Good Luck!Library Lessons 2014