Ways to become a better presenter

Power Corrupts But Powerpoint Corrupts Absolutely Well, Don’t the tools Well, Don’t the tools blame the workman It’s worth doing it well These tips and resources should help turn you into a presentation Study the Best is a great place to watch people at the top of their game give interesting and effective presentations Get good advice I like slidelogy by Nancy Duarte (who worked with Al Gore on his Inconvenient Truth presentation) and Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds Show what the problem is and how you will solve it You Must Try Focus on what’s important In fact, the more you select and focus the presentation and the more you add your own expert analysis, the more effective it will be 10 Be yourself Prepare Then forget preparing Imagine you were talking to friends or family in an environment you find comfortable and friendly Like dogs audiences respond to nerves with nerves and friendliness with friendliness Trust me Here’s Wishing you to Become a Better Presenter [...]...3 Get Training Join theatre Learn some acting These acting techniques can help people to connect with their audience more effectively But even a rehearsal in front of a constructively-critical friend can be useful 4 Keep it short I like Guy Kawasaki’s advice: I like Guy Kawasaki’s advice: stick to the 10:20:30 Rule I like Guy Kawasaki’s advice: stick to the 10:20:30 Rule Ten slide,... 30-point text (and no smaller) 5 Less text, more image Did You Know? These are all good sources of pictures for presentations 6 Slides are for illumination, not support The audience came to hear you speak Never ever read text off a slide 7 Ask questions For small groups For small groups stop regularly For small groups stop regularly every few minutes 8 Tell a story Show what the problem is Show what the... read text off a slide 7 Ask questions For small groups For small groups stop regularly For small groups stop regularly every few minutes 8 Tell a story Show what the problem is Show what the problem is and how you will solve it You Must Try ... of a constructively-critical friend can be useful 4 Keep it short I like Guy Kawasaki’s advice: I like Guy Kawasaki’s advice: stick to the 10:20:30 Rule I like Guy Kawasaki’s advice: stick to. .. the tools Well, Don’t the tools blame the workman It’s worth doing it well These tips and resources should help turn you into a presentation Study the Best is a great place to watch people at... ever read text off a slide Ask questions For small groups For small groups stop regularly For small groups stop regularly every few minutes 8 Tell a story Show what the problem is Show what the