TIPS FOR MAKING PRESENTATIONS
Preparation is critical to successful presentation.
Key points of preparation:
- Establish the required outcomes – what people should know and be able to do
- Identify your audience – who they are and what they will be expecting
- Highlight the key messages you want get across – that will deliver the objectives
- Develop the content of your presentation – substance and information
- Select delivery methods and visual aids – how you will impart your content
- Prepare the support materials – notes, cue cards, handouts etc.
Select a suitable sequence for the presentation:
Some points in designing PowerPoint slides:
- Design them to support your key messages
- Keep simple – one aspect per slide
- Avoid too much information on each slide – 5 -6 points per slide
- Try to use bullet points and avoid sentences
- Use large font size and add some colour
- Use when appropriate and turn off when not needed – use the B key to blank the screen
- Use them to prompt you and then elaborate
- Sometimes the visual can be the message – graphs and photographs
Your body language will assist you in getting your messages across so work to make the maximum impact using the points below:
*Olas scheduled Presentation Skills in 2016: 21 March 2016 & 23 September 2016
For information email sales@olas.ie or phone 01 279 0020