This presentation teaches students how to create presentations

1. Powerful Presentations 101
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2. Effective Presentations
Engage audience
Have a beginning, a
middle, and an end
Tell a compelling story
Cover important points
Use appropriate images
and audio
Are consistent and
clear visually
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3. Engage Audience
Know audience and
pitch presentation to
them
Make eye contact
Always face the
audience
Ask questions at close
Practice before
presenting
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4. Beginnings, Middles, & Ends
In the beginning, state
what will be in the
presentation
In the middle, give the
presentation
In the end, recap what
was in the presentation
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5. Tell Compelling Stories
Compose short titles
Identify main points
and state clearly
Be concrete and use
examples and statistics
Limit to one idea per
slide
Don’t include irrelevant
information
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6. Text: Less is More
Approximately 3 - 5
points per slide
Don’t try to cover
everything
Only include main
points
Keep language simple
and clear
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7. Images: Use but Don’t Abuse
Use images to get ideas
across
Keep images simple
Choose only relevant
images
Incorporate sound and
video when necessary
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8. Presentation
Ensure text is readable
in size & contrast
Choose the same font
and size for text
Keep background &
color of slides
consistent
Leave lots of empty
space
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9. Disasters Happen….
Bring a hardcopy
Always have a backup
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10. Conclusion
Tell a story
Keep to one point per
slide
Maintain consistent
font size & color
Use relevant images
only
Close with brief
summary
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