A small presentation on major points in building and presenting your presentation. Its not rocket science but often overlooked when putting a presentation together. A large portion of the facts here have been taken from fellow SlideShare users sharing knowledge. Enjoy !

1. Ten tips for a great
presentation

2. Episode I
The Preparation

3. Creating a great presentation consists of
three processes

4. Storyboards, ideas and flow

5. Design

6. Rehearse

7. Spend equal amounts of time on each
process to achieve the best results

8. Episode II
Design

9. Use colours that complement each other

10. Choose easy-to-read font faces

11. Keep within a family of fonts

12. Episode III
Content and flow

13. Think of your content as a story with a
beginning, middle and end

14. Keep this logical approach in your
presentation and build momentum
throughout, accelerating to the finale

16. Episode IV
TheVillain

17. In every classic story, there is a villain who
the hero fights

18. So, don’t be afraid to mention a
competitor, especially when making a
good point about your product

19. Introducing the antagonistic
(the problem)

20. makes the audience rally around the hero
(you)

21. EpisodeV
ManagingText

22. According to Dr John Medina, your brain
interoperates every letter of text as a picture

23. So, it takes longer to respond to text than
imagery. Keep text to a minimum.

24. EpisodeVI
Use Imagery
Picture Superiority Effect (PSE)

25. After 72 hours of a presentation,
only 10%
of the content will be remembered

27. This increases by up to 65%
if you use powerful, relevant imagery

28. EpisodeVII
Numbers that count

29. If you include numbers for key figures, make
them relevant so your audience can relate

30. Rather than
saying this car
travelled at
20 mph, you
could say,

31. It travelled at the speed of a galloping horse

32. EpisodeVIII
Speaking

33. Acknowledge your audience and open your
presentation by being punchy

34. and don’t talk about the agenda

35. When speaking, keep your remarks
grounded by avoiding buzz words and
abbreviations

36. Use positive layman’s terms like “cool”,
“wonderful” and “exciting”

37. Episode IX
Rehearse

38. Rehearse your
presentation
so you
know it
word for word

39. This enables you to engage and make constant
eye contact with your audience

40. Avoid watching
your slides in order
to remember what
to say next or when
to click

41. Well rehearsed presentations create immense
confidence that shines through to your audience

42. Episode X
Give yourself time, enjoy it

43. These points can
only be achieved
by giving
yourself time to
prepare

44. When presenting,
keep relaxed with a
light-hearted
approach
and . . .

45. if you have a block, deliver a humorous
distraction while you compose yourself

46. Speak with passion and love for your product or
pitch, let that emotion show

47. Showing emotions
releases dopamine,
which will attract
and motivate your
audience