presentation and powerpoint skills

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LBW East 2011

RTA – James Stine

*Presentation Skills

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*Use sentence headers to summarize the content of

a slide

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*Don’t overburden slides with too much text

*Keep it simple and short

*Try to limit the text to three lines

*Balance with appropriate graphics if possible

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*Only read the slides

*Cater to the “3” Audiences

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*Only read the slides

*Only listen

*Cater to the “3” Audiences

X

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*Only read the slides

*Only listen

*A mixture of both

*Cater to the “3” Audiences

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*Know the floor space

*Utilize Floor Space Effectively

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*Know the floor space

*Know the seating layout

*Utilize Floor Space Effectively

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*Know the floor space

*Know the seating layout

*The “Power Triangle”

*Utilize Floor Space Effectively

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*Know the floor space

*Know the seating layout

*The “Power Triangle”

*Avoid the power stance

*Utilize Floor Space Effectively

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*Have positive body language

*The “Ball of Light”

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*Memorizing key points rather line by line or

reading

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*Minimizing “Like”s, “Um”s & “Uh”s

Ummmmmmmmmm…

*Pause

*Calm

*Collect

*Deliver

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*Having the right tone*Balance being Professional and Casual

*Appropriate volume while enunciating

*Speaking with the audience rather than talking at them

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*Using hand motions to emphasize speech

*Keep it natural

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*Using hand motions to emphasize speech

*Keep it natural

*A comfortable distance from your body

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*Other tools to engage the audience

*Refer to members of the audience

*Ask probing questions

*Scan the room / make eye contact

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*Structuring your [verbal] argument

As you would do with any good paper or debate…

*A thesis / roadmap

*The body

*The conclusion

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*Avoiding “metalanguage,” or over-structuring your verbal

presentation1) A summary of everything2) Talk about what I’m going to talk about3) Talk4) Summarize what I talked about, and tell you what Eric will talk about

1) Summarize what James talked about2) Talk about what I’m going to talk about3) Talk4) Summarize what I talked about

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We talkin’ ‘bout practice

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We talkin’ ‘bout practice

*For confidence

*For delivery

*For content

*For timing/transitions

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Thank you for your time and attention

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My Contact Information

James StineClass of 2014 | The Wharton School

jamstine@wharton.upenn.edu

www.jamesrstine.com