presentation design & delivery: best practices
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Presentation Design & Delivery: Best Practices
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
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Prepare
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
• Practice, practice, practice.• Know your audience.• Know your setting – especially for
AV materials.• The more you know your content,
the more you will be able to engage with the audience.
Keep it Simple
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
• Choose or design simple template.• Be wary of PowerPoint templates.• There are places online where you can
experiment with more modern/sleek looking templates than what is pre-installed on PowerPoint.
• Use animations, transitions, etc sparingly.• Create a snappy and clear title.• Choose pleasing colors, but no more than 3 colors
per slide.• Stick to your message and keep your message
clear.• Remember SLIDE: Simplify, Lose the cliches,
Information needs emphasis, Designate elements, and Empathy for Audience.
Limit Bullet Points & Text
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
• Use readable font. No cursive or hard to read fonts should be used.
• You can download fonts from the Internet that can make you stand out while also being simple and easy to read.
• No more than three font sizes per slide• Slide should not have all the information and
text for your oral presentation.• Sometimes the best slides have little to no text.• 10/20/30 rule recommends limiting the number
of your slides to 10, your presentation time to 20 minutes, and using at least 30 point font size
Charts & Graphs
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
• Should contain limited data. • Use shapes to draw attention to important data.
http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/
Visual Images
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
• Use high quality visual images to tell your story.• There are websites online to get your images, such
as Getty Images (costs money) or Everystockphoto.com (free with sign up).
• Don’t use cheesy images from clip art unless it fits in with your story.
• Be sure to follow copyright rules, especially if you plan on publishing your presentation or submitting it to a conference. Fair use does not always apply.
• For more information on copyright, visit the HPU Media Services Copyright guide – this guide also lists out places to find images:
http://guides.highpoint.edu/content.php?pid=517049
Delivery
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
• Start Strong: first impressions are important. • Keep it short and speak clearly. • Make good eye contact.• Avoid fillers: like, um, etc.• Be passionate about what your talking about
or no one will care what you are saying. • Be engaged with your audience.• Confidence is key: if you prepared well
confidence should be easier. • Do not read every word off of your slides.
Seth Godin’s Five Rules to Remember to Create Amazing PowerPoints:
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
How to Not do PowerPoint by Don McMillan:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck
Nancy Duarte’s talk at TEDx East: On the Art of Storytelling:http://vimeo.com/20618288
Designing an Effective Presentation:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJgeF3ALl0g
How Can I Make my PowerPoint Presentations Amazing:http://lifehacker.com/how-can-i-make-my-powerpoint-presentations-amazing-507552122
Pecha Kucha: Get to PowerPoint in 20 Slideshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZOt6BkhUg
Presentation Zen:http://www.presentationzen.com/
Guide to Slideshare: includes some good presentation exampleshttp://blog.kissmetrics.com/marketers-guide-to-slideshare/
Helpful Links:
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
HPU Libraries Media Services: tutorials, software, and guideshttp://www.highpoint.edu/library/media/
HPU Media Tutorials: including presentations and videos on various multimedia softwarehttp://guides.highpoint.edu/content.php?pid=436406
HPU Free Media Software guide: find free presentation software and alternatives to PowerPointhttp://guides.highpoint.edu/content.php?pid=531507
Media & Digital Resource Librarian:Samantha Harlowsharlow@highpoint.edu336-841-9462 or 336-841-9103
How can HPU Help?
References
By Samantha Harlow Media & Digital Resource LibrarianHigh Point University
Garr Reynolds, http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/
Seth Godin’s Blog Post: Really Bad PowerPointhttp://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/01/really_bad_powe.html
How Can I Make My PowerPoint Presentations Amazing? By Melanie Pinola on Lifehackerhttp://lifehacker.com/how-can-i-make-my-powerpoint-presentations-amazing-507552122
Images taken from stock.xchnghttp://www.sxc.hu/
University of Washington, PowerPoint Best Practiceshttp://www.washington.edu/research/.SITEPARTS/.documents/.osp/PowerPoint_Best_Practices.pdf
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