Top 10 Consultant Tips for Making PowerPoint Presentations

Top 10 PPT Tips for CONSULTANTS
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A Consultant’s PowerPoint Presentation
Has complex business concepts
Has loads of data
Has many technical processes
Has varied financial data
Has to grab the attention of the audience
Has to sustain the audience interest
Has to be comprehensible to the audience

Tip 1: Choose the Right Template
Important to visually connect with your audience
Slides should be neat and well formatted
Usage of appropriate templates will resonate with the audience
Do not create templates from scratch
Sourcingright imagery is difficult
Time Consuming
Does not look professional
Use customized themes and templates for specific functions or industries to enhance visual appeal.
Click here for a range of customized PowerPoint themes and templates

Tip 2: Importance of the Title Slide
Create a great first impression with the title slide
The right title slide will
Establish the subject of your presentation despite complex content
Be simple
Comprisea compelling visual
Providethe topic of the presentation
Have text and imagery that are complimentary and self explanatory

Tip 3: Use Strong Visuals to Simplify Complex Messages
Present complex concepts and messages through strong visuals
Creating Strong Visuals through SmartArt
Time Consuming
Generic
Not professional
Use specific diagrams and visuals to make an impact and provide the right message
24point0 has ready to download org charts, synergy and strategy maps, and stakeholder diagrams.
Requires minimal editing
Enables presentation of information effectively

Tip 4: Present Geographical Info with Editable Maps
Use Editable Maps to present geographical data
Provides more clarity
Is visually appealing
Creates a strong impact
You can download editable maps of different countries having various levels of detail at 24point0.
Layer information on these maps to show a variety of information

Tip 5: Use Animation to Communicate Growth and Progress
Avoid 2-dimensional charts and graphs to present profits and growth
Do not overload charts with too much data
Use animation judiciously to present detailed, data driven information
Use only one animation effect per slide
Keep the amount of data per chart to a minimum.

Tip 6: Showcase Cause and Effect Scenarios with Slide Transitions
How can you, as a consultant, best present the cause and effect of a particular business decision to your audience?
Or the before and after scenarios of an initiative?
You can speak about it in a forceful manner but how do you drive it home with a visual aid?
The Transitions feature in PowerPoint is perfectly suited to illustrate these kinds of sequential ideas.
Transitions such as wipes or fades between slides will have a strong visual impact on your audience – forcing them to sit up and take notice.

Tip 7: Dramatize Information to Increase Impact
Increase impact through dramatization of information
Highlight contrasts
Demarcate positive and negative points
Don’t just use bulleted, 2 columnar lists
Use unique, attractive graphics
24point0 has created graphics that can make your audience sit up and take notice.
You can buy and download customizable graphics such as Heaven and Hell or the Iceberg diagram that can effectively communicate the pros and cons of any decision.

Tip 8: Inject Humor to Make a Memorable Point
Communicate business processes and their impact memorably through humor
24point0 has created an editable comic panel that can be a powerful communication tool.
You can buy and download a set of slides that uses stick people evocatively to communicate content.

Tip 9: Design Tables to Show Data Comprehensibly
Don’t overload data with information
Make most relevant information instantly accessible and understood by the audience
Use PowerPoint’s Table style gallery’s tabular styles to judiciously illustrate your point.
24point0 has created a package of editable tables and graphs that can help you present data in a clear and concise manner.

Tip 10: Use Creativity to Present Common Concepts
Goal setting, defining priorities – these are concepts which all consultants regularly present.
These can be illustrated as bulleted lists or as a generic graphic that your audience has probably seen hundreds of times.
Representing them in new, creative ways can increase the audience’s interest in what you have to say.
24point0 has specially created illustrations such as the Lighthouse graphic and Stairs diagram that can memorably present concepts of this nature.

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