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- 1. A STARTER FOR AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION SARANSH CHOUDHARY
- 2. POINTS TO FOCUS ON • Removing redundancy • Limiting special effects • Using crisp data • Preventing text overloading
- 3. REMOVING REDUNDANCY Read the following sentence : This is to draw to your attention that this sentence is going to be a very boring one because of the fact that inflated phrases have been used and at this point in time you may want to stop reading this Let’s try to deflate the phrases and condense the sentence a little : This is to point out that this sentence is going to be boring because inflated phrases have been used and now you may want to stop reading this 3 Use of redundant and elaborate phrases kills the interest of the audience and hinders effective information transfer
- 4. REMOVING REDUNDANCY 4 These are some famous examples of redundancy in English :
- 5. LIMITING SPECIAL EFFECTS 5 This slide started with a very extravagant transition This is yet another text carrying animation Probably not a good idea to include another one Now these effects have slowly started to bug you The picture in the middle already has a very unappealing picture in the centre Over time, tools have become powerful enough to offer diverse animations and effects But using lots of these may corrupt the effectiveness of your slides. And oh, this is the last one
- 6. USING CRISP DATA Don’t scare people with numbers. For example, use proper formatting and skip unnecessary decimals wherever possible 6
- 7. USING CRISP DATA Avoid repeating words, symbols or any other information in the data to make it more compact 7
- 8. USING CRISP DATA Take special care while using graphs. For example, while using bar and column charts, remove the borders, condense the axes and display horizontally 8
- 9. PREVENTING TEXT OVERLOADING In a presentation, use of redundant and elaborate phrases kills the interest of the audience and hinders effective information transfer. Over time, tools have become powerful enough to offer diverse animations and effects. But using lots of these may corrupt the effectiveness of your slides. While visualizing the data, use proper formatting and skip unnecessary decimals wherever possible. Avoid repeating words, symbols or any other information in the data to make it more compact. Take special care while using graphs. For example, while using bar and column charts, remove the borders, condense the aces and display horizontally. 9 By now you may have realized that the above statements are a proliferation of the entire presentation appended serially; such practices render the slides mundane, and the viewer interest is phased out gradually
- 10. KEY TAKEAWAYS • Duplicate data of any kind is a major turnoff. Cut the repetition to keep your presentation lively • Overuse of transitions and animations defeats the whole purpose of conveying useful information. Remember, you are not putting up the slides as a substitute for a motion picture
- 11. KEY TAKEAWAYS • Crisp data is sweet data : charts, graphs etc. speak louder in human imagination than numbers • Appreciate everyone’s time and don’t cram more words than necessary in the slides
- 12. You can send your valuable feedback at scsc2699@gmail.com. Happy presenting!
- 13. THANK YOU!