How to prepare effective powerful presentations

1. Effective powerful
presentation
Prof. Dr. Saad S Al Ani
Senior Pediatric Consultant
Head of Pediatric Department
Khorfakkan Hospital
Sharjah ,UAE
saadsalani@aol.com

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4. “People who know what they’re
talking about don’t need
Powerpoint”
Steve Jobs
1955-2011
Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple and formerly Pixar
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5. “PowerPoint is the best tool out there for
making a quick and easy visual
presentation to accompany your talk.”
Wendy Russell
An experienced teacher specializing in live communications and graphics design
A member of the Ontario College of Teachers
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6. “A good set of slides won’t magically make
your talk great. But a great talk is badly
hurt by bad slides”
Zach Holman
Joined GitHub in 2010 as one of their first engineering hires
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7. 1. Start planning your presentation on paper
 Start planning your presentation on paper rather
than PowerPoint.
 It helps with creativity.
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Mary Langan www.nuatraining.co.uk

8. 2. Avoid written bullet points on slides
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The problem with Bullet points
• People will start reading from top
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• Won’t listen while you talk about the first items
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9. 2. Avoid written bullet points on slides (cont.)
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• Then they already know what’s coming
• So they won’t listen for the rest either
www.taodyne.com
The problem with Bullet points (cont.)
http://blog.hengage.com/

10. 2. Avoid written bullet points on slides (cont.)
 Using pictures or demonstrative pieces that
capture the idea you are trying to get across
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Steve Jobs
http://www.alpha-mos.com/alpha-mos

11. 3. Make your ideas “stick”
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www.sketchplanations.com

12. 4. If you make a mistake in presenting,
don’t panic
Acknowledge it, laugh and move on.
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http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/design/presentation-images-mistakes/

13. 5. Include the audience
Ask questions to allow them to participate.
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http://bestpresentationsoftwares.wordpress.com/

14. 6. Bring the audience forward
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http://www.virtualspeechcoach.com/tag/audience-engagement

15. 7. If possible, make everybody
turn OFF their electronic devices
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16. 8. Remain flexible
 Don’t be totally tied to your presentation.
Be able to assess where your participants are
Modify your presentation to meet their needs
and the time
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http://technorati.com/business/small-business/article/how-to-
remain-flexible-and-exude/
Sue Fiedler

17. 9. Let the audience direct the content
and order of your presentation
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http://community.openspending.org/research/handbook/framing

18. 10. Lean forward to make a point
A wee step or slight lean forward on a positive
point, and vice versa
 Otherwise stepping back during pauses, then
slightly forward again.
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http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadpres.html

19. 11. Don’t read your slides
Paraphrase — it keeps people on their
toes.
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www.doodleslide.com
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20. 12. Don’t try to say everything on screen
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Just use Short Punchy bullet points
Relevant , Thought-Provoking Imagery
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21. Relevant, Thought-Provoking Imagery
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22. Audience will be focused on you and what you’re saying
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http://socialmediatoday.com

23. 13. Try not to “prove it” within your slide content
 Just say that. Your audience will typically
believe you
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www.sisodia.in

24. 14. Try to make one key point per slide
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http://www.m4bmarketing.com
If your slide makes no point at all – delete it

25. 15. Set your stall out early
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What you
are going
to cover?
Audience
appreciation
Keep referring
back to initial
agenda

26. 16. Consider getting outside help
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www.article10.com
stuffyoualreadyknow.com
Professional writer or
presentation expert
Totally new perspective on
your presentation

27. 17. Engage the audience at the start
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Tell a story; challenge with a question

28. 18. Use examples and personal anecdotes
to add credibility
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29. 19. Involve the audience
Use PowerPoint only where it will add value.
Use audio/visuals
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www.presentationteam.com

30. 20. Know your audience
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www.readytalk.com

31. 21. Be positive
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www.personalitytutor.com
Projection is perception
www.deeptrancenow.com

32. 23. Keep it short
 Say everything that needs to be said in as few
words as possible
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listcrux.com

33. 24. Turn off the projector
 The presentation slide is desperately trying to
steal your thunder and reducing your role
to that of a voice over.
 Use a blank screen to re-keep all eyes on you.
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h10025.www1.hp.com

34. 25. You need to be yourself
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www.imgion.com

35. 26. Don’t spend too long worrying about
voice and hand gestures
These can make a difference, but there are
other changes to your overall presentation you
can make that will have a much bigger impact.
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Jessica Pyne
www.dailymail.co.uk

36. 27. Practise, practise, practise
If you don’t practise, the first time you deliver
your presentation out loud will be in front of a
room full of people
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Jessica Pyne of M62

37. 28. Vary your pace and pitch
 Vary your pace and pitch.
 Too much of any one thing is boring
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Richard Mulholland
blogs.warwick.ac.uk

38. 29. Use a mirror
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http://blog.aavaz.biz

39. 30. Think about your audience, not
about you or your stuff
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PRESENTability.com
www.sjhemleymarketing.com
Answer the question of the attendees:
what’s in it for me?

40. 31. Slides don’t make good handouts
Even good slides will have very little meaning
without you
Slides are to support the message, not the
presenter.
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Phil Waknell
dustinmaherfitness.com

41. 31. Slides don’t make good handouts (cont.)
Yet without handouts most of your message is
likely to be forgotten sooner or later
So use handouts wisely
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Phil Waknell
http://www.911gasfacts.info/flyers--handouts.html

42. Summary
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45. Understand your audience
http://rowanshead.com
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46. List your key points
http://winatklout.com
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47. Keep it simple
cobaltpm.com
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48. Design
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http://www.dokisoft.com/tips-to-choose-the-best-web-designing-services/

49. No distracting backgrounds
archive.learnhigher.ac.uk
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50. Use short , memorable text
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play.google.com

51. No bullet points or lists
www.wikihow.com
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52. Nothing smaller than 30 points text
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53. Use striking bold imagery
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54. No animated transitions or sound effects
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55. Above all tell a story
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Emotional
connection
Audience
Recite
information alone

57. Understand the technical stuff
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58. Make it about audience not you
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http://www.presentationmagazine.com

59. Stay active ,Don’t be motionless
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www.editaword.com

60. Don’t read from your slide
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www.articulate.com

61. Believe in your material
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www.presentationzen.com

62. The Rule of Three
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 “People will only remember three things
from your presentation”
northamerica.mslgroup.com

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In Presentations “Less is More”
The Rule of Three (cont.)
www.smbtraining.com
http://retireforlessincostarica.com

64. The Rule of Three (cont.)
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Use lists of three wherever you can in your
presentation
Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your ears”
William Shakespeare
“Our priorities are Education, Education, Education”
Tony Blair

65. The Rule of Three (cont.)
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There are three parts to your presentation
http://naimalett.com
abc.go.com
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Your presentation

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68. References
 https://www.inverhills.edu/StudentSuccessDay/pdfs/TheGoodBadandUgly
PowerPointBasics.pdf
 http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~dlprice/SU%20Lab%20Page/Seminar%20418/Present
ations%20Pitfalls.pdf
 http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/powerpoint101/a/good_bad_ugly.htm
 https://www.inverhills.edu/StudentSuccessDay/pdfs/TheGoodBadandUglyPowerPo
intBasics.pdf
 http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~dlprice/SU%20Lab%20Page/Seminar%20418/Present
ations%20Pitfalls.pdf
 https://philpresents.wordpress.com/category/best-practices
 www.cogent-design.com
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69. Thank You
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