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- 1. How to Deliveran Effective Presentation Madiha Fatima PHBTM-22-01 Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, BZU.
- 2. Contents • Presentation Structure •Font • Background • Color • Images and Graphs • Spelling and Grammar • Time management • Animations • Consistency • Credit Resources • Delivery
- 4. Try to followthe Order • Introduction • Outline • Body • Conclusion
- 5. Introduction • Tell theaudience who you are and present your main argument with key background information. • Explain why your presentation is important. • Build a rapport with the audience to help them follow what comes next.
- 6. Outline • Make your1st or 2nd slide an outline of your presentation – Ex: previous slide • Follow the order of your outline for the rest of the presentation • Only place main points on the outline slide – Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points
- 7. Body • The largestsection of your presentation • It supports your main argument with specific examples. • Visual aids clarify your points and lend credibility to your presentation.
- 8. Good Slide Structure •Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation • Avoid writing complete sentences • Include 4-5 points per slide • Use key words and phrases only • Highlight key words • Align left
- 9. Limit Each Slideto One Idea • Will help audience concentrate on what you are saying • Will prevent audience from reading ahead • Will help you keep your presentation focused
- 10. Avoid wordiness This pagecontains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you. Don’t give too much information on slide
- 11. Conclusion • A strongconclusion summarizes your main points. • Use key words from your introduction to briefly re-state your argument. • End your presentation with a simple, strong statement.
- 13. Fonts • Font StyleShould be Readable • Recommended fonts: Arial, Calibri, Tahoma, Verdana • Do vary font size, color and Style to draw attention but avoid doing it all in one slide • Don’t use a complicated font • Don’t underline words. Audience might consider it a hyperlink and it is hard to read.
- 14. The Larger TheBetter • Standardize the Font Throughout – Title : 44-40 point – Subtitle or bullet : 32 point – Content text no smaller 24 point – 12 point font size is not recommended for content. See you can’t read this. • Combining small font sizes with bold or italics is not recommended. • Small fonts are okay for a footer, such as:
- 15. Use Simple Fonts •Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style • Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style • Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
- 16. Caps and italics •DO NOT USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS – Makes text hard to read – – Conceals acronyms – – Denies their use for EMPHASIS • Italics – Used for “quotes” – Used to highlight thoughts or ideas – Used for book, journal, or magazine titles
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- 18. Background • Use backgroundssuch as this one that are attractive but simple • Use backgrounds which are light • Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation
- 19. Avoid using very brightbackgrounds
- 20. Avoid backgrounds thatare distracting or difficult to read from
- 23. Large Hall Events •Avoid White Backgrounds • The white screen can be blinding in a dark room • Dark Slides with Light Colored Text Work Best
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- 25. Colors • Reds andoranges are high-energy but can be difficult to stay focused on. • Greens, blues, and browns are mellower, but not as attention grabbing. • Reds and Greens can be difficult to see for those who are color blind.
- 26. Color Wheel • Colorsseparated by another color are contrasting colors (complementary) • Adjacent colors harmonize with one another (Green and Yellow) • Colors directly opposite one another are said to CLASH • Clashing colors provide readability Orange on Blue
- 27. Avoid using thesecombinations
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- 31. An image isWorth 1000 words
- 32. Images • As arule, you should almost never have slides that only contain text • Multi-panel figure that you might include in a manuscript should often be broken into 1 panel per slide.
- 33. Not Balance Don’t centergraphics- no room for text
- 34. Balance • Place graphicsoff center • More room for text • Better balance
- 36. Graphs and Charts •Use graphs rather than just charts and words • Data in Bar graphs is easier to comprehend, compare & retain than is raw data • Trends are easier to visualize in line graph form • Pie chart is good to show Percentages • Always add title to your graphs
- 37. Use appropriate graphicsthat are easy to understand
- 38. Mistakes • Minor gridlinesare unnecessary • Font is too small • Colours are illogical • Title is missing • Shading is distracting
- 39. Don’t use tomany graphics that are hard to understand and confusing
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- 45. Spelling and Grammar •Proof your slides for: – Speling mistakes – The use of of repeated words – grammatical errors you might have make • If English is not your first language, please have someone else check your presentation!
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- 48. Limit animation andSound Effect • Avoid using animations and transitions if not necessary – Too much animation and sounds can be distracting. – Be consistent with animation, choose one. – Don’t go crazy with effects, sounds, and animations
- 49. Consistency • Keep slidesconsistent – Same font – Same background/ design – Same animations – Same colors
- 50. Credit Resources • Givecredit, where credit is due • credits can make it clear who did the work • Name websites, books and resources • Use Free images platforms with no copyrights
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- 52. Tips for EffectiveDelivery • Do not read your slides • Do not use too many gimmicks (videos) • Do not sway back and forth, • Do not pace up and down but also don’t stand rigid! • Do not wave your pointer all over the slide
- 53. Tips for EffectiveDelivery • Do not talk to the screen rather maintain eye contact with audience • Practice ahead of time • Stay Calm • Take it slow, speak loudly and clearly.
- 56. References • Naegle KM(2021). Ten simple rules for effective presentation slide. PLOS Computational Biology. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009554. • https:// www.trentu.ca/academicskills/how-guides/how-write-university/h ow-approach-any-assignment/preparing-and-delivering-oral • https:// blog.hubspot.com/marketing/easy-powerpoint-design-tricks-ht • https:// www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/10-powerpoint-tips-to-make-your -slides-more-effective#keep-it-short-and-to-the-point