This document provides guidance on developing great presentation skills for students. It discusses three key elements of a great presentation: content, design, and delivery. For content, it recommends gathering relevant information, converting it into an outline, and analyzing the audience. For design, it emphasizes layout, consistency in fonts/colors, and using visuals sparingly. For delivery, it advises managing voice, language, movement, body language, practicing extensively, and being prepared to handle tough situations during the presentation.

1. Presentation Skills for STUDENT’s

2. ContentsDeveloping Great CONTENTPreparing Great DESIGNConducting Great DELIVERY

3. Three Elements of Great PresentationContentGreat Presentation !DesignDelivery

4. Developing Great CONTENT

5. Steps in Preparing ContentGathering Relevant Data & InformationConverting Your Data into an OutlineAnalyzing Your Audience

6. Analyzing Your AudienceNeeds

7. Knowledge level

8. Attitude – how do they feel about the topic?

9. Demographic Information – this may include the age, gender, culture, and language of the audience membersGathering Relevant Data & InformationBefore you start your research to gather relevant information, there are three questions should be considered :

10. What do I want my audience to gain?

11. What might they already know about my topic?

12. What is the objective of the presentation?Converting Your Information into an OutlineThere are three steps to creating an outline :Determine the outline styleGroup your raw dataArrange into outline format

13. Outline StyleChronologicalShows events in order as they occurredTakes the audience on a journey through a flowing presentationNarrativeStates the problem, the why’s, your solution, and a summaryProblem/ SolutionCause/ EffectStates the cause and explains the effect(s)

14. Outline StyleDivides the general topic into several subtopicsTopicalUses some or all of the what, who, where, when, why, and how questionsJournalistic Questions

15. Outline FormatIntroductionOutline FormatBodyConclusion

16. Outline FormatIntroductions

17. Should include an agenda and clarify the goals and objectives of your presentation.

18. Can include an overview of a situation, a statement of the current situation of the organization, or a recap of history.

19. Can use the strategies that help an introduction get attention: a quote, a question, humor, a creative image, an anecdote, or a sharing of emotions.Outline FormatBody

20. Chronological

21. Narrative

22. Problem/Solution

23. Cause/Effect

24. Topical

25. Journalistic QuestionOutline FormatConclusion

26. Summarize the main points of your presentation

27. Provide closure, and leave an impression

28. Can consist of recommendations, future directions, next steps to take, and so forthBuilding Great DESIGN

29. Presentation DesignKey Rules when Creating Bulleted Text:Use one concept per slide

30. Use key words and phrases

31. Make your bullet points consistent in structure

32. Capitalize properly – capitalize the first letter of the first word onlyThree Keys of Great DesignLayoutConsistencyColor Great Slide PresentationDesign

33. LayoutLayout Consider your layout to be like the skeleton of your presentation….Just as our skeleton support our bodies, your layout should support your message and provide structure.Consistency2. ConsistencyYou must be consistent in the following design elements:

34. Your placement of text and images

35. Your fonts style and sizes

36. Your background

37. The sytle and treatment of your imagery

38. Your chartsColor3. ColorUse high contrast to increase legibility (e.g., black text on clear and yellow on dark blue)

39. Colors should not clash – they should have a high degree of harmony

40. Avoid clutter by using no more than four colorsConsistent FontsThe two main classifications of fonts are serif and sans serif fonts

41. Serif fonts have small flourishes extending from the main strokes of each letter (examples : Times New Roman, Book Antiqua, Bookman Olds Style, Garamond). Sans serif don’t; they are straight and clean (examples : Arial, Verdana, Helvetica)

42. Sans serif fonts are best suited for electronic presentationsTips for Planning Great SlidesUse slides sparingly. Avoid the overuse of slides or unnecessary slides.

43. Make slide pictorial. Graphs, flowcharts, etc., all give the viewer an insight that would otherwise require many words.

44. Make text and numbers legible. Minimum font size for most room set-ups is 20 pt.

45. Make pictures and diagrams easy to see.Design GuidelinesAvoid thisThis is better

46. Effective Charts and Graphs

47. Avoid slide like this one……

48. Conducting Great DELIVERY