This document provides tips for creating effective presentation slides and delivering presentations confidently. It discusses: 1. The importance of preparing thoroughly and rehearsing, with suggestions to spend an hour preparing for every minute of the presentation. 2. Best practices for slide design, including using simple templates with large text sizes, point form with 4-5 bullet points per slide, and high contrast colors for readability. 3. Tips for public speaking delivery, such as maintaining eye contact, practicing vocal warmups, speaking slowly, and remaining confident during the question period.

1. Hussein Sabit, PhD
Presentation SkillsPreparing a good ppt.

2. ‫نعم‬!!

3. What is your vision of the
ideal presenter?

4. The three things test
If your audience could remember only three
things about your presentation, what would
you want it to be?
(1)_____________
(2)_____________
(3)_____________

5. People will not remember what
you said. They will remember how
you said it.
Take care!

6. of how you are judged
is based on your appearance and
body language.
93%
7% only is based on the
words that you speak.

7. “I always think a great
speaker convinces us not by
force of reasoning but
because he is enjoying the
ideas he wants us to
accept”
W.B. Yeats
The power of your spirit

8. To be a good speaker
you have to:
• Be prepared
• Be accurate
• Reveal credit where it is due
• Be on time

9. Take your time!
It might take one hour of preparation
for each one minute in the final
presentation.

10.  If it is not good, you may will not
get another chance to change it.
 It need 5 positive notes to change
1 negative note.
The first impression!
 Seven seconds is the time
people make the first
impression about you

11.  Lack of experience
 Lack of preparation
 Lack of enthusiasm
 Negative self-talk
Feeling Nervous?

12. Podium Panic
Hate giving presentations? You are
not alone.
41% of 3000 Americans placed
public speaking at the top of their
fearing list.

13. Dealing with Podium Panic
 Audiences are forgiving
 Nervousness is usually invisible
 Be yourself
 Practice deep breathing
 Begin in your comfort zone

14. General Presentation Tips
 You want your audience to respect
you, not like you.
 Try to speak more slowly than you
would normally.
 Be over-prepared.

15.  Make sure material is well organised.
 Visualise yourself delivering a
successful presentation.
 Rehearse standing up with all visual
aids.
 Remember that your audience are
on your side. They are not against
you.
General Presentation Tips

16. The seven sins of ppt
 Speaking too softly
 Speaking in a monotone
 Using “Umms” and “Uhhs”
 Keeping your hands in your pockets
 Being glued to a podium
 Reading from a prepared text
 Reading every word off a slide

17. Misuse

18.  Verbal Communication .. How you
use words and language.
 Nonverbal Communication ..
Message components other than
words that generate meaning.

19. Body Language
 Lean onto the podium.
 Shuffle your notes unnecessarily.
 Tighten your tie or otherwise play
with your clothing.
 Crack your knuckles.
 Jangle change or key in your pocket.
Don’t

20.  Cross your arms in front of your
chest.
 Use obviously practiced gestures.
 Chew gum or eat candy.
 Click or tap your pen, pencil or
pointer.
Body Language
Don’t

21.  Rock or sway in place
 Stand immobile
 Use a single gesture repeatedly
 Examine or bite your fingernails
Body Language
Don’t

22. Your Lesson Plan
 No PowerPoint
 Pencil & Paper
 Order your thoughts
 Key points
 Even jokes
 How to end

23. Create interest
ur tendency is to tell people the
facts. First, they must realize that
they need these facts.

24. Practice!
 Try to anticipated questions while rehearsal
 Practice in front of people
 Practice in the venue
 Fix things that don’t work
 Adjust timing

25. Warm up!
 Hum! This loosens the vocal chords
and warms them up.
 Yawn.
 Do some tongue twisters

26. Tongue Twisters!
 Unique New York
 She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
The shells that she sells are sea
shells I’m sure
 Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry

27.  Never let them out of your sight.
 Looking them in the
eye makes them feel that they are
influencing what you say.
 Eye contact allows the presentation
to approximate conversation—the
audience feels much more involved.
Eye Contact

28. Voice
 Pronunciation
 Stock expressions
 Colloquialism
 Rate of speech
 Volume
 Tonality
 Clarity

29. Visual aids are not the stars
of the show
Remember!
You are the star

30. Smile!

31. Slide Structure

32. Keep it simple
 Arial or Helvetica
 Beware of busy backgrounds
 Blue background with yellow or white
text
 Avoid overuse of red, shadows,
animation and transitions

33. Slide Structure – Good
 Write in point form, not complete
sentences
 Include 4-5 points per slide
 Avoid wordiness: use key words and
phrases only

34. Slide Structure - Bad
This page contains 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.

35. Slide Structure – Good
 Show one point at a time:
• Will help audience concentrate on
what you are saying
• Will prevent audience from reading
ahead
• Will help you keep your presentation
focused

36. Fonts size & type - Good
 36 pt. for titles
 28 pt. for the text
 24 pt. bullets
Use any clear font type

37. Fonts size & type - Bad
• If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
• CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS
DIFFICULT TO READ
• Don’t use a complicated font

38. Color - Good
 Use a color of font that contrasts
sharply with the background
• Ex: blue font on white background
 Use color to emphasize a point
• But only use this occasionally

39. Color - Bad
 Using a font colour that does not contrast
with the background colour is hard to
read
 Using colour for decoration is distracting
and annoying.
 Using a different colour for each point is
unnecessary
 Using a different colour for secondary points
is also unnecessary
 Trying to be creative can also be bad

40. Background - Good
 Use backgrounds such as this one that
are attractive but simple.
 Use backgrounds which are light.
 Use the same background
consistently throughout your
presentation.

41. Background – Bad
• Avoid backgrounds that are
distracting or difficult to read from
• Always be consistent with the
background that you use

42. Graphs - Good
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43. Graphs - Bad
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44. Use high quality images

46. Dealing with
Questions & Answers
 Beginning of a whole new
interactive presentation.
 Opportunity to make a new
point.
 Most presentations are won or
lost here.

47. Questions & Answers
 Don’t rank questions
 Keep answers brief.
 Avoid negative words.
 Make sure that the
questioner is satisfied.
 Repeat the questions.
 Clarify question when
needed.
 Move your eyes off
questioner.
Alwaysthankthequestioner

48. Take control of the show
 Use B or W keys
 Change to pen (Ctrl P) – E to erase
 Hide the pointer (Ctrl H)

49. The rule of doing an excellent
presentation is ..

51. Just
Be Yourself!