1. Preparation and Delivery of Nutrition Presentations

2. Preparation

3. Identify Learners • Knowledge • Experience • Interests • Characteristics • Motivation

4. Select Content • Needed • Important • Interesting

5. Determine Context • Time • Format • Facilities • Prior experiences

6. Organize Introduction 1 2 3 Conclusion

7. Introduction • Gain Attention • Establish Climate • Provide Preview/Review

8. Body • Three main points • Organize progression • Illustrate key points with 2-3 subpoints • Vary Presentation • actively involve learners • alternate methods

9. Conclusion • Summarize • Provide closure • Create bridges • call to action • questions to think about

10. The Presentation • Be prepared • Rehearse • Practice timing • Take 5 minutes to collect your thoughts • Face the audience not your visuals • Speak in a conversational tone

11. For Dynamic Presentations: • Exhibit enthusiasm • Relax and enjoy • Use: • voice • movement • gestures • eye contact

12. Asking Questions • Ask one question at a time • Wait for a response • Consider calling on specific audience members • Activate participation

13. Answering Questions • Repeat the question • Answer then bridge • If you don’t know the answer say so. • End on a positive note, thank your audience, and smile • Be available afterward

14. Visuals

15. Why Visuals? • Enhance learning and retention • Focus attention • Illustrate ideas • Organize the presentation • Capture attention • 15 minute rule

16. Slides

17. Slide Rules • One idea per slide • Simplify • 5 to 7 lines of copy • 15-20 words per slide • Multiple slides for complicated topics • No more than 5 plain text slides in a row

18. Formatting Slides • Minimum font is 24 • San serif font improves readability • Limit bar charts to 5-7 bars • Limit pie charts to 5 slices • Limit lines in a graph to 3 or 4 • Limit tables to 4 columns and 7 rows

19. Transparencies • Not for audiences of more than 100 • Same rules as slides

20. Excellent Presentations • Careful Preparation • Clear Organization • Well illustrated ideas • Dynamic presentation