1. How to Present a Presentation By Mrs. McCann, Ms. Wilkins, Ms. York

2. What a presentation is not… • Boring • Complete sentences • Cut and copied text • Your backside to the audience • No eye contact or voice inflection • Unrehearsed or unprepared • Reading to the audience

3. So let’s begin, start with your ideas: 3 ways to create an outline • on paper • use outline feature in MS PowerPoint • or use http://www.mindmapping.com

4. Presentations should include: • The title and presenters • Add an Attention Getter

5. What is an outline? • Major idea • Supporting facts 2. Major idea • Supporting facts 3. Conclusion ?

6. Remembering what to say by: • Write personal notes in the notes section of the ppt. notes you print • Print notes or use note cards during presentation

7. Props • Use props to deliver your message • Use your voice to keep audience attention • Move about if possible

8. What does an slide look like in Microsoft PowerPoint? • Title slide with the title and presenters’ name • Bullets or “talking points” • Slide title font size 38 • Bullet font size no smaller than 21

9. The Rule of • 7 or fewer words per line • 7 bullets or fewer on a slide • Font not smaller than 3 x 7 points = 21

10. Slide Backgrounds • Use light-colored backgrounds • Use dark text • Use a consistent color theme

11. Slide Graphics • Keep your audience engaged with graphics • Limit graphics to 1 per every 2 to 3 slides • Avoid cute animations or screen transitions, unless they are appropriate

12. Think you are ready? • Check the rubric • Proofread your slides • Compose your notes • Divide if you are working with partners • Practice, Practice, Practice

13. Breath deeply before starting • Use a strong voice • Enunciate clearly • Drink water before presenting

14. Check Yourself • Dress appropriately • Hair should not cover your face or eyes • Be enthusiastic, passionate and sincere • Smile

15. How to present • Introduce yourself and your partner • Introduce the topic • Establish eye-contact and be confident • Discuss information/details with the audience • Plan to include a “Q and A session”

16. Do not. . . ●Read the slides to the audience. The audience can read faster silently.

17. The B Key • Pressing the B key on the keyboard will temporarily turn off the projector • Using this feature allows the presenter(s) to reestablish eye-contact with the audience

18. Things to avoid • Cute fonts and backgrounds • Distracting animations and transitions • Crowded slides • Misspelled words - Proofread!

19. Give credit • Cite your references • For this presentation the following website was used: http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/skills/presentations.aspx • For this presentation information from Dynamic Presentations for Dynamic Leaders DKG International convention presentation was used