by Gilda Bonanno LLC
Gilda Bonanno's blog www.gildabonanno.blogspot.com
If you are using slides as part of your presentation,
here are 8 tips for delivering them effectively:
1. Use
a PowerPoint remote control so you can advance the slides without having to be
tethered to the computer.
2. Black
out the screen when you don’t need the slides (for example, during audience exercises
or Q&A) so you can stand front and center.
3. Stand
to the left of the screen so the audience, which reads left to right, will see
you and then your slides. (This also
applies even if the screen is above you).
4. Decide
what you want to say for each slide – what is the message? If there is more
than one message, considering splitting the material into two slides).
5. Focus
on how to begin your voiceover of the slide and how to end it.
6. Practice
a clear transition to the next slide so you don’t end up saying “um,” “ah,”…
7. Decide
if you want to give copies of your slides to the audience (they will read
ahead) – or provide a document with the same content rather than slide copies.
8. Face
the audience and make eye contact with them - position the computer so you can
see the computer screen rather than having to turn and face the big screen to
see what’s coming next.
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