This document provides tips for creating effective presentations. It recommends refining your message for the audience, allowing enough planning time, and anticipating additional needs. It then provides guidelines for designing slides with simple layouts, using graphics and color effectively, and practicing and rehearsing to speak confidently and interact well with the audience. Tips include keeping presentations concise, gesturing appropriately, and being well prepared to ensure the audience understands the key message.

2. Refine your message
Anticipate your audience
Ask what your manager wants
Budget enough planning time
Anticipate the extras

3. PROFILE
do you know the
audience?
INTEREST
how much interest
your audience has in the
topic?
ATTITUDE
what is their attitude
towards your subject
CONTENT
what do you expect your
audience to do with the
information you provide

4. Keep it simple
Follow the six by six rule
Not more than six lines on a slide and not nore than
six words in a line
Limit special effects
Use good quality graphics
Use of colour
Light text on a dark background and dark text on a
light background

5. 3 major parts of speech
Show your organisation to the audience
Create a story board of your presentation
Write for the ear
Include attention getters

6. Practice as though you are delivering your
speech
Record yourself(audio)
Record yourself(video)
Ask someone to critique you
Use visualisation
Rehearse a dry run

7. Gesture appropriately
Use the power of pauses
Speak naturally
Use a sound system or public address system
Walk as you talk
Have a backup plan

8. Interact before the presentation starts
Follow the 3 second rule
Minimise the distance
Illuminate your face
Make your examples personal

9. Be well prepared
Loosen up before you speak
Remember to breathe
Keep some water handy
Do not apologize
Remember the audience you to succeed

10. Include one message per visual
Let your audience either read or listen
Keep the effects simple
Manage your colours
Use minimalist backrounds
Proofread clearly

11. MS office powerpoint
Adobe flash
Google docs
Apple keynote
Open office impress