SpeakGood_Workshop-Session_3.pdf

Part 3 of my How to Speak Good Workshop. This session discusses proper use of PowerPoint

Transcript

1. HOW TO SPEAK GOOD Craig Berntson Public Speaking for Everyone Workshop Session 3 Slides are at www.speakerdeck.com/craigber
2. 1 Anxiety 2 Preparing in Analog 3 PowerPoint 4 Rehearsal & Showtime 5 Presentations 6 Presentations & Wrap-up
3. Session 3 ▪ PowerPoint I have purposely broken some of my own advice so you can see the effect of doing it wrong.
8. Don’t put every word on slide Keep slides simple Long, complex slides take time to read The more the audience reads, the less they listen Spellcheck everything
9. Avoid Excessive bullet pointing Maximum 4-5 bullet points Maximum three levels of indentation, two is better
10. Understand the color wheel Use high-quality, simple themes Event or employer may provide theme
12. Keep graphs and charts simple If you can’t, use “builder” slides
13. Don’t over use animation and transitions Animation may be needed to: Emphasize a point Complex diagrams Fade transition is probably best
14. No smaller than 24 point font Clean, easy to read fonts Use sans-serif rather than serif font Font color should contrast with background
15. • Two Basic Slide Types • Show Whole Slide At Once • Prompts to keep you on track • Reveal Technique • Show one bullet point at a time • Summarize what you’re going to say • Keeps audience from reading ahead
16. Images add impact If it’s on the slide, talk about it Back row can’t see bottom of slide. Only use top 75% of slide
17. Give your slides the billboard test
23. No PowerPoint Visual aids Whiteboard Flip chart 3x5 index cards Everything else is the same
24. Demo
25. No PowerPoint Bullet Points Graphs and Charts Transitions and Animations Fonts, Color, Images How not to use PowerPoint
26. Workshop Using PowerPoint, Keynote, or Prezzi 1. Pick a theme from your software 2. Transfer 3x5 cards, one card per slide 3. Write your script in complete words in the notes section 4. Add transitions if needed