SpeakGood_Workshop-Session_3.pdf

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   HOW TO SPEAK GOOD Craig Berntson Public Speaking for Everyone

   Workshop Session 3 Slides are at www.speakerdeck.com/craigber
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   1 Anxiety 2 Preparing in Analog 3 PowerPoint 4 Rehearsal

   & Showtime 5 Presentations 6 Presentations & Wrap-up
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   Session 3 ▪ PowerPoint I have purposely broken some of

   my own advice so you can see the effect of doing it wrong.
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   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
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   Avoid Excessive bullet pointing Maximum 4-5 bullet points Maximum three

   levels of indentation, two is better
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    Understand the color wheel Use high-quality, simple themes Event or

    employer may provide theme
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    Keep graphs and charts simple If you can’t, use “builder”

    slides
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    Don’t over use animation and transitions Animation may be needed

    to: Emphasize a point Complex diagrams Fade transition is probably best
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    No smaller than 24 point font Clean, easy to read

    fonts Use sans-serif rather than serif font Font color should contrast with background
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    • 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
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    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
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    Give your slides the billboard test

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    No PowerPoint Visual aids Whiteboard Flip chart 3x5 index cards

    Everything else is the same
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    Demo

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    No PowerPoint Bullet Points Graphs and Charts Transitions and Animations

    Fonts, Color, Images How not to use PowerPoint
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    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
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