A guide to making a professional PowerPoint presentation.

1. Successful presentations
BY KAMAL M. AL AMSRI
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How to make a good presentation?

2. Plan of the presentation
 Why to make a presentation?
 Preparations:
 Choosing thetopic,learning aboutit.
 Studyingtheaudience.
 Choosingasuitable tool.
 Practicing.
 Let’s go …
 Your behavior during the presentation.
 Technical characteristics of the presentation.
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3. Whyto make a presentation?
Why presentations are important? Why we need presentation skills?
Reduce miscommunication.
Give insights to the audience.
Reduce stress (of the presenters).
Attract and interest the audience.
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4. Basic preparations
1- Chooseyour topic.
2- Learn about your subject (try to master it!).
3- Learnas much as you can about your audience.
 Findout whattheyknow (or thinktheyknow) andfeelabout.
 Bereadyforquestionsand/orremarks.
4- Use a suitable presentation tool.
5- Practice before performing.
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5. Choose your topic according to:
1- Thepresentation’s purpose (persuation,Information,
explaining,…).
2- Theaudience:
Level of difficulty andformality.
Avoid controversy.
3- Theoccasion:course, celebration, ceremony,conference,…
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6. Adapt your presentation to your audience:
Their knowledgeon the topic: experts, beginners, …
Their education level : collegestudents, schoolchildren,higher
education graduates, ...
Their needs and interests: instructions,motivation,
information,clarification, …
Demographics:age, gender, and race.
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7. Choose your tool…
 Many presentations tools (software):
MS PowerPoint
And alternative (or comlpementary) tools:
 Prezi (personal or Prezi For Business)…
 Adobe reader …
 OpenOffice Impress
 SlideDog ,
 Videos,
 …
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8. Practice before performing…
Test your knowledge …
Try the timing …
Will you have the time to present ALLyour ideas ?
Give people the time to read the slide …
Test clarity and coherenceof ideas and graphics.
Test your software and material.
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9. Let’s go!
General tips…
Keepit simple: concentrate on
your coreMessage.
Start strongly. ...
Smileand makeeye contact
with your audience.
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10. Your behavior during the presentation
Use your voice effectively.
Use your body too.
 makeyour gesturesopenandconfident.
 movenaturallyaround thestage.
 moveamongtheaudiencetoo, ifpossible.
Relax, BreatheandEnjoy.
Tel stories aboutyour topic.
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AGAIN: concentrate on your core
Message!

11. Quality of the slides…
Choosethe right fonts and colors.
Use masks (MS PowerPoint) …
Use MStemplates or create yours …
Use few and suitable transitions and animations (simple and standard)…
 Limittransitions& builds(animations).
Number your slides.
Avoid mistakes …
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Try to be
standard …

12. Big and bold fonts
BIG andBOLD fonts are
clear and powerful…
Limit bullet points & text.
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13. Too dense = illegible !
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Evaluate ….

14. The10-20-30 Rule for Slideshows
PowerPoint presentation should:
1- haveten slides,
2- last no more than twenty minutes, and
3- contain no font smaller than thirty points.
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15. Use graphics and illustrations…
To invoke emotions…
To motivate…
To explain …
To impress …
…
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16. Payattention to colors …
Are color suitable for the subject?
 e.g.bleufor IT,greenfordevelopment,…
 Useflatcolors …
Be sureto have a “good” contrastin order to be visible …
Certain colors (combination of colors) pose problems for certain
audiences…
 Forexample,brightredandbrightgreenclashwithone anotherformany audience
participants
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17. Color blinded test, Daltony, Daltonian
Color blindness,
color vision
deficiency : 7% of
men, 0.5% of
women …
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18. Colors and emotions …
Red stimulates attention to detail and
excitement.
Blue is associated with conservatism and
tranquility (used in the corporate world).
Green is perceived as warm and emotive,
and encourages discussion and interaction.
Purple is considered exotic and luxurious.
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19. Contrast is essential for thevisibility …
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20. What do think about this?
‫الشريحة‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬
‫الشريحة‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫الشريحة‬
‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫هذ‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫ه‬
‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫أ‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫في‬ ‫يك‬
‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫؟‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬
‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشري‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫حة‬‫؟‬‫ما‬
‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫ال‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫شريحة‬‫؟‬
‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫هذه‬‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫الشريحة‬
‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬‫هذه‬ ‫في‬‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫هذ‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫ه‬
‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫؟‬ ‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬
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21. You can be creative, but …
Be careful to the patterns.
Be clear…
Always, focus on the message …
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22. Avoid backgrounds with patterns …
‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬
‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬
‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫ه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫ذه‬
‫الشريحة‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬‫في‬ ‫أيك‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫؟‬‫ر‬ ‫ما‬‫أيك‬
‫؟‬ ‫الشريحة‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫في‬
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24. Some pattern can be accepted …
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25. Use only clear tables and illustrations
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Evaluate ….

26. Evaluate this
slide …
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27. Proposed model forevaluating presentations
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Note/10Criterion
Timing6
Standardization7
Controlled creativity8
Choosingcolors9
Text andgraphicsclarity10
Note/10Criterion#
Density andcontentquality1
Transition ofideas2
Excitement and presentation
skills
3
Confidenceandvoiceuse4
Bodylanguage5

28. Thanks …
Your questions and
remarks are
welcome …
 Kamal AL MASRI
For your
attention
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