Power point presentation information?

Question

Can anyone give me pointers to making a great power point presentation.

Answer 1

Speaking from personal experience as someone who regularly both gives powerpoint presentations and is on the recieving end of a lot as well my main tips can be summarised like this;
Avoid "Death by Powerpoint" where every single thing you are oing to say has a slide
Keep to bullet points
Use custom animation sparingly- while it is ok to have something spin to emphasise it, don't over do it
Make sure your points don't show up until you are ready for them- otherwise people will just read the slide and be away ahead of you.
Use powerpoint as an aid, not the focus of your presentation- basically plan with the idea in mind that if technological problems raise their head, you should still be able to do your presentation without it
Print out copies of slideshow for the audience, but think about when to give them out- they may want them to write notes beside when you ae talking, but they can also be a distraction with people reading on ahead again and not listen to what you say
Keep the slides easy to read and with as little information as possible on them-again to emphasise Powerpoint is an aid to the presentation, not the presentation itself.
Good luck

Answer 2

The biggest mistake most people make is squeezing too much text on each slide. Use no more than 7 or 8 lines of text. Don't use long declarative sentences: use bullet points for the main ideas, and present the details verbally. Don't stand silently, and click through the slides--interact, speak, elucidate! The Power Point is just provides visual "oomph!" to your spoken presentation. Use a consistent background for all the slides, and keep the titles and texts consistent in size and font. Use Master Titles to give the presentation pacing and structure. If you're using a projector, use a dark background and light text. (and turn the room lights down--especially useful if you're shy!)If you're using a laptop, use a light background with dark text. Do not use the terrible sound effects, OR the distracting animations! Good luck!

Answer 3

Try to be creative in order to make your presentation slides more attractive and interesting at the same time by adding color, designs, diagrams and be precise with the information your'e going to provide during the presentation. But, don't go too fast or too slow with your voice and keep track of the time. Time management and flexibility are very important. Additionally, after you make your presentation, do review it for any spelling or grammar mistakes or to add anything you forgot initially. But, don't waste too much time beautifying the looks to impress everyone. Because, the first impression is always the last impression and that people are more interested in the quality. Do practice well to get rid off any fear, nervousness or tension and don't be over-confident. Just take it easy and give your best shot. So, goodluck!

Answer 4

1. Try making a draft on paper on how's it gonna look.
2. If it is going to be interactive, plot all the links out
3. Design is VERY important, try creating an uniform design and use it on every slide, you can also use the templates and ofcourse study them for ideas. Avoid using those unnessary and often tacky cliparts, and if you DO use them choose the ones that follow a style, like vectors, abstracts paint-n-brush etc.
4. Gather all the materials and begin creating the presentaion.
5. Make the main points as clear as possible and if interactive, it is easy to navigate a presen if you include a sitemaplink on every slide.
6. List all the resources used at the end

That's all I got.

Answer 5

Don't write too much information on the slides. This is one of the mistakes people make all the time. People won't pay attention to you in everything you say is write in front of them

Answer 6

Use as many visuals as possible, ones that relate to the subject matter and try to make it a little amusing to keep the audience interested. Don't try too much fancy stuff.

Answer 7

Just make sure you don't read off of the slides. It's okay to glance but, don't read word for word. Know your information.

Answer 8

The easiest way to make a good looking one is to use a premade template, and mold it to fit your needs.

Answer 9

Use:
- bullet points
- pie charts
- upward-sloping line graphs

Answer 10

good backgrounds so the peeps dont get bored as hell .....just give them something to stare at