Public Speaking and Presentations PowerPoint: Master Design

Introduction and Welcome 1 lecture 02:52 Introduction Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Introduction and Welcome 1 lecture 02:52 Introduction Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Introduction Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Introduction Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Introduction Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Introduction Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Once you have created your irresistible menu and your tantalizing core content, your next task is to combine your words with slides and create a PowerPoint presentation. By August 2012, it was estimated that 350 PowerPoint presentations are given each second across the globe. So the mere fact that you’re putting on a slide show in connection with your presentation isn’t very compelling. Certainly how it looks may set it apart, and I will discuss some techniques for making your graphics look good in chapter 4. But before you decide what kind of visuals you’ll use and when you’ll use them, you have to think about why you are using them. Map Out Your Message 7 lectures 57:42 Map Out Your Message Intro In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. Prepare Your Opening Slides These assure the audience they’re in the right place (because the title is onscreen) and remind them what they’re going to hear. You add the rest. This is what continues to hook your audience—when they have to listen to you to get the answer to their mystery. There are just two opening slides:

• One title slide, which is onscreen when the audience enters the room
• One main agenda slide, which lists all your takeaways

Prepare Your Opening Slides Activity It’s your turn to prepare your opening slides. Step One: Decide what the audience will see on the title slide. Step Two: Decide what you will say in relation to the title slide. Step Three: Decide what the audience will see on the main agenda slide. Step Four: Decide what you will say in relation to the main agenda slide. Prepare Your Core Content Slides The highlighted agenda slides serve mostly as placeholders so the audience knows what’s about to be discussed. The task slides summarize the main tasks involved in making the takeaway actionable, but you supply the details and describe subtasks and sub-subtasks as necessary. You’ll need to prepare:

• Several highlighted agenda slides, one for each takeaway. Each of these is identical to the original agenda slide, but the takeaway coming up for discussion is highlighted so the audience members can keep track of where they are in the presentation.
• Several task slides, one for each takeaway. Each of these lists the major tasks involved in achieving the takeaway to help the audience follow along as you explain how to make the takeaway immediate and actionable.
• Optional number of example slides. These are slides that illustrate an example for a given takeaway.

Prepare Your Core Content Slides Activity It’s your turn to prepare your core content slides. Use the blueprint pages you created in chapter 2. Step One: Decide what the audience will see on the highlighted agenda slide. Step Two: Decide what you will say in relation to the highlighted agenda slide. Step Three: Decide what the audience will see on the task slide. Step Four: Decide what you will say in relation to the task slide. Step Five: As needed: Prepare your example slides.

• Decide what the audience will see on the example slide.
• Decide what you will say in relation to the example slide.

Step Six: Repeat this process for each takeaway. Prepare Your Closing Slides There are just two:

• One summary slide, the next-to-last slide. It repeats the agenda to remind the audience of what they just got (though the actual brief recap of what they’ve learned comes from you.)
• One final slide, which confirms that the presentation is over. It expresses thanks and gives contact information, and remains onscreen after you have left the stage.

Prepare Your Closing Slides Activity It’s your turn to prepare your closing slides. Step One: Decide what the audience will see on the summary slide. Step Two: Decide what you will say in relation to the summary slide. Step Three: Decide what the audience will see on the final slide. Step Four: Decide what you will say in relation to the final slide. Map Out Your Message. 7 lectures 57:42 Map Out Your Message Intro In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. Prepare Your Opening Slides These assure the audience they’re in the right place (because the title is onscreen) and remind them what they’re going to hear. You add the rest. This is what continues to hook your audience—when they have to listen to you to get the answer to their mystery. There are just two opening slides:

• One title slide, which is onscreen when the audience enters the room
• One main agenda slide, which lists all your takeaways

Prepare Your Opening Slides Activity It’s your turn to prepare your opening slides. Step One: Decide what the audience will see on the title slide. Step Two: Decide what you will say in relation to the title slide. Step Three: Decide what the audience will see on the main agenda slide. Step Four: Decide what you will say in relation to the main agenda slide. Prepare Your Core Content Slides The highlighted agenda slides serve mostly as placeholders so the audience knows what’s about to be discussed. The task slides summarize the main tasks involved in making the takeaway actionable, but you supply the details and describe subtasks and sub-subtasks as necessary. You’ll need to prepare:

• Several highlighted agenda slides, one for each takeaway. Each of these is identical to the original agenda slide, but the takeaway coming up for discussion is highlighted so the audience members can keep track of where they are in the presentation.
• Several task slides, one for each takeaway. Each of these lists the major tasks involved in achieving the takeaway to help the audience follow along as you explain how to make the takeaway immediate and actionable.
• Optional number of example slides. These are slides that illustrate an example for a given takeaway.

Prepare Your Core Content Slides Activity It’s your turn to prepare your core content slides. Use the blueprint pages you created in chapter 2. Step One: Decide what the audience will see on the highlighted agenda slide. Step Two: Decide what you will say in relation to the highlighted agenda slide. Step Three: Decide what the audience will see on the task slide. Step Four: Decide what you will say in relation to the task slide. Step Five: As needed: Prepare your example slides.

• Decide what the audience will see on the example slide.
• Decide what you will say in relation to the example slide.

Step Six: Repeat this process for each takeaway. Prepare Your Closing Slides There are just two:

• One summary slide, the next-to-last slide. It repeats the agenda to remind the audience of what they just got (though the actual brief recap of what they’ve learned comes from you.)
• One final slide, which confirms that the presentation is over. It expresses thanks and gives contact information, and remains onscreen after you have left the stage.

Prepare Your Closing Slides Activity It’s your turn to prepare your closing slides. Step One: Decide what the audience will see on the summary slide. Step Two: Decide what you will say in relation to the summary slide. Step Three: Decide what the audience will see on the final slide. Step Four: Decide what you will say in relation to the final slide. Map Out Your Message Intro In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. Map Out Your Message Intro In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. Map Out Your Message Intro In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. Map Out Your Message Intro In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. In putting together a good presentation, here’s the critical point to remember: a slideshow is a visual aid. And that’s exactly how it should be used: not as a crutch, but as an aid— something that adds to your presentation. Many presenters make a huge mistake here. Prepare Your Opening Slides These assure the audience they’re in the right place (because the title is onscreen) and remind them what they’re going to hear. You add the rest. This is what continues to hook your audience—when they have to listen to you to get the answer to their mystery. There are just two opening slides:

• One title slide, which is onscreen when the audience enters the room
• One main agenda slide, which lists all your takeaways

Prepare Your Opening Slides These assure the audience they’re in the right place (because the title is onscreen) and remind them what they’re going to hear. You add the rest. This is what continues to hook your audience—when they have to listen to you to get the answer to their mystery. There are just two opening slides:

• One title slide, which is onscreen when the audience enters the room
• One main agenda slide, which lists all your takeaways

Prepare Your Opening Slides These assure the audience they’re in the right place (because the title is onscreen) and remind them what they’re going to hear. You add the rest. This is what continues to hook your audience—when they have to listen to you to get the answer to their mystery iven takeaway. ...