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Giving Effective Presentations

Group Presentations

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Purpose Provide guidelines to help you give an

effective group presentation.

Persuade you that an effective group presentation is possible.

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Main Points Oral Messages Are Unique

Group Requirements

Strategy

Visual Guidelines

Delivery

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Oral Messages Are Unique

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Group Requirements Enforce Time Limits

15 minute for presentation 5 minutes for questions

Plan Transitions

Coordinate your Visuals

Practice as a group

Dress for the occasion

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Strategy

Simplify and Organize

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Presentation Content

Overview

Opening

Body

Closing

Questions

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Visual Guidelines Purpose of Slides

12 or fewer slides per presentation.

Use text sparingly and adhere to size

reccomendations.

Limit the # lines to 5 or 6 per slide.

Make your slides consistent.

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Visual Guidelines - cont Use graphs and charts to show data trends.

Utilize contrast between text and background.

Don’t show a visual until you’re ready to talk about it.

Use animation schemes to support main points.

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Props

Flip Charts

Chalkboards

Whiteboards

Handouts

Posters

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Delivery Make eye contact

Enunciate clearly

Use gestures

Adjust Vocal Inflection, pace, volume

Be energetic

Prepare notes

Three gray geese in the green grass grazed

Shy Sarah saw six Swiss wristwatches

"Gesture is a hand movement that is as much a part of language as speech."

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Be prepared

Caffeine Intake

Relabel your nerves

Take deep breaths

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Conclusion You can do it.

Preparation creates confidence.

Confidence breeds trust.

Trust leads to agreement.