Presentation SkillsMarlene Schoeman

Overview

1. PowerPoint ®

2. Presentation skills

3. Questions & answers

Valencia oranges

10-14 segments(1)

356-578 vesicles each(1)

(1) Tisserat B., Jones D., Galletta P.D. Juice vesicle populations in citrus fruit. Botanical Gazette, 1990: 151(1).

Overview

• Structure

• Common mistakes

• General guidelines

Structure

1. Tell them what you are about to tell them

2. Tell them

3. Tell them what you told them

Common mistake #1Wordiness

People tend to put every word they are going

to say in their PowerPoint slides. Although

this eliminates the need to memorize your talk,

ultimately this makes your slides crowded,

wordy and boring. You will loose your

audience’s attention before you even reach

the bottom of your 1st slide ...

Key ideas

• Presentation compliments your talk

• Use bullet points

• Use key words

Common mistake #2Small fonts

People tend to put every word they are going to say in their PowerPoint

slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your talk,

ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy and boring. You will

loose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your

1st slide ...

Valencia oranges

10-14 segments(1)

356-578 vesicles each(1)

(1) Tisserat B., Jones D., Galletta P.D. Juice vesicle populations in citrus fruit. Botanical Gazette, 1990: 151(1).

10-14 segments(1)

356-578 vesicles each(1)

Suggested font types

• Calibri - Similar to Arial, but smaller

• Arial - Clean and modern

• Times Roman - Traditional & conservative

Suggested font sizes

• Headings - 40• Key points - 28

• Sub points - 24

Common mistake #3Excessive bulleting

• Avoid

• Excessive

• Bullet

• Pointing

• Otherwise

• Your

• Key

• Messages

• Will

• NOT

• Stand

• Out

• In fact,

• The

• Term

• Bullet

• Points

• Comes

• From

• People

• Firing

• Guns

• At

• Annoying

• Presenters

Common mistake #4Spelling and grammar

Many people do not run spel cheeck before

there presentation – BIG MISTAK!!!

Nothing makes you lok stupder than spelling

erors.

Common mistake #5Bad colour schemes

• Clashing background and font

• Distraction

• Confusion

• Headaches

• Nausea

• Vomiting

• Loss of bladder control

Colour Schemes

• White/light with dark text

• Dark blue with white text

• Avoid red, green and purple text

Common mistake #6Excessive animation

• Avoid too much movement!

• Avoid sound altogether!

• Annoying

• Distracting

• Unprofessional

Accentuation

• Simply appear on entry

• Fade to grey (or another colour)

Presentation mistakes

• Being unprepared (content & language)

• Reading slides

• Facing screen

• Avoid eye contact

• Assume distracting pose

• Using pointer incorrectly

Presentation guidelines

• Smile

• Tell short story (where appropriate)

• Use relevant questions and visuals

• Persons should remain anonymous

• Plan around suitable transitions

• Keep eye contact

Eye contact

Questions and answers

• Anticipate possible questions

• Prepare with answers

• Repeat question

• Your own understanding

• Others to hear

• Address audience

• Leave contact details on last slide

Summary

• PowerPoint

• Structure

• Clean background with contrasting text

• Consistent layout

• Key ideas, no lengthy text

• Spell check

Summary

• Presentation

• Prepare!

• Use a grabber

• Keep audience interested

• Find suitable transitions

• Keep eye contact

• Prepare for Q&A afterward

Thank you

Dr. Marlene SchoemanDivision of Sport and Exercise Medicine

School of Medicine

University of the Free State

schoemanm@ufs.ac.za