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HowtomakeagoodpresentationInmanyoccasions,weneedtomakeapresentation;agoodpresentationcanshowyourexcellentabilityofexpressionandthelogicalcapabilityofthought.Therefore,howtomakeagoodpresentation,someusefultipsareasfollows:1.Beforehavingapresentation…(1)Thinkaboutthepresentationbeforehand.Itisshort-changingtheorganizersoftheeventandyouraudienceifyouonlythinkaboutwhatyou'regoingtosaythedaybeforeorwhiletravellingtotheevent.Ifnecessary,clarifywiththeorganizersexactlywhatisrequiredofyouandwhatfacilitiesyouwillrequire.(2)DousePowerPointDousePowerPointifthefacilitiesareavailable.AlthoughsomespeakersseemtohavetakenanaversiontoPowerPoint,itissoconvenientandensuresthatyourpresentationhasaclearstructureandsomethingforyourlistenerstotakeaway.(3)E-mailyourpresentationtotheeventorganizersinadvance.Askthemtoloaditontoalaptop,runitthrough,checkthatitlooksfine,andconfirmthatwithyou.Thenyoudon'thavetoworryaboutthetechnologywhenyouarriveatthevenue;youcanconcentrateonthedeliveryofyourmaterial.Alsoitenablestheevent'sorganizerstorunoffcopiesofyourslides,sothattheyareavailabletothemingoodtime.(4)Makecopiesofyourslidesavailable.Itisamatterofpreferencewhetheryoudothisatthebeginningofyourpresentationorattheend.Ifyourlistenershavecopiesatthebeginning,theycantakenotessimplybyannotatingtheslides,insteadofhavingtonotedownalltheinformationontheslides.Ontheotherhand,youmightfeelthat,iftheycanseeinadvancetheslidesyouaregoingtouse,youlosetheelementofcontrolorsurprise.Itmightdependonthecontentofthepresentation:ifyouaregoingtoshowdetailedtablesorgraphswithlotsoffigures,youraudiencewillprobablyfinditeasiertohaveacopyontheirlap.Itmightdependonthecircumstancesofthepresentation:ifthereisalargeaudience,peopleatthebackmaynotbeabletoseethescreenclearlyandwouldreallyappreciatehavingcopiesoftheslides.(5)Ensurethattheslideslookgood.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheylookflashy-althoughsuitablepicturesorillustrationsareveryeffective-butitdoesmeanusingaconsistentformatandtypefaceandreadablecolorsplusgivingeachslidethelogooftheorganizationyouarerepresentingandachronologicalnumber.2.Whenmakingapresentation…(1)Dresssmartly.Entertaintheaudiencewithsomeamountofplannedhumor.Shareanecdotesandstories.(2)FaceyouraudienceFaceyouraudienceatalltimeseventhoughthescreentowhichyouarespeakingisbehindyou.Sothatyouknowwhatyouraudienceisviewingatanygiventimeinthepresentation,eitherhaveacomputerscreenonadeskinfrontofyoushowingthepresentationorprintofftheslidesandusethepapercopiesasaspeakingaid.(3)Beveryclearabouthowmuchtimeyouhave.Beveryclearabouthowmuchtimeyouhaveandsticktothattimeinpreparinganddeliveringyourpresentation.It'sverydifficultto'cut'aPowerPointpresentationattheeventitself,soit'sagreatmistaketorunoutoftime.Mostpresenterspreparetoomuchmaterial;butnobodyevercomplainsthatapresentationwastooshort(italwaysallowsmoretimeforquestions).(4)Beveryclearabouthowmuchtimeyouhave.Beveryclearabouthowmuchtimeyouhaveandensurethateverythinginyourpresentationisbothconsistentwith,andsupportiveof,thatkeymessage.Youshouldbeabletoarticulatethemessageinaphraseorasentenceandindeedyoumightwanttousethatphraseorsentenceinoneofyourfirstslides,oroneofyourlast,orevenboth.(4)Don'ttalkinamonotone.Packinenthusiasmandenergyintoyourvoice.(5)ifyoudogoofup,neverapologize--takeabreath,smileandmoveon.Youwillbesurprisedtoknowhowmanyinyouraudiencemaynothaveevennoticedthemishapuntilyoumadeitobvious.(6)Thespeedofyourvoicecanbecontrolled.Whenyouintroducesomeuniquepoints,pleaseslowdownyourspeedandhigheryourvoice.Makesureitisbeenemphasizeinyourrepresentation.(7)Makesureyouarenotblockingtheaudience'sview.Usealaserbeamtoidentifythepointsonthescreen,neveryourarm.Aflailingarmisadistraction.3.WhenmakingthePPT,weshouldpayattentionthat:(1)Thefirstslideshouldannouncethetitleofyourpresentation,theeventanddate,andyournameandposition.Thismayseemterriblyobvious,butmanyspeakersmissoffsomeofthisbasicinformationandthenweekslaterlisteners(ortheircolleaguesbackattheorganization)arenotclearwhomadethepresentationorwhen.Youshouldtrytomakethetitlecatchy,sothatyouimmediatelyhavetheinterestofyouraudience.Achallengingquestionworkswell-forinstance,apresentationontheglobaleconomiccrisismightask:Isthistheendofcapitalismaswe'veknownit?Oraplayonwordsworkstoo-forexample,apresentationonnextgenerationbroadbandcouldbetitledTheSlowArrivalOfFastBroadband.(2)Thesecondslideshouldseizetheattentionofyouraudienceforyourpresentation.Itcouldbethecentralpropositionofyourpresentationoraconventionalwisdomthatyouwishtochallengeorarelevantorwittyquotefromaleaderinyourfield.Ifitisamusingorcontroversialorboth,somuchthebetter.(3)Thethirdslideshouldsetoutthestructureofyourpresentation.Thedefaultstructureshouldconsistofthreethemesthatyouintendtoexamine.Foraveryshortpresentation,theremightonlybetimefortwo;ifyouwanttolookatmorethanfiveareas,writeabookinstead.(4)Eachthemeshouldbethesubjectofasmallnumberofslides.Again,agoodworkingassumptionisthatthreeslidesforeachthemeisaboutright.Lessthantwoanditisn'tsubstantialenoughtobeaseparatetheme;morethanfiveanditshouldprobab