Presentation Tips
Answer the question asked, not
one YOU wish to answer
Except for definitions, use your
own words
Stick to the guidelines for
length & timing
Oral Presentation Tips
Be a presenter, not a reader
Hands:
• out of pockets
• not folded
Note the person in the furthest row:
• Look at them
• Let them hear you
Use a consistent format
Rehearse your presentation
Using Presentation
Tools
Use builds for emphasis
• dim unused points, emphasize
important points
Use COLOR effectively
• red = strong, emotional
• yellow = optimism
• blue = calm
• violet = whimsical, humorous
• green = money, feedback wanted
• black = final, authoritative
Written Presentation
Tips
Grammer and mispellings are
distractions
• it’s its can not cannot
Spell checking doesn’t check for
correct usage, only a thorough
reading works
• sum, some; to, too, two; contract,
counteract