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1. How to make effective
Presentations

2. Make it
BIG

3. Make it Big (Text)
­ This is Arial 12
­ This is Arial 18
­ This is Arial 24
­ This is Arial 32
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­ This is Arial 44
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4. Keep it
SIMPLE

5. Keep it Simple (Text)
­ Too many colours
­ Too many fonts and styles
­ The 6 x 7 rule:
– No more than 6 lines per slide
– No more than 7 words per line

6. Is this slide easy to
read?
­ Today, PowerPoint presentations have become ubiquitous in the
business world. Almost all corporate organizations depend on
PowerPoint presentations to present their projects to the clients.
­ These presentations help the organizations convince and attract the
customers towards their product or service. On the other hand, the
clients are able to understand the proposals at a faster rate.
­ Owing to their importance, many institutes offer presentation skills
workshops and presentation skills classes. They help the learners
master the PowerPoint tool apart from the general presentation skills.
­ Below are some tips that are taught in presentation skills training
course to improve PowerPoint presentations.

7. Isn’t this slide much
better?
­ To make effective PP Presentations:
– No more than 6 lines per slide
– No more than 7 words per line
DON’T FORGET IT!

8. Keep it Simple
(Pictures)
­ Too many
visuals may
distract your
audience
­ A picture per
slide is
enough!

9. Make it
CLEAR

10. Make it clear (capital
letters)
­ ALL CAPITALS LETTERS
ARE DIFFICULT TO READ
­ Upper and lower case
letters are easier

11. Make it Clear (Colours)
­ Use contrasting colours
­ Light on dark vs. dark on
light
­ Use complementary colours

12. ­ An important role in the history of Casciana Terme during the Middle
Ages was done by Camaldolese monastery of Santa Maria di Morrona,
now called the Abbey of Morrona. That was Casciana Terme When a
castle and a court, probably placed at the highest point of the town said
Petraia (Aquisana curte). Despite the location of a castle in Pietraio not
the best strategic choice, whereas the morphology of the place does not
offer many natural defenses, there is the certainty that the Aquisana
curte was equipped with fortified with walls and towers. Today it is still
visible Aquisana la Torre also said the Countess Matilde.
Are the colours of this slide contrasting?

13. One of
the icons
of
Tuscany is
the tower
of Pisa.
Isn’t this slide much clearer?

14. Make it Clear (Size)
­ Size implies
IMPORTANCE

15. In summary:
­ BIG
­ SIMPLE
­ CLEAR

16. Some final
Words

17. When creating the
presentation
­ Don’t copy the text from the Internet
(the teacher can surf Wikipedia by
herself!)
­ Write simple sentences
­ If you don’t know a word, look for it in
the dictionary (don’t use on line
translators)
­ Add a picture for each slide

18. When presenting:
­ Speak loudly and clearly
­ Maintain eye contact with your
audience
­ Don’t read the slides word for word,
use them for reference.
­ Leave time for questions

19. Thank you