This document provides tips for corporate trainers to effectively deliver presentations to employees. It discusses four key components for creating presentations: preparing the purpose, organizing the content, building rapport with the audience, and delivering the presentation. The document then provides more detailed guidance within each component, such as using concise, understandable text; choosing complementary images that reflect the message; simplifying information with clear graphics; and engaging the audience with questions.

1. Tips and Tools for Corporate Trainers
Stephanie L. Bergstrom
ORG536-1– Contemporary Business Writing and Communication
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Dr. Phillip Jackson
October 22, 2013

2. Delivering Effective Presentations
Corporate trainers must use basic
principles in order to effectively
deliver presentations to employees.
After determining the purpose of
the presentation, trainers must
utilize four key components in the
process of presentation creation.
Using these components, trainers
will create effective and worthwhile
presentations.
Prepare
Organize
Audience Rapport
Delivery

4. Foundation & Background
The text is the foundation of
your presentation. Therefore it
must be…
concise
understandable
consistent

5. Templates
Click and create backgrounds and
use clip art that avoid the “visual
cliché”, or the overused and dull
look.
Craft your own template or modify
one that has already been created!

7. Images
Choose images wisely. These must
complement the presentation. As
well, images should be simple and
be reflective of the intended
message.
Complementary
Reflective

8. Visualize It!
Uncluttered
Simplify your presentation!
Make complex information
understandable to your audience!
Easy to
Understand
Graphics
Provide clear data!
Create visual appeal!
Clear
Simple

11. Engage & Interact
Hyperlinks allow the audience to
expand their web browsing
experience. As well, it draws the
audience to outside resources that
support your presentation. Engaging
the audience and keeping them
interested in the topic.
Also, encourage interaction via Q&A
with your audience. Feedback from
your audience is a great way to wrap
up the presentation!

12. Reference:
Guffey,M., & Loewy, D. (2011). Business communication: Process and product
(7th ed.). Independence, KY: Cengage Learning. ISBN--‐13:9780538466257