I am doing a live presentation for an agency in the Federal Government, on business automation. I know the information here is based on online learning. However, I was wondering...
1. If anyone had any suggestions on how to make great slides for a live presentation. (The audience will NOT be able to press buttons, click triggers or etc).
2. If anyone had any suggestions on what would like nice to add as images beside a copier and a cellphone.
There is nothing inherently wrong with PowerPoint. It is how it is used by people that gives it a bad name. You don't blame a hammer for building a crooked house. Have you read Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte or Presentationzen Design by Garr Reynolds. Either of these books is a great resource for designing great presentations.
There is nothing inherently wrong with PowerPoint. It is how it is used by people that gives it a bad name. You don't blame a hammer for building a crooked house. Have you read Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte or Presentationzen Design by Garr Reynolds. Either of these books is a great resource for designing great presentations.
You may not have time to read before the presentation, I recommend those books. But in this instance I am with Bruce, I used Powtoon for a live presentation and it went down brilliantly, it truly helped with the delivery.
The greatest slides for a live presentation are those that do these two things:
First, they keep YOU on the track that you've planned for your discussion. As an example, if you get sidetracked, or forget what to say next ... all you have to do is go to the next slide for your own cue.
Second, they can help illicit responses and/or participation from your audience. Think of this in two ways. You can gain insights on the likes/dislikes/needs for office automation from your audience by asking open-ended questions on slides. You can also re-direct the conversation. As an example, one of your slides asks, say, "What's the worst thing that you've seen happen because of office automation?" Participant "A" gives an answer, but perhaps not what you were expecting. You can say something like, "That's an interesting point ..." and then turn to participant "B" and ask, "What do YOU think about that?"
The whole idea is to script and control your presentation.
And don't work about the graphics. If you get a good conversation going, you won't need them, unless you feel the need for eye-candy.
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Could you use something like Prezi to do your presentation?
Get a free account at http://www.powtoon.com/, and use the "Presentation" option.
It will have a watermark, but still better than PowerPoint.
Shout if you need any help.
I love Prezi! You can make your presentation move automatically with timings (which you can also do with Powerpoint).
You can also try to give your presentation a mechanical theme to convey the "automation" piece, using images of gears in motion and the like!
There is nothing inherently wrong with PowerPoint. It is how it is used by people that gives it a bad name. You don't blame a hammer for building a crooked house. Have you read Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte or Presentationzen Design by Garr Reynolds. Either of these books is a great resource for designing great presentations.
Agreed with all of the above but I think Michelle was looking for hints on actually making and presenting, not software?
In regards to how to do presentations I enjoy this video:
http://youtu.be/AszTfTbJFiM
And as a bonus, that video was made entirely in powerpoint!
Thank you everyone for taking the time to answer and the great suggestions. I really appreciate them all!
You may not have time to read before the presentation, I recommend those books. But in this instance I am with Bruce, I used Powtoon for a live presentation and it went down brilliantly, it truly helped with the delivery.
Presentation Zen is a great site to get inspiration on. As bruce says his book's are also great for inspiration.
You could also go to Slideshare to get some inspiration and even see if someone has built something similar top what you want.
The greatest slides for a live presentation are those that do these two things:
First, they keep YOU on the track that you've planned for your discussion. As an example, if you get sidetracked, or forget what to say next ... all you have to do is go to the next slide for your own cue.
Second, they can help illicit responses and/or participation from your audience. Think of this in two ways. You can gain insights on the likes/dislikes/needs for office automation from your audience by asking open-ended questions on slides. You can also re-direct the conversation. As an example, one of your slides asks, say, "What's the worst thing that you've seen happen because of office automation?" Participant "A" gives an answer, but perhaps not what you were expecting. You can say something like, "That's an interesting point ..." and then turn to participant "B" and ask, "What do YOU think about that?"
The whole idea is to script and control your presentation.
And don't work about the graphics. If you get a good conversation going, you won't need them, unless you feel the need for eye-candy.
Hope that helps!
Dave
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