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Presentation
Presentation is the process of presenting the content of a topic to an audience. Presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Keynote or OpenOffice.org Impress is often used to illustrate the presentation content. more...
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Useful illustrations
Waterfall diagram: This diagram breaks down 100% of the market share into their holders, sorting from largest to smallest.;
BCG diagram: This diagram is extremely useful in marketing, although most people only learn the basics of the diagram at undergraduate level.;
SWOT Analysis: This is clear and precise, and states the problem effectively.;
Caution on Presentations
Keep characters large enough to be read by your audience – minimum 18 pt font. Guy Kawasaki recommends dividing the age of the oldest person in the room by two and using that as your smallest font size.
Consider the place where the presentation will be delivered, and also the visual ability of your audience.;
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Use Bullet Points sparingly. Use visual images instead as these will increase message retention.;
Avoid tables with too many rows and columns (such as balance sheets, as when people cannot read the characters, they become useless);
Avoid jamming too much content in a page. Break it into two or three pages. Keep only a few points on each page.;
Make sure that you rehearse your presentation. You should plan to rehearse your presentation out loud at least four times.;
There are a number of pitfalls that one should try to avoid when using different types of presentations. Some are as follows.
PowerPoint: Keep the slide layout and color scheme constant to make the presentation look professional and non-distracting. Limit the color scheme to two or three colors so that the slides do not look too complicated. Transitions and animations may be fun, but they should be used sparingly so that you do not distract the audience. Also, when presenting, use slides as an outline. Do not put all of your information onto a slide. Keep notes with you so that you can speak freely and not have to read the slides for help.
Posters/Collages: Keep these visual aids concealed until they are needed. If they are left in the open while the presentation is taking place, the audience will not pay attention to the presenter, but rather the poster/collage. After the visual has been used, conceal it once again for the same reasons. Make sure that the visual can be seen from all parts of the room so that the audience can see. Collages may require clutter at times, but it is best to avoid this for posters. Include a manageable amount of information that will get the point across, but still make the visual appealing. Be sure to keep the typography of the poster readable from even the back of the room. Large and clean font should be used at all times. It is also important that the color of the text compared to that of the background is such that it is also readable.
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