Designing Your Presentation & Slides

The key to presentation is presenting a few crucial points to help the audience grasp the overall message. How can you accomplish this?

• Provide easy opportunities for humor.

• Brainstorm possible topics, ask clarifying questions to your contact person, and research to narrow your presentation scope.

• Select topics that will make you look like an expert.

• Make the scope of your presentation as wide as possible to cover all possible topics and questions, and then present it with authority.

_____ are examples of language tools that can make your content engaging.

• Non-verbals like facial expressions and body movements

• Large gestures and a tall open stance

• Alliteration and repetition

• Captivating stories

Your presentation should balance logic and emotion. Which question can you ask to verify that your presentation design is logical?

• Are your main points logically sequenced with smooth transitions and evidence to support them?

• Do you change your volume to get attention, either high or low?

• Do you maintain eye contact and lean toward the audience, showing interest and connection?

• Does your tone, body language, and overall energy show a high level of interest and enthusiasm for the topic?

Your logical appeal will be stronger with evidence involving ____________.

• Graphs

• Statistics

• Studies

• All choices are correct.

Your presentation should be like a neatly wrapped present. What does this suggest?

• Every audience member appreciates a gift, such as free food or a gift card.

• Begin with a bang and use a hook to get your audience's attention.

• The gift wrap is your professional appearance and the present is the gift of your presence.

• Beautiful handouts and slides are the gift wrap and ending early is your gift to the audience.

Start designing slides when you already have a ___________

• rough outline

• attractive theme

• photos and videos

• illustrations and animations

Place a reminder in each slide for your theme and keep the __________ consistent.

• Color template

• Slide theme

• Colour theme

• Title template

All of the following are examples of key points to remember when designing presentation slides EXCEPT:

• Your intro slide should hint at the main points and introduce you to your audience.

• Your slide animations and transitions should be attention-grabbing and excite the audience.

• Your slides should be simple and organized, striking a balance of images and words.

• Only include information you want the audience to retain; the rest of the emphasis

When designing a presentation and you get to the visuals, all of the following are correct except:

• Begin by designing slides first for inspiration on what you should present. Next, organize your slides and content appropriately.

• Be sure to account for possible questions from your audience and plan for a hyperlinked questions and answer slide.

• Look for a cohesive slide design background that matches your theme and audience colors.

• Begin your visual design process by sketching your presentation in 3 chunks: intro, body, and conclusion. Only once the flow of the presentation is organized should you start on actual slide design.

When you ask a trusted colleague for constructive feedback on your presentation slides, which question is LEAST helpful?

• Were the colours, font, spacing, and visuals appealing?

• Was the initial slide descriptive?

• Do you enjoy seeing presentations by speakers outside of your company?

• Do you remember my main points?