Top 10 tips to improve your PowerPoint presentation
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A PowerPoint presentation is very effective in improving the effect of your speech and presentation. However, you can achieve better effects through your PowerPoint presentation with some hints and tips.
Make it a point to avoid overcrowding your slides as too crowded a slide distracts people from focusing on you as they focus more on the content of the slides. It is always better to limit the number of points on the slide to three to six points and avoid sub-headings.
Avoid changing backgrounds, styles and transitions in the PowerPoint presentation as these changes only distract the audience. Use animations, video and sound sparingly as too much only causes distractions to the audience. Instead, use music clips and audio and color effects to make your PowerPoint presentation effective. This can be done using any of the best tools in PowerPoint. With headings in the PowerPoint presentation you give power and energy to the presentation as the bullets provide the opportunity to introduce and sell your views about an argument.
Be ready for the unexpected when making PowerPoint presentations as you never know when the projectors break down or don’t’ work with your laptop. This is why it is safer to carry kits comprising of extra bulbs, cables, hard drives, cords and adapters and copies of your presentation on floppy disks. It proves to be better for you to visit the venue of the PowerPoint presentation before the presentation and setting and testing all equipment for your presentation by befriending the technical person. If possible, buying your own projector also helps solve the problem.
It is important to know, and imagine what your audience wants to hear and see in your PowerPoint presentation. Place emphasis on collecting content for your presentation and not on the design of the presentation. Always use large fonts for the PowerPoint presentation and if it does not fit the slide, divide it into individual slides. Colors play an important part in the effect of your PowerPoint presentation as different colors have different connotations. Like the color red should be avoided as it only negatively agitates people.
The secret to the success of your PowerPoint presentation lies in practicing till you are comfortable to make the presentation. Practice your presentation while the laptop running as it is important to do both during the PowerPoint presentation. If this is not possible, you could have a friend run the laptop during the presentation. And last, but not least, remember to create a conclusion slide for your PowerPoint presentation. Instead of having a slide saying ‘the end’ it proves to be better having a concluding slide having 3-5 summary points. This is because this makes the audience leave the PowerPoint presentation with a stronger impression.
Sometimes, people hire others to make their PowerPoint presentations. However, it is better if you make your own presentation as you will be more comfortable with the presentation as you know the contents of the presentation.