When you need to clearly share important information, a PowerPoint presentation makes a great way to reach your audience. Even though it’s pretty easy to throw all of your information together, you’ll leave a bigger impact if you take time to organize and prepare beforehand. We’ll start with what to include in your presentation and move on to how to design and run through your slides. With a little bit of prep, you’ll nail any presentation you have to give!
Quick Steps
- Make an eye-catching title slide with your presentation's title.
- Add an agenda slide to go over what you'll be presenting.
- Include graphics and photos that help explain your point.
- Make sure to include a call-to-action slide near the end of your presentation.
- End the slide with the key takeaways for the audience.
- Practice your presentation, ideally in front of an audience.
Steps
How Should You End a Presentation?
Common Questions: Preparing For Your Presentation
What's the best way to practice my presentation?
Don't memorize your presentation. You should already know the subject material, and you should be able to explain what you're presenting using the key points in your slideshow. Perform your presentation and note which parts you stumble over, then practice just those parts. Recording yourself to review later helps too.
Do I need a slideshow to give a professional presentation?
You actually don't need a slideshow to give a great, professional presentation. The important part is that you know what you're presenting and can present it in a clear, concise way for your audience. If you have photos, graphs, or illustrations that help you explain your point, however, you should include them.
How do I make my presentations look professionally designed?
The biggest tips to creating a slideshow that looks professional are to use high-quality images, prioritize readability, and to have a cohesive theme (with your color palette, fonts, and design). If you use a pre-made PowerPoint template, edit it thoroughly to fit your needs so it doesn't look too much like a template.
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Tips
- If you have a fear of public speaking, try taking a few deep breaths to help you calm down. The more you practice, the less likely you’ll be afraid of presenting it as well. [18] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to sourceThanks
- If you don’t have PowerPoint, you can always use alternatives such as Keynote, Prezi, or Google Slides for your presentation.Thanks
Warnings
- Have a backup for your presentation in case there are technical difficulties. For example, you could give the presentation off of notecards or make handouts. [19] X Research sourceThanks
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