POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

ALL SCEM FINAL YEAR STUDENTS

My apologies for delay in posting these general guidelines for power point presentations, it is my expectation that it going be of help in the course of preparing your final dissertation presentations.

ALL THE BEST!

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

General Guidelines

By, Suma Mwaitenda 2013

Contents.

— Approach & a Clue

—  Purpose of  your presentation

—  General Guideline 

— Important information

— TIP

— End

•      Approach and a clue

Approach the presentation like a HAMBURGER

Try to imagine the layers in the burger...

HAVE AN INTRODUCTION: 

      °     Here create awareness     

      °     Set context of your presentation

BODY:  Here is where you have your main points so present evidence and findings

CONCLUSION; Make your summary and recommendations

•     Purpose of your presentation

What is the PURPOSE of your presentation?

The purpose of my presentation today is to....... (Summarize your problem topic)

How are you going to do this?

—        To inform (facts)

—                                To inspire (feelings)

       — To persuade (opinions)

—                                To motivate (action)

•      GENERAL GUIDELINE

Remember the 30 / 20 / 10 rule for PowerPoint presentations:

—                   Minimum size 30 font

—                  For a 20 minute presentation

—                  Only using 10 slides (you  may need to use more; but remember ‘quality not quantity’)

General Cont…

Always remember…..

—           Less is more: only use   keywords on each slide – not long sentences

—     If using graphs & figures, they must be labelled; font size not too small
Must have informative legend, title, x and y axes correctly labelled.

—            Be cautious about the overuse of technical animation in PowerPoint – it can be very distracting.

Make sure that the following information is included:

—        Cover page (with name, topic and date)

—         Problem Statement (purpose of presentation)

—        Agenda/Table of Contents (not critical but gives a good sense of presentation flow for audience)

—         Research Methods

 ● Findings / Results

—        Recommendations

● Implementation Plan (if applicable)

                                                   

—       Conclusion         

● Thanks

•        TIP

—      If possible, do a DRY RUN before your final presentation: to ensure your presentation will be professional, slick and polished (and not a first attempt)!

—        Know your audience & be comfortable with them

—       Present with Passion & Energy

•       END

Thank you!