Some of you are familiar with creating PowerPoint presentations, while for others this may be your first time. All of us, including myself, can benefit from learning what makes a good presentation.
During the course of your professional careers, many of you will be asked to make presentations to work groups, committees, executives, and even the public. How you convey your message, in both spoken words and visual displays, will impact how your audience perceives you as a confident, knowledgeable, polished professional. These characteristics are on display each time you make a presentation. It is your own personal marketing tool, so it is in your best interest to make each and every presentation as professional as possible.
Before you begin, let’s have a little fun with PowerPoint by watching the YouTube video presented by comedian Don McMillan, called "Life After Death by PowerPoint":
Log into Lyndia.com [1] and take the "Improve Your Presentation Skills: Creating and Giving Business Presentations [2]" course. It is one and a half hours long. Feel free to look at some of the other Lyndia.com courses while you're there.
Read one or more of the articles listed below.
Anderson, Chris. 2013. “How to give a killer presentation.” [3] Harvard Business Review. Accessed November 21, 2016
(Links to an external site.) [4]Microsoft. 2016. “Tips for Creating and Delivering an Effective Presentation [5].” Accessed November 21, 2016
(Links to an external site.) [6]Tobak, Steve. 2009. “How to Give a Great PowerPoint Presentation. [7]” CBS Money Watch. Accessed November 21, 2016
Links
[1] http://lynda.psu.edu/
[2] https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Welcome/151544/172760-4.html
[3] http://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation
[4] https://hbr.org/2013/06/how-to-give-a-killer-presentation
[5] http://support.office.com/en-us/article/Tips-for-creating-and-delivering-an-effective-presentation-F43156B0-20D2-4C51-8345-0C337CEFB88B
[6] https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Tips-for-creating-and-delivering-an-effective-presentation-F43156B0-20D2-4C51-8345-0C337CEFB88B
[7] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-give-a-great-powerpoint-presentation/