Comments on: PowerPoint Presentation Skills Tips for Effective Presenting

By: Sunita bhosale

Sunita bhosale — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:53:37 +0000

Hi,

I would strongly agree with your suggestions too. I encourage participants to use white board as much as possible this not only helps them interact with the audience but also builds on to their confidence.

Warm Regards,

Sunita

By: laura edwards

laura edwards — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:49:23 +0000

I am really enjoying the site and gaining a lot of valuable insight. I have a reached the final 6 in a competition to win a shop rent and rate free for the first year and free marketing and advertising package.
I intend to open the shop as a cupcakery and bakery downstairs and bespoke specialist cake studio upstairs.
In order to win each finalist has to deliver a 15 minute presentation followed by 15min QandA session. I have never used powerpoint before and the last time i did a presentation was 10 years ago at college, would it be fruitless to use ppt for a short pitch such as this.
I want to showcase pictures of the bespoke cakes, possibly screen grabs of my website and provide samples of the small cakes, would I be better off providing handouts with business cards attached and talking about the business with a flipchart used for any diagrams.
Or go for a power point presentation?
Any advice would be gratefully received
Many Thanks
Laura Edwards

By: Prof.Ranganathan Aiyar

Prof.Ranganathan Aiyar — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:50:48 +0000

Things have gone far too ahead in presentation skills….no body seems to have understood the importance of ‘educational technology’ and its relevant use in teaching learning..Having worked in several universities abroad, I find that, these technologies not only addvalue in the learning process but also enhance the teaching competencies of a lecturer. There are many lecturers who use the ‘talk,chalk and board’ methods of teaching and I have found that most of their results are poor. As an advocate of using technology, I strongly recommend the use of poweer point…but could be minimised and relate concepts based on ‘experiential learning’. Cheers to all those who have left their comments
Prof.Ranganathan Aiyar
Director
ASMA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
SHIVANE-PUNE 411023-INDIA

By: RAJENDER KUMAR

RAJENDER KUMAR — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:39:57 +0000

It is wonderful to note the advice you provided regarding presentation as an instructor i will try my best to avoid the ppt because i do not want to hide my self in daark while delivering a lecture. thank u very much.

By: Swanee Heidberg

Swanee Heidberg — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:58:47 +0000

Excellent advise. I am just starting to do presentations for my company and we use powerpoint all the time. I did go through and “clean up” the ones that I don’t think have a powerful message or could even confuse people more.
Thank you.
Swanee Heidberg
JCC Alliance Network

By: Martin Haworth

Martin Haworth — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:16:29 +0000

Nothing beats real experience in the subject, with personal anecdotes to enlighten and lighten.

Martin Haworth

By: Kristina Evey

Kristina Evey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:01:39 +0000

This is an excellent post with many take-aways. For ANYONE who presents, this is a must read! I speak and present regularly, and it’s always good to have these points reiterated, no matter where you are in your skills.

By: Barry Mapp

Barry Mapp — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:58:37 +0000

I affirm all your points here about giving, or rather ‘not giving’, powerpoint presentations when delivering a speech or talk.

Most of my professional speaking colleagues in the UK use powerpoint only very sparingly, if at all, and only then to display video clips or images to make a point.

What I do sometimes an an alternative to the ordinary handout is provide a follow-up powerpoint slideshow ‘podcast’ with my voice-over the slides. The last one I did was on enhancing the networking elevator pitch, and for a bit of fun I set the words on the slides to music and did a ’sing-over’!

Barry Mapp – the Innovation Coach

By: Marci Reynolds

Marci Reynolds — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:14:07 +0000

Perfect timing for this post. I am preparing a presentation and want to avoid powerpoints. I can use these tips immediately. Thanks!

Marci Reynolds
J2B Marketing

By: Lenny Laskowski

Lenny Laskowski — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:33:35 +0000

Like anything else, we need to use these tools sparingly. Powerpoint, just like overhead slides and any other visual aid needs to be an “AID” to your presentation and not become THE presentation.

The audience does need some visual stimulus besides just hearing a speaker, especially those audience members who are visual learners. Powerpoint, just like overhead projectors are tools, which when used properly, can enhance a presentation.

Used in moderation, visual aids can be used to get your message across more effectively.

National Best Selling Author, “10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking”