Lesson 1: Power Up Your Power Point Presentation

Since I already told you all of the english exams, now I'm going to share of what I've learned during this semester in University of Groningen. As you can see, I'm a first year student and it's an obligatory for me to take English Studies considering the studies are taught in English.


So first lesson that I had is to present and how to make a good presentation. My tutor, Ms Margareth McKinney, told us everything and every sources we need. It is taken from Treasure Trove and I took one of the article, which is "Power Up Your Power Point Presentation".


How to make a good presentation then?


1. No one came to see the slideshow
Before create one single slide, think about what you want to say, what do you want people to think, know or feel when you're done speaking? If the slides crashed, could you still tell the story?


2. Talk, don't read
It's important to create slides that speaks in phrases, not sentence so you talk instead of read. Eliminate words such as, if, the, in, on, and of. Instead, use 3 to 5 words per line to reinforce what you're saying so people listen to you instead of reading the slide.


3. Think headline
Look at each slides and ask, "What is the meaning to the people?". Every slides must have a reason to setting up point such as driving home a message.


4. Hit them over the head.
Your first few words determine whether your audience tunes in or out. When you open your mouth, hit them over the head with a story or example that engages and grabs attention so they understand why they should care?


5. Finally, create slides for people in the back of the room.
Use color, big fonts and contrast. Remember, every time you speak, you're on!

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