10 tips to make your presentations and papers rock!
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Let's get visual! This is a presentation for my first year students in the MPA and MBA classes at Presidio Graduate School. All ten of these tips apply to both written papers and spoken presentations. Be sure to click on the periodic table of visualization for a ton of great content on infographic tools.TRANSCRIPT
10 TIPS TO MAKE YOUR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS ROCK!
Amanda Joy Ravenhill Presidio Graduate School
VISUAL TIPS
1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
1. NUMBERS1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
If there is a number you can make a
graph
Give numbers context
2. MORE IMAGES LESS WORDS1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
Your audience wants to imagine, give them a hand with pictures.
3. GUIDES1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
remind your
audience where you are
4. DIAGRAMS1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
Periodic table of visualizations,
diagrams, maps, methods and
more
5. HIERARCHY1. Numbers 2. More Images 3. Guides 4. Diagrams 5. Hierarchy
There should be one stand out image or word, then sub-points
COMMUNICATION TIPS
1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
1. STRONG START1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
memorize your intro and conclusionanecdotesquotes
2. ORGANIZATION1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
tell them^3
tell them what you told them
tell them what you’ll tell them
tell them
3. LANGUAGE1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
metaphordefinitionsfiller words
body language
Nancy DuarteResonate
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4. STORYLINE1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
characterclimax
resolutionanecdotes
5. PURPOSE1. Strong start 2. Organization 3. Language 4. Storyline 5. Purpose
informpersuadehumor
1. Strong start2. Organization
3. Language4. Storyline5. Purpose
COMMUNICATIONVISUAL1. Numbers
2. More images, less words 3. Guides
4. Diagrams5. Hierarchy
10 TIPS
ROCK ON!