1. Black and white
Slides and lecture notes that black and white look dull and boring. Be a color conversion. A color coded bar chart or line graph helps the viewer understand the numbers. Color adds dramatic effect, and associations created in the public mind.
2. Complete sentences
Use bullets or keywords. long sentences and ask the audience to read the slide. You sacrifice your credibility if you need to read and the publicignores you while scanning forward. The first step is to comb through every sentence and delete objects such as, a, a, etc. Focus on the concept and not words.
3. Too Busy
Remember the KISS formula. Keep it short and simple. Busy slides and handouts will distract and confuse the public. Use lots of white space and applying the 6x6 rule. No more than six words on a line. No more than 6 lines of a slide.
4. Too Many Slides
Want to compete with the slides? You are themost important visual aid. Slides and handouts are an aid to support your message. Here's a formula to keep you on track. For a presentation of 25 minutes is never more than 20 slides. This is less than a minute.
5. Too Many Fonts
Variety is good to talk, but not when choosing fonts for a presentation. you one or two characters limit. Too many fonts will create an image disconnected. One possibility is to use a serif type font for titles (Times Roman) and a sans serifbullets font (Arial).
6. Small Typeface
If you have to squint to read the presentation, the font is probably too small. Bigger is better. The press should be large enough to be seen in the last row. When you use a computer, try using 36 points for the title and 34 bullets. This project should be big enough for most of the public.
7. Speaking at the screen
This is a common mistake. When you talk to the screen, you lose the connection with the public.And the relationship is everything. Reference screen but maintain eye contact with the public, using the technique of touch-Turn-Talk. Tap the screen with your eyes and read in silence, turning his head toward the audience, and talk to point to a person, eye to eye. Finish the last word on a person, then go back and look at the next step.
8. Talking while changing the slide
People are afraid of silence to talk while changing slides. This creates the impression ofnervousness. Instead, pause and change the slide, your state of transition or following and make your next point.
9. No Graphics
Why do business presenters insist on text-only? It 's a tough battle to convince some presenters to use graphics. We're not talking about Mickey Mouse clip art. Symbols like check marks, dollar signs, and arrows can save space and help keep the public the message. Graphs and flow charts to complex numbers and concrete material. They are also moreinteresting than a page of text. The mind thinks in pictures, not words! If you want people to remember your message, use the graphics.
10. Typos
Spelling errors can question your professionalism and distract the public. Spell check and test each printed slide. Ask a person to ascertain the presence of errors. You can lose something because you're too close to it.
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