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1. In black and white
Slides and lecture notes that it is in black and white look dull and boring. Be a color conversion. Color coded bar chart or line chart helps the viewer understand the numbers. The color adds dramatic effect as well and creates associations in the public mind.
2. Complete sentences
Use bullets or keywords. long sentences and ask the audience to read your presentation. You sacrifice your credibility if you have to read and the publicignores you while scanning forward. The first step is to comb through every sentence and remove items such as a, a, etc. Focus on the concept, 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 apply the rule 6X6. No more than 6 words on a line. Not more than 6 lines in a slide.
4. Too many slides
Do you want to compete with the slides? You are themost important visual aid. Slides and handouts are a help to support your message. Here is a formula to keep on track. For a presentation of 25 minutes shall not exceed 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. yourself to one or two characters Limit. Many font creates a disjointed. One possibility is to use a serif font for titles-type (Times Roman) and a sans seriffont for the bullets (Arial).
6. Small font
If you have to squint to read the presentation, the character is probably too small. Bigger is better. The print should be large enough to be seen in the back 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 of the screen
This is a common mistake. When it comes to the screen, you lose the connection with the public.And the relationship is everything. Reference to the 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 speak to the point in a person, eye-eye. Finish your last word on a person, then go back and look to the next step.
8. Speaking during the change of the Slide
People are afraid of silence to speak while they change their slides. This creates the impression ofnervousness. Instead, pause and change the slide, your state of transition or following and make your next step.
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. Control symbols such as punctuation, dollar signs, and arrows can save space and help the public retain 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
Misspellings can question your professionalism and distract the public. Spell check and proof of all printed materials and slides. Ask a target person to check for errors. You can lose something because you're too close to it.
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