Delivering a Presentation

A NOTE ON POWERPOINT AND PREZI

If you want to use PowerPoint or Prezi software with your speech, be aware of their shortcomings, and do not let them take over your presentation. Sometimes PowerPoint and Prezi tend to emphasize form over content, making the message seem less important. They also keep the presenter from contacting the audience, because everybody is just interested in the slides and not the speaker. The audiences nowadays seem to expect PowerPoint and Prezi presentations. If you decide to use them, here are a few things to remember:

• keep the style simple and the text large enough to read
• check spelling
• do not use too many bullet points on one page
• do not ignore your audience by concentrating on your slides
• do not read from your slides
• talk about what the audience can actually see at a given moment
• you still need to practice your presentation.