Week 7: Clear/Effective Presentations

Effective presentations are extremely important in the business world. Numerous jobs require you to create presentations in order to sell a product or an idea to a company. Learning how to make these presentations is important and helpful for future employment and could give you a head start above a competitor. The most important thing to think about when creating a presentation is your audience. The point of the presentation is to get something across to the audience and engage them. Make sure that in any presentation you focus on clarity and do not bore the audience.

The easiest and most efficient way to create an effective presentation is to first create a storyboard. A storyboard is a plan for what you will present. It includes all of the basic elements you need in the presentation and helps you to sell ideas and communicate aspects of your ideas clearly. The flow of a presentation is also extremely important, presenters need to make sure it is logical and their is a specific sequence. Effective presentations should start with a dramatic opening to grab the attention of the audience. When creating a presentation it is important to anticipate the types of questions the audience will ask. It is better to answer the questions before the audience asks rather than having them raise their hands at the end. An extremely helpful powerpoint about presentations can be found here.


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