Make your presentation more engaging, more compelling and more memorable with good visual aids. And, let’s face it, that means slides.
Whether you favor PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Prezzi, or another tool, how can you create excellent visual aids to support your presentation?

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PRESENTATION SKILLS
This video is part of course module 2.2.1
Program 2: Manager as Communicator
Course 2: Presentation Skills
Section 1: Preparation

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🎬 How to Craft a Compelling Presentation Structure    • How to Craft a Compelling Presentatio...  
🎬 Five Simple Structures for a Compelling Presentation    • Five Simple Presentation Structures f...  
🎬 Opening Your Presentation: How to Hook your Audience    • Open Your Presentation: How to Hook y...  
🎬 Closing: How to Finish Your Presentation with Real Impact    • Closing: How to Finish Your Presentat...  
🎬 How to Make the Key Points of Your Presentation Memorable    • How to Make the Key Points of Your Pr...  
🎬 How to Create Excellent Visual Aids for Your Presentation    • Video  
🎬 Preparation is Key: How to Review and Rehearse Your Presentation    • Preparation is Key: How to Review and...  

LESSON NOTES
Remember the purpose of your visual aids…
They are an aid for your audience

Less is more
Distinguish between what belongs on a screen and what you should save for handouts or reference material
Use graphs ‘honestly’ to give a fair representation of the data
Put yourself in the place of your audience how will they see your slides or other visual aids?
Respect your organization’s house style and be aware of the need to protect their brand
Big impact comes from simplicity of design
Avoid anything flashy
Your job is to persuade your audience you know what you are talking about: not that you can use all the neat tricks that PowerPoint offers
Break any of these rules only if you are convinced that to do so will really strengthen your message

Checking
Test images and watermarks with a projector
Check for errors. Then, check again. Then ask a colleague to check for you!


RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
Next time you create visual aids or slides for your presentation:
1. Check that they are optimized for your audience, not for you (1 MC CPD Points)
2. Does the content work and is it as simple as possible? (2 MC CPD Points)
3. Does the design and format properly enhance your slides? (2 MC CPD Points)
4. Have you checked them... thoroughly?
...Really? (2 MC CPD Points)

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RECOMMENDED READING
My top recommendation is my own book:
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📖 Presentation Zen - https://geni.us/mrvmeh
📖 The Pyramid Principle - https://geni.us/9cbjvBs
📖 The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs - https://geni.us/KJpG

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - Good visual aids make your presentation more…
00:33 - The purpose of your visual aids
00:58 - What visual aids are NOT for…
01:31 - Two elements to every visual aid
01:41 - Less is more
01:55 - Content
02:25 - Format
04:57 - Become more skillful
05:14 - Checking
05:55 - Conclusion


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