I got several chances to make presentations. I hated to speak in public. I was always nervous. But I started realizing I might like making presentations. The point is preparation and main idea. If I have a clear images of what I am going to say and If I take a enough time to consider how to convey my idea effectively, the presentation must be fun every time.
I have been reading ‘presentationzen’, I like this book, I have not finished yet, however this book gave me a lot of idea about presentation. I will review this book, however I will write down what l learned recently. I would like to read this book every time before making presentation. I strongly recommend you this books.
Like a everything else, making presentation is never ending story. We need to practice to make presentation better. What I learned recently are following.
Know your audience : Recognizing our audience is important. Who is your audience? Professionals, students, or common people? Which terms should we explain more or less? We might give overview to audience at first slide, is it good overview or introduction? How can we convey our idea directly to audience?
Draw pictures before siting in front of the computer : I was surprised to read ‘presentationzen’. That book explained that we had better write pictures or images on notebook by hand before starting making power point. Before making slides, we had better sketch the image in notebook. That is not digital. But since I read this book, I always write images on notebook, that helps me a lot.
Make it simple : What is the main idea that we are going to deliver? If we have to chose only one word or sentence, what would we say on each slides? It is also good to write a notebook. Let’s ask ourselves every time, what is the main point of this slide?.
Do not waste the time : Do not waste my time? No. But also not audience’s. If we had 100 audiences, and If I we made a bad presentation, we would waste 1 minute? That it? No. we would waste 101 minutes. So do not wasted time, be more prepare otherwise we would waste not only our time, but everyone’s time. Conversely, we have the great chance to use the other person’s time. Let’s use them effectively.
I just wrote what I came up with down. I should have written more. I could not do every time what I was learned and taught but I realize that the practice and theory for good presentation are very important. Let’s practice and stand in front of audience again and again. Practice makes perfect.