How to make a powerful presentation

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To make a powerful presentation you need to follow the next steps:

To make a powerful presentation you need to follow the next

steps:
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STEP 1 DECIDE ON THE TOPIC What are you going to

STEP 1

DECIDE ON THE TOPIC
What are you going to speak about?
Is

this topic interesting and new? Will speaking about it bring you success?
What your audience know about your topic and what they do not know?
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STEP 2 FIND OUT WHO YOUR AUDIENCE IS Are you going

STEP 2

FIND OUT WHO YOUR AUDIENCE IS
Are you going to

present to colleagues of your department? To your future clients or customers who might be either adults or children?
Are you going to present your business idea to a commission to win a grant?
Do you want just to inform or to promote your business?
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STEP 3 SELECT APPROPRIATE MATERIAL Include only relevant information Do not

STEP 3

SELECT APPROPRIATE MATERIAL
Include only relevant information
Do not overuse dates and

figures (unless it is necessary) – give examples
Organize the material in a logical order – choose three points to discuss within your presentation
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STEP 4 FOLLOW A STRUCTURE Opening Main part Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Conclusion

STEP 4

FOLLOW A STRUCTURE
Opening
Main part
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Conclusion

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STEP 5 WRITE A DRAFT Do not avoid the stage of

STEP 5

WRITE A DRAFT
Do not avoid the stage of drafting
Read

the written draft and pay attention to the information which is not relevant, remove unnecessary information
Add new information which helps understand you better
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STEP 6 PREPARE VISUAL AIDS Think what information is the most

STEP 6

PREPARE VISUAL AIDS
Think what information is the most important and

how to represent it on slides
Do not place texts on a slide
Follow the “rule of five” – no more than five bullets on a page with no more than five words in a bullet