Presentation Training Tips:
Making Presentation - What Your Audience Wants to See

Gear your presentation towards your audience. In order to do this, you must have some information on the audience. Who are they? Where are they? What are you talking about? How does it pertain to them? If you are unsure about the audience members and the demographic, it is important to do a little research before making presentations.

If you are making presentations for a student audience, there are a few tricks to follow. The first thing is to get the students involved in your presentation by having a participation activity. It doesn't have to be very extensive, but something to get them active and interested is a great way to begin.

Also, students will not likely respond best with posters. Students respond better with technology. When making presentations with tools like PowerPoint, make the slides interesting and fun. A serious slide show will bore them to tears.

On the other hand, some presentations should be serious like work meetings or professional conferences. If you are making presentations for a small meeting, there are a few options concerning visual and presentational aids. Both posters and technical tools, such as PowerPoint, can be used. However, either one or the other should be chosen.

For posters, remember to keep one idea per poster. This will keep your audience focused on what you have to say at that moment. When there are multiple points on a poster, the audience, even in a small meeting, can be distracted by viewing the information ahead of time. When you are making presentations for a small meeting, it is a good idea to put the company logo on the poster. This will give the poster a better professional image as well as fill up any additional white space.

PowerPoints are a great way to make presentations in any meeting, big or small. For a professional setting, remember to keep it simple and clean, nothing too excessive and over the top. Have a quick overview of what you have to say and not much else. Charts and graphs can be easily placed on your PowerPoint if you must provide visual information.

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