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The Cheat-Sheet For Effective Presentation

Invariably in all the college fests, Paper Presentation is a must. It deals with how effectively you present a topic before your audience. Many things have to be considered to deliver a good presentation; the content of your presentation, eloquence, length of the presentation and many other factors. Here is a list of things you need to remember before you present the paper. 

1. Minimize the number of slides: 

Content of the presentation is of vital importance for any presentation. One should be able to convey the message to the audience in a proper way. To keep your audience attentive minimize the number of slides. Use points or bullets rather than paragraphs. It makes things easier.  

2. Choose a font style that is visible to your audience from a distance:  

Choose a font style that is visible to your audience from a longer distance, it keeps the audience engaged and interested. Sometimes when your voice is not clear or audible enough, your presentation will be the only medium for the viewers to understand the topic and content. 

3. Brevity:  

Long paragraphs in your slides would not grab the attention of the target audience. Use simple language, present your content in bullet points. Keep it crisp and clear. Another potential threat is that some projectors crop slides at the edges, so long sentences may be cropped and that would leave behind a negative impression.  

4. Use Graphics:  

Use art to make your presentation visually attractive. Choose an appealing, consistent template or theme that is not too eye-catching. You don't want the background or design to detract from your message. Use graphics, charts, graphs to present your data. Make sure you do not use too many graphics or custom transitions because that would not interest the audience. 

5. Do not read the presentation: 

Since your presentation will be having bullet points, practice in such a way that you elaborate on each point one you look at the keyword or heading. If you are simply going to read the presentation, it is not going to impress the audience. Besides that you have to be eloquent and loud. The success of your presentation is primarily judged on these parameters. 


6. Maintain Eye Contact:

Maintaining a proper body language during paper presentation is of primary importance. Maintain eye - contact with the audience is as important as your content. Respond to their reactions and try to give spontaneous answers. Monitor your audience behavior, you cannot simply read out information from the slides, face the audience and use gestures. 

7. Make it Interactive:  

Make the presentation as interactive as possible. Ask for feedback from the audience, it is the best way to improve yourself. Questions are an excellent indicator that people are engaged by your subject matter and presentation skills. But if you save questions until the end of the presentation, you will get through your material uninterrupted. So choose it to do it in the end, but do not miss out on it. 


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