How to compose a concise presentation: Some mistakes easily made by novices

To everyone’s relief, finally it comes the last week of this series! In this week we’re gonna introduce the last two simple things to notice, and thus finish our demo presentation. But don’t assume that it will be the final version to propose, there are still something to do with. That’s what we’ll talk about in the following weeks. Hope you will find them more useful then~

First, it’s quite common to have some tables in the document. As every of you can imagine, tables of raw data are desperately undesirable.

Feeling dizzy…right? So, how can we remedy the table? One way is to divide the table into several parts, and use the data to compose diagrams so as to express your idea. Another way is to make some handouts and deliver it to all the audiences before your speech.

After making considerable efforts, the main frame of our report is established. Usually, unless there’s a handout already, we will insert a page where all the contents are concisely listed. It’s called “preface”, or “table of contents”, which helps the listeners to have a overview of your presentation.

(Usually, we’ll make the preface first, then use those terms as the titles in the following pages)

Honestly, there’s still another thing to notice: the composition of the content. The arrangements must be logical. The concept is simple, but sometimes you will be puzzled with it. A recommendation is to think through all your topics and try to compose a plausible story combining all of them. This can also be the summary of your speech.

Take those tips in mind, then all of you can compose a simple, but well-constructed presentation. In the following weeks, we’ll go through several different methods and functions to polish your document and PowerPoint skills, which may make you like a genuine professional.

That’s it for today’s discussion, hope to see you next week~

By the way, the PowerPoint document has been uploaded to Google drive. Here's the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwa5RmUSbHyXbW5fbGhaeWoxSE0/view?usp=sharing

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