Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Delivering a presentation
Resources to help
Content
Ask yourself
Who is your audience?
Make an outline
C.R.A.P. Repetition
Alignment
Proximity
Contrast Isn’t Done This Way
Color is a common way of using contrast, black
and white has HIGH contrast, orange and
yellow are not enough contrast
51.60%
Percent of Respondents
49.30%
50.00% 60.00%
51.60%
Percent of Respondents
49.30%
40.00% 50.00%
33.60%
30.00% 40.00%
33.60%
20.00% 30.00%
10.00% 20.00%
0.00% 10.00%
Speaker reads slide Full sentences Small text Complex visuals
Complaints
0.00%
Speaker reads slide Full sentences Small text Complex visuals
Complaints
Contrast
C.R.A.P. Repetition
Alignment
Proximity
Delivery Tips
How Much Text?
Don’t just put all of the material you are planning to deliver on
the slide. Writing out exactly what you are going to say,
including it on the slide, and then reading from the slide is not
an effective way to make your point. The slide is too difficult to
read and you’ve just made your presentation and your delivery
about 100% more boring than it was before this. It’s a big
mistake to have text-heavy presentations, a big mistake to only
read off your slides, and an even bigger mistake to do both at
once.
Bulleted Lists
Concise bullet points are:
Easier to read
More interesting
Time yourself!
What to Practice
Speaking clearly (volume, pitch, and enunciation)
Avoiding filler words (like, um, okay, right, you know, etc.)
https://www.utc.edu/library/
PowerPoint Tech Help
MS Office Consultations available:
Basil Considine, basil-considine@utc.edu, LIB 215, 423-425-2668
www.utc.edu/library/services/writing-and-communication-center