Week 5: Clear

Chart for presentations. Created by Jose C. Silva.

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I thought the concept that was made clear this week was the effective presentation part specifically the information on duarte.com. Duarte had five key rules for making effective presentations they are treat your audience as kings, spread ideas and move people, help them see what your saying, practice design not decoration, and cultivate healthy relationships. Too often in presentations the focus is on telling the audience the information as opposed to painting a picture in the audience’s mind as to what the meaning behind your concept truly is.  Practicing design and not decoration refers to when it comes to designing your project everything that is visually a part of your presentation has to having meaning and importance to the message you are trying to convey.

Making effective presentations is very important in the business environment. No matter what field you work in, you will have to be able to convey your ideas in the a manner that better both your company and yourself. My dad who is in charge of the Southeast division of his company often listens to presentations from the Project managers that work for him. Presentations are also a good way for bosses to judge your enthusiasm for the company or to show enthusiasm for an individual idea that your think is important. A poor presentation cans signal a lack of enthusiasm and work ethic that is necessary for succeeding in the business environment.

I found an additional article online that contains more tips on effective presentations. The article contains some eighteen tips for effective presentations so I will explain some of the bigger points. The 10-20-30 rule implies that each presentation should only contain ten slides, not exceed a length of twenty minutes, and not have a font size of less than thirty. The 20-20 rule maintains that you should have twenty slides each last exactly twenty seconds. This keeps your presentation entertaining and keeps your points concise. Here is the link to the article: 

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/18-tips-for-killer-presentations.html