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31 of the best class presentation tips for students
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By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed.
Giving class presentations is just part of the school experience. Some students dread presenting to their classmates, and others prefer class presentations to written assessments. If you’re new to this, or if you’re just looking for some ideas, I share my best class presentation tips for students in the post below.
Class presentations often involve a visual component, and an audio and delivery component. The tips in this post are for class presentations that involve SLIDES, such as Google Slides or PowerPoint. Therefore, I break down the class presentation tips for students into the following categories:
- text and content
- Audio and delivery class presentation tips
- Bonus class presentation tips to up-level your game
Class presentation tips for VISUALS
The following tips will enhance the visual component of your school presentation. The strategies are further categorized by format, text, and images.
Class presentation tips for slide FORMAT
The visual format of your presentation must be clear and easy to read.
1. Use a slide deck.
This class presentation tip is obvious, but I can’t leave it off the list. If you’re presenting to your fellow students, you will need some kind of visual representation of the information you’re delivering. Very rarely will you present to your class without slides. Google Slides and PowerPoint are the two primary products to make slides.
2. Use the right number of slides.
Class presentations in high school and college will likely be 5 minutes or less. Follow your teacher’s guidelines, of course, but generally, students will use 1-2 slides per minute. (That would be 5-10 slides for a 5-minute presentation.)
3. Use an appropriate slide template and theme.
PowerPoint and Google Slides come with default slide templates (themes). Most of the default templates are suitable for class presentations, and so you should be fine choosing one of those. You can also find templates on the free version of Canva. I like slidesgo.com for free templates (it’s not sketchy – I’ve personally used it. I also like SlidesCarnival.com but you have to import the templates into Canva first, and then export them from Canva into Google Slides or PowerPoint.
4. Use clear fonts.
Pick your font based on clarity, not creativity. Your audience should be able to read your text effortlessly and from the back of the classroom. Here are some rules:
- Avoid cursive / script fonts
- Avoid writing in all capital letters
- Avoid fonts that are entirely in italics (slanted)
5. Use a maximum of two fonts.
Stick to two fonts: one for headings and titles, and one for body text. More than two fonts make your slides hard to read.
6. Use 3-4 colors.
Stick to a basic color palette of no more than four colors. It’s fine to use images that are outside your color scheme, but besides images, avoid too many colors. Most default templates stick to four colors or less, so you’re safe if you use a pre-made template.
7. Use high-contrast text-on-background combinations.
Your text needs to stand out from the background color. Black font on a white background or white font on a black background provides the highest contrast and best readability. This website here provides excellent information and examples about color combinations.
Class presentation tips for slide TEXT and CONTENT
8. start with a simple title slide..
Your teacher will likely require a title slide in the syllabus. Even if it’s not required, make one anyway. A title slide should be simple: the name of the presentation, your name, and a simple graphic or image.
9. Include a roadmap slide.
A roadmap slide (I made up that term, but it works) is like a table of contents. It tells your classmates what they will learn from your presentation. Even if your presentation is only 6 slides long, a roadmap slide can be helpful. Below is an example.
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10. Include enough white space.
White space is the blank space that doesn’t contain text or images. White space is very important for readability. In the image below, you can see the impact white space has on readability.
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11. Use bullet points.
Whenever possible, use bullet points instead of complete sentences. Most slides should include no more than 5-6 bullet points. If you need to say more, continue the bullet points on another slide.
12. Leave some text off the slides.
Your slides should include minimal to moderate text that you will elaborate on during your class presentation. In other words, don’t cram the slides full of everything you want to share on the topic. The only exception to this rule is if you are not verbally presenting to the class, but are instead just sharing the slides with your classmates to view on their own.
13. Include examples.
Examples make most things clearer. When possible, include an example for all your main points.
14. Include statistics and other quantitative information.
Use numbers in place of text when you can. Numbers and statistics can be easier for your audience to process. Example below:
- Instead of saying this: There is one-third as many Giant Pandas living in 2020 as there were in 2014.
- Say this: Giant Panda population in 2140 = 1864 | Giant Panda population in 2020 = 600 [ source ]
15. Include a summary slide
Consider adding a final summary slide to your class presentation. This is an excellent strategy because it will increase your audience’s understanding of your main points. The text on this slide should be in bullet-point format. The information on this slide might align with the information on your roadmap slide.
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Class presentation tips for slide IMAGES
16. include an image or graphical element on each slide..
Every slide should have some kind of graphical element to complement the text. Some slides might even have an image and no text. (You would explain the image in your verbal presentation to the class.) Note: be sure to cite all images.
17. Use images / graphics for illustration and emphasis, not decoration .
Avoid using images for decoration. Images and graphics should do one of the following:
- Add something valuable to the text
- Illustrate the idea on the slide
- Represent the idea on the slide
- Emphasize an element of the slide (such as underlines, stars, etc.)
18. Resize and reformat images.
Resize images and graphics to fit the scale of your slide. It should be big enough to see clearly, but still allow for plenty of white space (Class Presentation Tip #10). You can remove the background of an image using a mobile app, or something like the paid version of Canva or PicMonkey. Again, be sure to cite your images.
19. Use video when appropriate.
If your presentation calls for it, include short video clips. Only use video if it adds value.
20. Use icons for emphasis.
Use icons like stars, 3D shapes, speech bubbles, and arrows to emphasize important text. Keep these icons within your color scheme. You can find free icons within Google Slides and PowerPoint, or you can use Google Images or Canva.
21. Use graphs and charts.
Too much text is confusing. Too many images is boring. Solve this problem by using pie charts, bar graphs and other graphical ways of representing data.
Class presentation tips for SPEAKING
You might have the best slides in the class, but your presentation is not complete until you deliver it to your classmates. The following tips are for improving your audio and delivery.
22. Never read directly from the slides.
Use the slides as a reference, but don’t read word-for-word. How do you do this? First change to the next slide. Then look at it for cues. Next, speak directly to your classmates, making eye contact as your speak. It’s okay to glance back at the slide if you need to.
23. Face your audience.
Your body should always face the audience. Stand or sit either straight on, or at a 45-degree angle. Never have your body square to the presentation screen.
24. Explain the images.
When you present each slide, you should spend some time on the text and some time on the images. If your images add value (which they should), then this should be simple to do.
25. Speak slowly and clearly.
Speak slower than you naturally speak. Practice difficult words until they are smooth.
26. Use verbal transitions between topics.
When you change topics, use transition expressions such as “Next, we are going to look at …” or “Now, let’s move on to …”
27. Practice more than you want to.
Practicing your class presentation over and over improves your delivery and increases your confidence. Practice in front of the mirror, in front of others, or in front of your camera (to be watched later, of course).
Bonus class presentation tips for students: How to up-level your game
The following bonus tips are for students looking to take their class presentations to the next level. Keep in mind that some of the ideas below are best suited for college and university students.
28. Provide a printed note-catcher.
An engaged audience is the best audience. To increase your classmates’ active focus, provide each student a printed note-catcher they can use to follow along with your presentation. PowerPoint and Google Slides both have features that enable you to print out your presentation with the slides on the left and space to take notes on the right.
29. Ask questions and survey your classmates.
Another way to engage your audience is by asking them questions. You can build these questions into the slides themselves, or you can pause your presentation to ask questions before moving to a slide with the answers.
30. Use the Speaker Notes section .
The text on your slides should vary from the words you speak to your classmates during your presentation. Either you practice your presentation so much that you memorize it, or you use the Speaker Notes section on PowerPoint or Google Slides.
31. Open with a question, and close with an answer .
A great class presentation tip for students is to open with a question you pose to your classmates at the beginning, and then close with the answer. You could put the question on its own opening slide and then close with another slide that re-poses the question and features the answer.
For example, if you are presenting on Susan B. Anthony, your question could be Who was Susan B. Anthony? and the answer – which is the point of your presentation – could be Susan B. Anthony was one of America’s greatest champions for freedom and equality of women and slaves. College-level presentations would have more complex question-and-answer pairings than this example, but you get the idea.
Class presentation tips for students – summary notes
It’s important to follow your teacher’s requirements when creating your class presentation. Use these tips and strategies to maximize your grade, impression on the class, and your content delivery – but always consult your syllabus first.
And finally, the greatest tip of all is to PRACTICE. In Tip #27 I emphasize the importance of practicing more than you want to. Watch TED talks and other notable speakers to see how smooth they speak – these presenters have practiced the same presentation hundreds of times. Practice is the key.
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Doing a presentation in class can be intimidating, but it does not have to be. This wikiHow will give you lots of pointers on how to do a presentation in class with minimal stress .
How to Give a Good Class Presentation
- Practice running your presentation before you give it in class.
- Write down the points you want to remember on note cards.
- Picture yourself doing well to get a boost of confidence before you present.
- Make eye contact with other people in class while you're presenting.
- Speak with a clear voice and vary your inflection to keep it interesting.
Planning the Presentation
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- Write down keywords or main ideas. If you need to consult your index cards, you're only going to want to scan the index card for information, not read every last word.
- Most of the time, the act of putting information down on your index cards will help you remember the information. So, while you might not strictly need the note cards, it's a nice security blanket to have if you happen to forget what you were going to say.
- You don't want to be reading straight off your notecards during your presentation.
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- Practice in front of your family or friends, or in front of the mirror, when you rehearse your presentation. It's probably better to do it in front of friends who you may not know well, as this will help you replicate the feeling of being in front of the class.
- Ask your friends for feedback after you finish your presentation. Was the presentation long enough? How was your eye contact? Did you stammer at all? Were all the points clearly made?
- Make a critique of your practice performance. Challenge yourself to work on all the things that you believe you can improve during the real presentation. When it comes time to deliver the real deal, you'll feel confident knowing that you've worked extra hard on what was toughest for you.
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- Get quotes from reliable sources. Good quotes make a good presentation great. Taking what smart people have said and putting it into your presentation not only makes you look smart, it shows the teacher that you spent time thinking about what other people said.
- Make sure your sources are trustworthy . There's nothing that can quite break your confidence like a fact that turns out to not be a fact. Don't always trust the information you get off the Internet.
Delivering the Presentation
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- Studies have shown that smiles are infectious; that means that once you smile, it's hard for everyone else not to smile. So if you want your presentation to go off without a hitch, force yourself to smile. That'll make everyone smile; and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile.
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- Think about your intention before you talk to your audience. Do you want to educate, enlighten, or entertain this audience? What is the effect that you want to have on the listener?
- Visualize success before, during, and after your presentation. Be humble about what you do — no need for cockiness — but imagine a successful presentation at all times. Don't let the thought of failure creep into your mind.
- In many ways, your confidence is just as important as the information you're delivering. You don't want to spread misinformation, or skimp on doing your research, but a lot of what you'll be graded on — and what the other students come away with — is going to be your level of confidence. Also if you are confident, you will have a better time exchanging ideas with the class.
- If you need a confidence boost, think big picture. After 10 or 15 minutes, your presentation will be over. What will your presentation matter in the long run? Probably not very much. Try to do the best you can, but if you're getting nervous, remind yourself that there are much more important moments in your life to come.
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- Have the goal of looking at every person in the classroom at least once. That way, everyone will feel like you've engaged with them. Plus, you'll look like you know what you're talking about.
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- Inflection is the kind of movement that radio DJs put into their voice; it's the ramped-up pitch in your voice when it gets excited. You don't want to sound like you've just seen a lion, but you also don't want to sound like you've just seen a squirrel, either. Vary it up to make the presentation more interesting.
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- Tell a story, maybe one with a personal note. Stories are great for history or English presentations. Maybe you can tie your presentation into a little anecdote about a famous historical person?
- Ask a provocative question. Ending with a question is a good way of getting your audience to think about your presentation in an interesting way. Is there a certain conclusion you want them to come to?
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- Don't be afraid to interact with the audience. Ask and answer questions about your presentation. If you're giving a demonstration speech, you could even take volunteers to help out during your presentation.
- If you have a visual aid, don't include a lot of writing on it because your audience will get distracted reading it. Instead of writing out points, bring them up naturally in your presentation.
- If you stress out and can't remember a line, just pause and take a deep breath. Try to pick up right where you left off and keep going so you finish strong.
- If you don't like looking at people's eyes, try looking at the corners of the room or at peoples' foreheads so you still feel engaging with your audience.
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1. Review assignment guidelines
Before you can strategize about how to start a class presentation, you need to be certain that you understand the assignment details. Consult materials that your instructor provided, like rubrics, to determine what your presentation needs to cover and what form it should take.
For instance, are you presenting individually or as part of a group? How long should the presentation be? Are you required to have visuals? Knowing these details will help you to plan a successful class presentation.
2. Make a presentation plan
Once you've reviewed the specific assignment details, it's time to make a presentation plan. You can start by making an outline of your talking points. Outlines for class presentations will look similar to those for papers, with sections and subsections that work through your main ideas. You'll want to be precise about what points are essential to communicate to your audience. Also, take some time to decide on a completion timeline to ensure that you're ready on presentation day. Remember to build in time for practice!
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At this point, you'll also want to determine what kind of visual aid(s) you want to use: a handout or a digital presentation, or both? Keep in mind the assignment requirements, but also the audience and the presentation format. For example, are you presenting to a large audience? If so, a handout might not be efficient. Are you presenting in-person or online? If you're preparing an online presentation, a PowerPoint or Google slides presentation will help your audience follow along.
4. Fill out your outline and keep it simple
Now that you've developed a plan for completing your class presentation, you can begin to build out the actual content. If you've created a basic outline, fill it in with some substance. Remember to keep it simple. At around 10-15 minutes, the average in-class presentation can only effectively communicate around three main points. Avoid long quotes or monologues. Your audience may find it difficult to follow longer textual components.
5. Design your visuals with minimal text
Along similar lines, don't simply plop your outline or textual notes into your visuals. Visual aids should be just that: aids that allow your audience to better visualize the main points of your presentation. Large blocks of text on a PowerPoint can be hard to see, so work on creating a digital aid that is mostly comprised on images. When text is appropriate, use bullet points and active words that your audience can remember.
6. Allow time for revisions
Once you've compiled your notes and created your visuals, take some time away from the project. You'll return to your work with fresh eyes. Then, allow time for revision: be sure to proofread your notes, slides, and/or handouts and make sure your visuals are clear. Check to see if any images that you're using appear pixelated on a larger screen and make sure your text is readable from a distance.
7. Check your citations
Many in class presentations will require citations, especially if they are accompanying a paper or another class research project. You can use BibGuru's citation generator to create your citations and copy them to your slides or handout. Consult your assignment guidelines, or ask your instructor, to find out what citation style is required.
8. Practice...and practice again
Give yourself time to practice your presentation in front of an audience before the big day. Familiarize them with the assignment guidelines, as needed, and ask them to time you. You'll need to know if your presentation meets the time requirements. After the first run though, consider these questions:
- Is your presentation too long or too short?
- Are you hitting the main points in a logical sequence that your audience can follow?
- Are your visuals clear?
- Is your delivery fluid or are you pausing too often to look at your notes?
- Are you making eye contact with your audience?
Use your answers to these questions to determine what, if at all, you need to change and then schedule another practice. You should practice your presentation as many times as you need to in order to achieve a fluid delivery.
9. Prepare for technical difficulties
Since most class presentations will include a digital element, be prepared to troubleshoot if there are technical difficulties on presentation day. Always have a back-up plan and be sure to save your visuals in multiple places. Keep a copy of your notes and slides in your email, on a thumb drive, and/or on the cloud. Practice enough so that, in the event that you can't get your visual aid to work, you can still deliver your presentation.
10. Take the stage with confidence
If you've followed your plan, practiced thoroughly, and prepared for possible technical difficulties, you should be ready to take the stage with confidence. Nervousness is absolutely natural, but try your best to relax and breathe. A few shoulder rolls and deep breaths right before the presentation can go a long way to making you feel more focused and centered.
11. Connect with your audience
From the first moment of your presentation, you'll want to establish a strong connection with your audience. Smile, make eye contact, and modulate your voice appropriately. Remember, people exhibit all kinds of facial expressions when they are listening or concentrating, so try not to pay too much attention to individual faces.
Also, although your instructor will be the one grading you, don't simply present to them. Include the entire class in your gaze. Finally, be careful about pace. If you have a tendency to speed up your speech when you're nervous, make a conscious effort to slow down.
The bottom line
Following the tips above will enable you to confidently deliver a class presentation to your instructor and classmates, or to any audience. With solid preparation and ample practice, your next class presentation will be a memorable success.
Frequently Asked Questions about class presentations
The most successful presentations begin with a hook. This could be a short, yet compelling story, an eye-catching visual with brief analysis, or an inspiring quote or statistic. No matter how you begin, ensure that you can fluidly transition to the main substance of your presentation in a way that your audience can easily follow.
Regardless of the subject of your presentation, you can make it interesting for your audience by engaging them through consistent eye contact, a relaxed and confident delivery style, and interactivity. For instance, to keep your audience engaged, you might try including questions or brief activities in your presentation.
Wrap up your presentation by summarizing your key points. You can also end with a provocative question or thought. You should also thank your audience for listening.
Good presentations are well-organized, time-sensitive, clear, and delivered with confidence.
The most common presentation mistakes include: not engaging your audience, using visuals that are overloaded with text, and not practicing enough.
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8 Tips to Power-Up Your Classroom Presentations
Last month, I attended a Back to School Night for parents, sitting through presentation after presentation by teachers, some with slides that helped make their presentation a delight to listen to, and others . . . well, that's why I'm writing this blog post.
The goal of a classroom presentation is to aid you in effectively conveying information in a way that allows students (or their parents) to remember what you said. Unfortunately, for some, the presentation becomes a crutch, and they begin to rely on the slides to tell their story, rather than to help them tell the story.
I've been creating presentations using software like PowerPoint and KeyNote for 20 years, and I've learned a lot about how to most effectively communicate. Here's what I've found.
1. Use as Many Slides as You Need
It's a common myth that better presentations use fewer slides. This is simply not the case. I once sent an education conference presentation to the organizers so they could preview it in advance of my speaking. They wrote back, concerned that my 45-minute presentation had 116 slides. I looked it over and realized they were right! I revised it and sent a presentation with 135 slides back to them. I finished my talk with 5 minutes to spare -- just enough time to take questions -- and the presentation was a huge success.
The number of slides in your presentation is irrelevant. What matters is how well your slides communicate and how much time you spend talking about each slide. Spending five minutes on five slides will almost always be more engaging to your students than spending five minutes on a single slide, even when the information is exactly the same.
In the movie Amadeus , the Emperor of Austria complains to Mozart that his music has "too many notes." Mozart responds, "There are just as many notes as are required. Neither more nor less." Use as many slides as you need to make your point. No more. No less.
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2. Minimize Verbosity
Your slides are there to support what you are saying, not to say it for you. Keep your word count low, and only place one main point on a slide, plus three to five sub-points if absolutely needed. Remember tip #1 above -- don't be afraid to use more slides. They're free! Also, the language in your slides doesn't need to be in complete sentences. Pare the text to as few words as possible, using what's there only to emphasize and reinforce -- not replace -- the words coming out of your mouth.
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3. Maximize Visuals
Photos, figures and icons work as visual memory triggers. They help your students remember what it is you're saying. Any time you can add a visual that helps illustrate or reinforce the points you're making in your slides, you should use it. One great way to do this on the cheap is to use public domain or creative commons photos you can find on Flickr or Google .
4. Reduce Noise
Many teachers like to add banners, headers, footers, page numbers and more noise to their slides. Unless the information needs to be on every slide for a vital reason (which is rare), you should remove it. All these redundant elements do is create distractions from the content of your slides. I find this to be especially true of page numbers. Imagine if a movie included a time code at the bottom, constantly reminding you how long you had been watching. All this does is serve to take the viewer out of the moment. Page numbers in slides really don't provide any useful information -- they just remind your students how long they've been watching.
Pursuant to tips #1 and #2, you're not going to win awards by cramming the most content on the fewest slides. Make text and visuals as large as you can. Not only does this make them easier to see and read, but larger images and text make a greater impact to aid memory. There's nothing wrong with filling an entire slide with a photo, and then placing text right on top. You may have to use a transparent background immediately behind the text so that it's clearly readable, but the overall effect is almost always more memorable than just some text beside an image.
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6. Highlight What You Are Talking About
While you are presenting, your students may be momentarily distracted taking notes, thinking about what you are saying, glancing out the window, possibly even daydreaming. When they refocus on your slides, though, they need to quickly pick back up where you are, or you risk losing them again.
- Use contrast or call-outs to clearly show the area of the slide you are talking about.
- Reveal bullet points or table rows one at a time so that the last one visible is the one you are talking about.
- Use arrows, circles or other pointers to show what you are referencing in specific parts of an illustration, photo or graph.
- Animate and reveal parts of illustrations and graphs (where possible) to build your story rather than showing everything at once.
- Use bold type or different colors to highlight the keywords in any lengthy text.
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7. Transition Changes
Humans suffer from an affliction called change blindness -- we have a hard time seeing changes unless there is a clear transition between the states. This is especially a problem in presentations where slides may look very much alike. Most programs include transitions that can be used between slides or on elements in the slides themselves.
My favorite transition is the cross-dissolve -- where the first slide fades down while the next slide fades up -- but different transitions can help illustrate points in your presentation. Are you talking about combustion or the fire of London? Use a flame transition. Talking about photography or Hollywood movies? Use the flashbulb transition. Even "cheesy" transitions help overcome change blindness and aid student memory at the same time.
8. Repeat Yourself Redundantly
It’s OK to repeat the same slide more than once -- especially when using images -- if you are reminding students of an earlier point. Obviously, this is not a license to be monotonous. However, if you want to tie separate ideas together, emphasize a point or splash in a little comic relief, it's perfectly fine to repeat a slide.
Bonus Tip: Make it Funny!
There's little doubt that emotional responses can aid memory. While it can be difficult to apply this power in a classroom slide presentation, humor is easy enough, and adding a bit of levity to your presentations at the right points can work to give students vital memory hooks.
Remember, the point of presentation slides is not to replace you as the teacher, but to help your students understand and remember what you are teaching. Overwhelming them with too much information can be just as harmful as underwhelming them with too little.
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7.4 Public Speaking and Class Presentations
Learning objectives.
- Know how to overcome nervousness and anxiety associated with public speaking and giving class presentations.
- Effectively use the six-step process to prepare for and deliver a class presentation.
- Create effective visual aids for use in class presentations.
- Work with a group to successfully plan and deliver a class presentation.
Public speaking—giving an oral presentation before a class or another group of people—is a special form of interaction common in education. You will likely be asked to give a presentation in one of your classes at some point, and your future career may also involve public speaking. It’s important to develop skills for this form of communication.
Public speaking is like participating in class—sharing your thoughts, ideas, and questions with others in the group. In other ways, however, public speaking is very different. You stand in front of the class to speak, rather than from your usual seat—and for most students, that changes the psychology of the situation. You also have time outside of class to prepare your presentation, allowing you to plan it carefully—and, for many, giving more time to worry about it and experience even more anxiety!
Overcoming Anxiety
Although a few people seem to be natural public speakers, most of us feel some stage fright or anxiety about having to speak to a group, at least at first. This is completely normal. We feel like everyone is staring at us and seeing our every flaw, and we’re sure we’ll forget what we want to say or mess up. Take comfort from knowing that almost everyone else is dreading giving class presentations the same as you are! But you can learn to overcome your anxiety and prepare in a way that not only safely gets you through the experience but also leads to success in your presentation. The following are proven strategies for overcoming anxiety when speaking in public:
- Understand anxiety. Since stage fright is normal, don’t try to deny that you’re feeling anxious. A little anxiety can help motivate you to prepare and do your best. Accept this aspect of the process and work to overcome it. Anxiety is usually worst just before you begin and but eases up once you’ve begun.
- Understand that your audience actually wants you to succeed. They’re not looking for faults or hoping you’ll fail. Other students and your instructors are on your side, not your enemy. They likely won’t even see your anxiety.
- Reduce anxiety by preparing and practicing. The next section discusses the preparation process in more detail. The more fully you prepare and the more often you have practice, the more your anxiety will go away.
- Focus on what you’re saying, not how you’re saying it. Keep in mind that you have ideas to share, and this is what your classmates and instructors are interested in. Don’t obsess about speaking, but focus on the content of your presentation. Think, for example, of how easily you share your ideas with a friend or family member, as you naturally speak your mind. The same can work with public speaking if you focus on the ideas themselves.
- Develop self-confidence. As you prepare, you will make notes you can refer to during the presentation. You’re not going to forget what you want to say. The more you practice, the more confident you’ll become.
Guidelines for Presentations
Preparing and delivering a presentation in class (or in business or other settings) is a process very similar to the learning process discussed in Chapter 4 “Listening, Taking Notes, and Remembering” , Chapter 5 “Reading to Learn” , and Chapter 6 “Preparing for and Taking Tests” and the writing process discussed in Chapter 8 “Writing for Classes” . The process breaks down into these six basic steps:
- Analyze your audience and goals
- Plan, research, and organize your content
- Draft and revise the presentation
- Prepare speaking notes
- Practice the presentation
- Deliver the presentation
Step 1: Analyze Your Audience and Goals
Who will see and hear your presentation—and why? Obviously, other students and the instructor. But you still need to think about what they already know, and don’t know, about your topic. If your topic relates to subject matter in class lectures and readings, consider what background information they already have and be careful not to give a boring recap of things they already know. It may be important, however, to show how your specific topic fits in with subjects that have been discussed already in class, especially in the beginning of your presentation, but be sure to focus on your new topic.
New terms and concepts may become familiar to you while doing your research and preparation, but remember to define and explain them to other students. Consider how much explanation or examples will be needed for your audience to grasp your points. If your topic involves anything controversial or may provoke emotion, consider your audience’s attitudes and choose your words carefully. Thinking about your audience will help you find ways to get their attention and keep them interested.
Be sure you are clear about the goals for the presentation. Are you primarily presenting new information or arguing for a position? Are you giving an overview or a detailed report? Review the assignment and talk with the instructor if you’re unsure. Your goals guide everything in the presentation: what you say, how much you say, what order you say it in, what visual aids you use, whether you use humor or personal examples, and so forth.
Step 2: Plan, Research, and Organize Your Content
Starting with the assignment and your goals, brainstorm your topic. Jot notes on specific topics that seem important. Often you’ll do reading or research to gather more information. Take notes as you would with any reading. As you research the topic at this stage, don’t worry at first about how much content you are gathering. It’s better to know too much and then pick out the most important things to say than to rush ahead to drafting the presentation and then realize you don’t have enough material.
Organizing a presentation is similar to organizing topics in a class paper and uses the same principles. Introduce your topic and state your main idea (thesis), go into more detail about specific ideas, and conclude your presentation. Look for a logical order for the specifics in the middle. Some topics work best in chronological (time) order or with a compare-and-contrast organization. If your goal is to persuade the audience, build up to the strongest reason. Put similar ideas together and add transitions between different ideas.
While researching your topic and outlining your main points, think about visual aids that may help the presentation.
Also start thinking about how much time you have for the presentation, but don’t limit yourself yet in the outline stage.
Step 3: Draft and Revise the Presentation
Unless required by the assignment, you don’t need to actually write out the presentation in full sentences and paragraphs. How much you write depends on your own learning and speaking style. Some students speak well from brief phrases written in an outline, while other students find it easier to write sentences out completely. There’s nothing wrong with writing the presentation out fully like a script if that helps you be sure you will say what you intend to—just so you don’t actually get up and read from the script.
You can’t know for sure how long a presentation will last until you rehearse it later, but you can estimate the time while drafting it. On the average, it takes two to three minutes to speak what can be written on a standard double-spaced page—but with visual aids, pauses, and audience interaction, it may take longer. While this is only a rough guide, you can start out thinking of a ten-minute presentation as the equivalent of a three to four-page paper.
Never wait until the last minute to draft your presentation. Arrange your time to prepare the first draft and then come back to it a day or two later to ask these questions:
- Am I going on too long about minor points? Could the audience get bored?
- Do I have good explanations and reasons for my main points? Do I need more data or better examples? Where would visual aids be most effective?
- Am I using the best words for this topic and this audience? Should I be more or less informal in the way I talk?
- Does it all hold together and flow well from one point to the next? Do I need a better introduction or transition when I shift from one idea to another?
Visual Aids in Presentations
Except for very short informal presentations, most presentations gain from visuals—and visual aids are often expected. If encouraged or allowed to include visuals in your presentation, plan to do so. Consider all possible types:
- Charts or graphs
- Photos or other images
- Video clips
- Handouts (only when necessary—they can be distracting)
Use the available technology, whether it’s an overhead projector, PowerPoint slides, a flip chart, or posters. (Talk to your instructor about resources and software for designing your visuals.) Follow these guidelines:
Design your visuals carefully. Here are some basic rules:
- Use a simple, neutral background. A light-colored background with text in a dark color works best for words; a dark background used like matting works best for photos.
- Minimize the amount of text in visuals—more than eight words per slide is usually too much. Avoid simply presenting word outlines of what you are saying. Make sure text is large enough for the audience to read.
- Don’t use more than two pictures in a slide, and use two only to make a direct comparison. Montages are hard to focus on and distract the viewer from what you’re saying. Use images only when they support your presentation; don’t use clip art just as decoration.
- Don’t put a table of numbers in a visual aid. If you need to illustrate numerical data, use a graph. (Microsoft Excel can make them for you easily.)
- Don’t use sound effects. Use a very brief recording only if directly related to your main points.
- Don’t use visual special effects such as dissolves, spins, box-outs, or other transitions. They are distracting. Use animation sparingly and only if it helps make a point.
- Don’t use so many visuals or move through them so quickly that the audience gives all its attention to them rather than to you.
- Practice your presentation using your visual aids, because they affect your timing.
- Explain visuals when needed but not when they’re obvious.
- Keep your eyes on your audience, only briefly glancing at visuals to stay in synch with them.
- Don’t hand out a printout of your visuals. Your audience should keep their eyes on you instead of fiddling around with paper.
Step 4: Prepare Speaking Notes
As mentioned earlier, it’s not a good idea to read your presentation from a written page rather than deliver it. To keep your audience’s attention, it’s important to make eye contact with them and to use a normal speaking voice—and you can’t do this if you keep your eyes on a written script.
Speaking notes are a brief outline for your presentation. You might write them on index cards or sheets of paper. Include important facts and data as well as keywords for your main ideas, but don’t write too much. (If you forget things later when you start practicing, you can always add more to your outline then.) Be sure to number your cards or pages to prevent a last-minute mix-up.
Think especially about how to open and close your presentation, because these two moments have the most impact of the whole presentation. Use the opening to capture the audience’s attention, but be sure it is appropriate for your audience and the goals. Here are some possibilities for your opening:
- A striking fact or example (illustrating an issue or a problem)
- A brief interesting or humorous anecdote (historical, personal, or current event)
- A question to the audience
- An interesting quotation
Then relate the opening to your topic and your main point and move into the body of the presentation.
Your closing mirrors the opening. Transition from your last point to a brief summary that pulls your ideas together. You might end with a challenge to the audience, a strong statement about your topic, or a personal reflection on what you have been saying. Just make sure you have a final sentence planned so that you don’t end up uncomfortably fumbling around at the end (“Well, I guess that ends my presentation”).
Step 5: Practice the Presentation
Practice may be the most important step. It is also the best way to get over stage fright and gain confidence.
Practice first in an empty room where you imagine people sitting, so that you can move your eyes around the room to this “audience.” The first time through, focus on putting your outlined notes into full sentences in your natural speaking voice. Don’t read your notes aloud. Glance down at your notes only briefly and then look up immediately around the room. Practice two or three times just to find the right words to explain your points and feel more comfortable working with your notes. Time yourself, but don’t obsess over your presentation being the exact length required. If your presentation is much too long, however, adjust it now in your notes so that you don’t start memorizing things that you might accidentally still say later on even though you cut them from your notes.
Once you feel good speaking from your notes, practice to add some more polish to your delivery. You might want to record or videotape your presentation or ask a friend or roommate to watch your presentation. Pay attention to these aspects of how you speak:
- Try to speak in your natural voice, not in a monotone as if you were just reading aloud. If you will be presenting in a large room without a microphone, you will need to speak louder than usual, but still try to use a natural voice.
- In usual conversation, we speed up and slow down and vary the intensity of our words to show how we feel about what we’re saying. Practice changes in your delivery style to emphasize key points.
- Don’t keep looking at your notes. It’s fine if you use words that are different from those you wrote down—the more you rehearse without looking at your notes, the more natural sounding you will be.
- Be sure you can pronounce all new words and technical terms correctly. Practice saying them slowly and clearly to yourself until you can say them naturally.
- Don’t forget transitions. Listeners need a cue when you’re moving to a new idea. Practice phrases such as “ Another important reason for this is…” or “Now let’s move on to why this is so.…”
- Watch out for all those little “filler” words people use so often, such as “like,” “you know,” “well,” and “uh.” They’re very distracting to most audiences. Listen to or watch your tape to see if you are using these fillers or ask your friend to point it out.
- Pay attention to body language when practicing. Stand up straight and tall in every practice session so that you become used to it. Unless you have to stand at a podium to use a fixed microphone in your presentation, practice moving around while you speak; this helps keep the audience watching you. Use hand and arm gestures if they are natural for you, but don’t try to make up gestures for the presentation because they will look phony. Most important, keep your eyes moving over the audience. Practice smiling and pausing at key points.
- Finally, it’s a good idea to be ready in case of an accident. Most likely your presentation will go smoothly, you’ll stay on track with your notes, and your PowerPoint slides will work fine, but sometimes a mishap happens. Be ready to joke about it, rather than becoming flustered. If the computer fails and you lose your visuals, say something like, “Well, that’s a shame, I had some really great photos to show you!” If you drop your index cards or notes, or accidentally skip ahead in your presentation and then have to backtrack, make a joke: “Sorry about that, I was so excited to get to my next point that I’m afraid I lost control there for a moment!” Let your audience laugh with you—they’ll still be on your side, and you can defuse the incident and move on without becoming more nervous.
Step 6: Deliver the Presentation
Be sure to get enough sleep and eat a healthy breakfast. Don’t drink too much caffeine or else you’ll become hyper and nervous. Wear your favorite—and appropriate—clothing and comfortable shoes.
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You may use computerized visual aids when you give a presentation to a class.
John Haynes Photography – OLPC – CC BY-ND 2.0.
Remember, your audience is on your side! If you’re still nervous before your turn, take a few deep breaths. Rehearse your opening lines in your mind. Smile as you move to the front of the room, looking at your audience. You’ll see some friendly faces smiling back encouragingly. As you start the presentation, move your eyes among those giving you a warm reception—and if you see some student looking bored or doing something else, just ignore them. But don’t focus on any one person in the audience for too long, which could make them nervous or cause them to look away.
Don’t keep looking at your watch or a clock: If your rehearsal times were close to your assigned time, your presentation will be also. If you do notice that you’re running behind schedule, it may be that you’re saying too much out of nervousness. Use your notes to get back on track and keep the pace moving. But it’s better to deliver your presentation naturally and fluidly and be a bit long or short than to try to change your words and end up sounding unnatural.
At the closing, deliver your last line with confidence, sweeping your eyes over the audience. If appropriate, ask if there are any questions. When you’re done, pause, smile, say “Thank you,” and walk back to your seat.
Later on, ask other students and your instructor for comments. Be open minded—don’t just ask for praise. If you hear a suggestion for improvement, file that in your memory for next time.
Group Presentations
You may be assigned to give a presentation in a small group. The six-step process discussed previously works for group presentations, too, although group dynamics often call for additional planning and shared responsibilities:
- Schedule a group meeting as soon as possible to get started. Don’t let another student put things off. Explain that you’re too busy and won’t have time at the last minute.
- Begin by analyzing your audience and your goals together as a group to make sure everyone understands the assignment the same. Discuss who should do what. While everyone should talk about what content to include, from here onward, you will take on specialized roles. One or more may begin research and gathering information. Others who are good writers may volunteer to draft the presentation, while one or more others may develop the visual aids. Those who have public speaking experience may volunteer to do all or most of the speaking (unless the assignment requires everyone to have a speaking role). You also need a team leader to keep everyone on schedule, organize meetings, and so on. The best team leader is an even-tempered student with good social skills, who can motivate everyone to cooperate.
- Steps 2 and 3 can likely be carried out individually with assigned tasks, but group members should stay in touch. For example, the person developing the visuals should be talking to those doing the researching and drafting to see what visuals are needed and get started finding or creating them.
- Before preparing notes in step 4, meet again to go over the content and plan for visuals. Everyone should be comfortable with the plan so far. Make final decisions about who will do each section of the presentation. Set the time for each segment. Then speakers should prepare their own speaking notes. Let someone with strong speaking skills open or close the presentation (or both), with others doing the other parts.
- The whole group should be present for practice sessions in step 5, even if not everyone is speaking. Those not speaking should take notes and give feedback. If one student is doing most of the presenting, an alternate should be chosen in case the first choice is sick on the scheduled day. The alternate also needs to practice.
- During the delivery, especially if using technology for visual aids, one student should manage the visuals while others do the presenting. If several students present different segments, plan the transition from one to another so that the presentation keeps flowing without pauses.
Additional Resources
For Class Presentations
Using PowerPoint. A step-by-step illustrated tutorial for learning how to create effective visual presentations with PowerPoint. https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/powerpoint/
“How to Give a Bad Talk.” A humorous look (with some very good advice) on what not to do when preparing for and giving a class presentation. http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~pattrsn/talks/BadTalk.pdf
Class presentations on YouTube. Search YouTube with the phrase “class presentation” and look for video examples of actual students giving class presentations. Observing and critiquing the presentations of other students are good ways to get started preparing your own and learning from others. Here’s a good example of a student group presentation on a topic we can all relate to (how body language works):
In this presentation, take note of
- how students make good eye contact with the audience;
- the first student’s natural speaking voice and tone, and how she did not have to use her note cards very often (obviously she practiced well);
- some differences among these students;
- the use of PowerPoint slides within the presentation (some better than others);
- the appropriate occasional use of humor;
- the division of presentation responsibilities within the student group;
- each presenter’s interaction with the audience.
Key Takeaways
- Public speaking skills are important because you will likely give presentations in class and perhaps in a future job.
- Overcome anxiety about public speaking by understanding your feelings, preparing well and practicing your delivery, and focusing on your subject.
Follow a six-step process to prepare and deliver a presentation:
- Deliver the presentation and seek feedback
- Use visual aids to support a presentation, creating visuals that are relevant, attractive, and powerful.
- The success of a group presentation depends on effective group meetings, successful division of roles, and repeated group practices.
Checkpoint Exercises
If you have given a class presentation in the past, what worked best for you? (If you have not given a presentation yet as a student, what aspect do you think will be most difficult for you?)
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Name the two most important things you can do to reduce anxiety about a class presentation you will have to give.
For each of the following statements about class presentations, circle T for true or F for false:
T | F | Although you are delivering the presentation to the class, your real audience is your instructor, so you don’t need to waste time defining terms and concepts he or she already knows. |
T | F | Organizing a presentation or speech is similar to organizing topics in a paper you write for class. |
T | F | When creating visual aids, put as many photos as you can in each PowerPoint slide to have the strongest impact. |
T | F | In case your memory goes blank while giving a presentation, write the full presentation out so that you can read it aloud. |
Describe how best to use body language (facial expressions, eye movements, gestures, etc.) when giving a presentation.
If you were assigned along with three other students to give a group presentation in the class using this textbook, what would be your preferred role in the preparation stages? Your least preferred role? If you had to take your least preferred role, what single thing would you want to work hardest on to make the presentation successful?
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We all have given presentations at some point in our lives. But for students, presentations play an important role, be it during a seminar or an important event. If you are wondering how to present a presentation in class, then don't worry; this blog will help you stand out in the classroom. Stick to the end to understand how to present a presentation in class and make an everlasting impression on your audience. Let's get started!
What is a Presentation?
In simple terms, a presentation is a way of communicating an idea to an audience by speech, slideshow, or other visual aids. Presentations are used in academic settings like colleges and schools and even professional settings like the workplace. An effective presentation should be well-structured, engaging, and tailored to the needs of the audience. It should include an introduction, a main body and a conclusion, as well as nonverbal cues like body language and tone of voice.
Components of a Presentation
Your final grade isn't based just on a few multiple-choice exams. Instead, it will combine assignments, exams, and presentations. This is why you need to know how to give a presentation in class if you want good grades at the end of your semester. To know how to give a good presentation, you first need to know exactly what goes into making a presentation. This will include two main components - a visual element and a spoken element.
Visual Elements
An essential aspect of how to present in class is visuals. If you're wondering how to create a presentation for the class that your peers and professor will love, here are a few important tips on how to give a presentation in class:
1. Keep it Brief: Most well-made presentations can convey all the information you need in around 10-15 slides.
2. Use Minimal Text: Don't overcrowd your slides with information. If people are too busy reading, they won't pay attention to what you're saying.
3. Use Relevant Images: Your PPT's visuals should be catchy, but remember that they all need to serve a purpose.
Spoken Elements
Spoken elements are the next essential thing in presenting a presentation in class. Most students have trouble with the spoken part of their presentations. If you want to know how to give a presentation in class that'll get you good grades, your speech needs to be well-polished.
How to Start Your Presentation?
If you want to know how to give a presentation in class as a student, you must first learn how to write a good speech.
1. Use a Good Hook: The start of your speech should get the attention of your audience right away and pique their interest.
2. Use Some Humor: Speeches are a way for you to showcase some personality. A spoken assignment gives you the freedom to be a little creative and better engage your audience.
3. Complement your Visuals: Your speech needs to be informative and convey all the information you worked so hard to prepare.
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Now that you have a fair understanding of a good presentation, we'll give you some tips on how to present a presentation in class that will help you make an impact and earn you the highest grade. Here are some tips on how to present in class that you can use before the big day:
1. Introduce Yourself
It's a given that when you begin a presentation, you must introduce yourself with your name and offer a little background information to the audience. You can tell a bit about yourself and what your presentation is about. This will help you establish yourself as an expert in your domain.
2. Build Rapport with your Audience
The next step in preparing a presentation in class is building a good rapport with your audience. Be yourself and genuinely try to connect with your audience. Research what the audience wants, smile often, and look at your audience while speaking. If there's time before your presentation, engage them in small talk.
3. Know your Content Well
The next essential point on how to do a PowerPoint presentation for class is understanding your content well. You must have a good understanding of the content that you are presenting. If you don't understand what you're trying to say, how will your audience? Test out your presentation on some friends to ensure that your content is understandable to someone who isn't too familiar with the topic, so you can ensure that your classmates and professor can easily understand your content.
4. Start with a Story
The presentation starting lines for students should always start with a short story to make it more interesting and relevant to your audience. This is the next important thing on how to present a presentation in class. Try to keep the story short, under one minute, and use humour or thought-provoking ideas. A personal touch to the story can enrich it, too.
5. Organise your Presentation
Organising your presentation is also an essential element of giving a good class presentation. Make sure to put short and minimal content in your presentation and add good visuals, too. If you want to know how to give a presentation in class that will get you an A, remember to create a well-structured presentation and use it to know about these best PowerPoint presentation tips .
6. Engage your Audience
Keeping the session interactive is another essential part of presenting a presentation in class. Keep your presentation engaging by asking questions, conducting a fun activity, sharing examples related to your topic, or using humour to make your audience interested and attentive.
7. Speak Slowly and Clearly
While you're giving your speech, make sure that you speak slowly and clearly; it's the next important thing in giving an excellent presentation. When nervous, people tend to speak fast. Speaking slowly and clearly allows you to be more audible to your audience.
8. Manage your Time
Managing your time is an essential aspect of presenting in class. Understand the time you require to present and adjust the length of your content accordingly. You can do this by practising multiple times while keeping track of your time. Try to avoid an incomplete and rushed presentation. Instead, aim to have a concise and well-delivered one.
9. Create a Visually Appealing Presentation
The other important thing about preparing a PowerPoint presentation for class is making the most of visuals. Visual aids like slideshows, charts, and graphs should be used strategically to reinforce the main points, engage the audience, and improve the presentation's delivery. Avoid cluttering your slides with extra information.
10. Maintain Good Eye Contact with the Audience
Another important aspect of giving a presentation in class is maintaining eye contact. Good eye contact will help you build rapport with your audience, improve your concentration, become more confident, and facilitate engagement.
11. Dress Properly
Your appearance has a huge impact on the audience's perception of your presentation. Make sure that you are dressed appropriately, your outfit is comfortable and doesn't distract the audience from your message. So make sure of the dressing part on how to present a presentation.
12. End on a Strong Note
Ending your presentation on a strong note is also an essential part of the presentation process in class. In the end, summarize everything, address everyone's questions, if any, and thank your audience.
13. Seek Feedback
The next essential thing about presenting a presentation in class is seeking feedback. It is always a good practice to ask for feedback from your professor or classmates. It helps identify areas that you can improve upon for future presentations. It also shows your open-mindedness, as you are open to constructive criticism of your work.
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If you're wondering how to present a presentation in class, but the typical PowerPoint slides and speech combination seems to be boring, there are a few different presentation styles you could try on how to present a presentation in class:
1. Video Presentation
A video presentation is a great way to pack as many visuals as you want into your presentation while still keeping your audience engaged. If you really want to go all out, you can even try out some timed speeches to complement specific parts of your video.
2. Interactive Presentation
You can fill your presentation with short quizzes or audience opinions to get the entire class involved in your presentation. This could be a fun way to lift everyone's spirits and ensure your presentation stays in their minds even when they leave the classroom.
3. Prop-filled Presentation
If you want to go the extra mile, you can bring in physical visual aids, another essential thing in how to do PowerPoint presentations in class to supplement your presentation. Incorporating props into your presentation shows an extra level of planning, creativity, and effort that your audience will appreciate.
Public Speaking Tips on How to Present a Presentation
So, your speech is written, and it's great! But that's only half the battle—your delivery is just as important. If the thought of public speaking makes you feel weak in the knees, try these public speaking tips on how to present a presentation as a student, another essential thing for students to know about how to do a presentation in class.
1. Record Yourself Practising
On how to present a presentation in class, the first tip is to record yourself. Listening to yourself speak helps you better understand where you can improve your delivery at different points. Once you know how you're going to sound in front of an audience, you can take the pressure off your final presentation.
2. Practice in Front of Friends & Family
The next tip on how to present a presentation in class is by practising it. To get comfortable with the idea of speaking in front of a crowd, practice with your friends or family. The people closest to you are often your harshest critics, so if you can handle them, you can handle anything.
3. Prepare for the Worst
When thinking about how to give a presentation in class, always be prepared for the worst. Preparing for the worst is an important part of presenting in class. Try to keep a backup in mind in case anything goes wrong, like the audio not working or the slides stopping.
4. Breathe and Do a Self Talk Before the Presentation
Next on how to present in class, is doing deep breathing exercises and talking to yourself before a presentation. Say motivating and inspiring things to yourself, or you can do mantra-based rituals where you can say things like "I'm here to give, not receive." Do use these tips on how to calm down before a presentation .
5. Memorise Key Points
Most people fear getting up on stage and forgetting everything they have prepared. To ensure that doesn't happen, memorize the key points related to your whole content. This is another essential tip on how to present a presentation in class.
Things to Avoid While Presenting a Presentation in Class
Now that you know what you should do, here are a few things you definitely should NOT do. If you want to know how to give a presentation in class, do not make these rookie mistakes while you're presenting.
1. Reading from your Slides
Professors have to see dozens of students' presentations every day, and the last thing they want to see is a boring presentation with someone reading off of their slides. So, the first thing to avoid on how to present a presentation in class is reading from slides. Slides are a visual aid and should NOT be used as cue cards.
2. Avoiding Eye Contact
Make as much eye contact with your audience as possible. This is an essential part of giving a presentation in class. Do not look at your shoes or keep glancing at your slides. Maintaining eye contact shows confidence and will keep your audience engaged in your speech.
3. Speaking Too Fast
The next thing to avoid when presenting in class is speaking too fast. Don't rush through your words because that will make you come across as underconfident and reduce your volume. Keep a consistent pace throughout, and you'll get through your speech in no time!
4. Exceeding Time Limit
Don't exceed your time limit. Another thing to avoid when doing a PowerPoint presentation for class is overextending yourself, as people might have other things to attend to. Also, sitting too long through a presentation may cause your audience to lose attention.
5. Overcrowding PPT with Text
The next thing to avoid when presenting in class is making your PPT verbose. Too much text makes your presentation look bad, and your audience might have to put in a lot of effort to read the content.
That was our detailed guide on how to give a presentation in class as a college student. We know we've packed in a lot of information, but if you break everything down step by step, it's all incredibly simple. If you follow all our tips on how to present a presentation in class, we can ensure that you'll give a killer presentation! Also, check out the top 8 presentation tools for students.
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Reduce stress and increase success – How to present in front of class
Learning how to prepare for a presentation for class is a key part of a college education. Here are 10 tips for presenting in class used by the pros!
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Feeling nervous after being asked to present in front of the class? You’re not alone. Sleepless nights, stress, and anxiety are common symptoms of stress and, if left unchecked, can impact your performance. The good news is that giving a presentation in class is a skill that anyone can learn, and practice makes perfect. Learning how to prepare for a presentation for class is a key part of a college education, and we’re here to make it easier. Here are 10 evidence-based ways to reduce stress and increase success when presenting in front of the class.
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Nerves are the enemy of an excellent presentation, so we need to find ways to fight back. The more stressed we are, the less information we can remember – causing our brains to fog up. The reality is that stress is part of life, and we all need to find ways to cope with it. Here are some proven strategies on how to do a presentation in front of the class.
#1 Eat healthy, sleep well, and avoid caffeine ☕️
You'll want to ensure you're well-fed, well-rested, and relaxed for your presentation. Try and eat healthily, avoid alcohol the night before (and definitely on the day), and exercise to get your endorphins up. Some people find that mindfulness and relaxation techniques can help manage anxiety. Definitely swap your caffeinated coffee, soda, or energy drink for something else. It may give us a boost, but it can increase anxiety by 300%, a study found.
#2 Use positive visualization 🧠
Visualization involves playing over your presentation in your mind, imagining how you will smash it. Scientists have shown that visualization can create new neural pathways that prime your brain for success. Seeing really is believing.
#3 Start with a joke (or make people smile) 😆
Great speakers – even those talking about the most challenging subjects – start by making the audience smile. One of the best tips for presenting to class is to begin with a well-rehearsed icebreaker. Seeing a room full of smiling faces should help put you at ease. It also builds trust in your audience that you will be relaxed, informal, and funny when presenting in front of the class.
#4 Invite a friend, study friend, or family member 👯
Looking across an audience of any size can be daunting, so when presenting in front of the class, focus on a friendly face. For example, you can invite a friend, study friend, or family member. Focus on them as you deliver your presentation. As long as you’re looking at the audience directly, not staring down at your papers, you’ll deliver a great presentation.
#5 Make presentations interactive ⭐️
One of the main reasons people hate presentations is the thought of hundreds of pairs of eyes trailing on you. The solution? Get them looking at a screen, listening to sounds, asking questions, and playing a part! Avoid ending up with another uninspired slide deck that bores the room. Doing something different will grab attention and take the focus away from you.
#6 Study, study, study 🚀
Most of us aren't born full of confidence; we build it up over time – and that comes from experience and knowledge. One of the best tips for presenting a presentation in class is to have total mastery of your subject. One reason we're afraid to give presentations is the fear of losing our place or looking silly. The answer to this is to study more. Put in the hours researching your subject from reliable sources, and you'll have the confidence to deliver a presentation and back it up in Q&A sessions.
#7 Learn from the experts 👀
TED Talks have transformed how we think about presentations. They're interactive, fun, short, and engaging. One great tip for giving better presentations is to analyze the techniques used in TED Talks (and by other professional public speakers). Watch how they interact with the audience and tell a story. Learn how they command the physical space and inspire confidence in the audience. Then remind yourself that these people were all like you once. If they can learn these skills, so can you. Don’t be afraid to copy them.
#8 Tell a story 📕
As humans, we love a story. The narratives we create have a start, a journey, and an ending. When thinking about how to do a presentation in class, consider the journey you want to take your audience on. Of course, you’ll want to share information, but the best presentations are engaging and trigger emotions. Use your subject matter knowledge to surprise and excite your audience. Case studies and real-life examples can bring any presentation to life. Find great facts, surprising insights, and inspiring stories.
#9 Practice Your Presentation 🗣
It sounds obvious, but it's critical that you practice your presentation before delivering it. Try to replicate the environment as best you can. If you're standing up in front of a class, do so at home. If you're on a videoconference, get some friends and family to dial in and do a run-through. The more times you run through the presentation, the more confident you will be. You'll also be able to track timings and iron out technical issues. If you're feeling brave, capture the video on your smartphone and identify areas to improve.
#10 S-L-O-W down (and leave gaps) ⏳
When we’re nervous, we all speak faster than normal. While your well-practiced presentation may have taken 30 minutes at home, you can rattle through it in 20 in front of a crowd. The lesson here is to slow down, take your time, and leave gaps. If you’ve studied the pros, you’ll see they always leave a pause after each statement or sentence for the audience to process it. Great speakers, like former President Obama, have honed this into an art form. His laid-back delivery and mastery of his brief shine through, and even those who didn’t like what he said respected how he said it. If you're worried about pausing, write a cue card and leave it on the desk. This can prompt you to pause, grab a sip of water, and prepare to deliver your next point.
Remember: Everyone wants you to do well
Fear of failure is the cause of nerves, stress, and anxiety. But always remember, everyone in the audience wants you to do well. They’re interested enough to attend your presentation, so focus on informing, engaging, and entertaining them. You'll quickly learn that presentations aren't something to fear but a challenge to overcome. And trust us, the more you do, the easier it becomes. So while you may never enjoy giving presentations, you'll learn it's nothing to be afraid of.
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9 Steps for Making an Effective Presentation in Class
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Giving a presentation in front of a class might be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Anyone, with the proper preparation and mindset, can deliver an excellent demonstration that leaves an impression. This post will go through 9 steps for giving an excellent class presentation.
A presentation’s goal is to share knowledge with an audience. The purpose of any presentation, be it a project, report, or speech, is to convey information clearly and make an impression.
To accomplish this, you must carefully plan and deliver your presentation. Here are nine guidelines to follow so that your presentation in class is a success.
1. Understand your topic
Like writing an essay, making a presentation calls for thorough research on your part. Just like with a research paper, the more time and effort you put into learning about and researching your topic, the better your presentation will be received.
First, you should do extensive research, making careful notes and structuring your results so that you have a complete picture of your issue. You’ll be able to zero down on the essential ideas and arguments, as well as get a more sophisticated understanding of the subject.
When it comes to writing an essay, sometimes it can be difficult to fully understand a topic, especially if it’s new or complex. This is where pay for essay professionals can be a valuable investment. By working with experienced writers and researchers, you can gain a deeper understanding of your topic and get the guidance and support you need to create a successful essay.
The same principle applies to creating a presentation – if you’re struggling to fully grasp your topic, consider reaching out to experts in your field or working with a presentation coach to help you develop a more comprehensive understanding. By investing in your knowledge and expertise, you’ll be able to create a more compelling and engaging presentation that resonates with your audience.
2. Know your audience
When giving a presentation, knowing your audience is crucial. It enables you to customize your demonstration to fit their requirements and interests, making it more interesting and pertinent. When planning your presentation, keep things like audience age, background, and level of understanding in mind.
3. Plan your presentation
For a presentation to be successful, it must be well-planned. Make an introduction, a list of your important points, and a conclusion using your outline to frame your presentation clearly. Do not overly rely on your visual aids; use them to support your claims only. To make sure you stay on schedule and cover all the essential aspects of your presentation, practice it beforehand.
4. Use visual aids
Visual aids are a great approach to enriching and engaging your audience throughout your presentation. To keep your audience interested, use graphics, photographs, and videos to demonstrate your arguments. Use relevant pictures that are easy to understand and reinforce your message.
5. Practice your delivery
Practice makes perfect, so rehearse your presentation several times before delivering it in class. Practice your delivery, timing, and body language to ensure you come across as confident and engaging. Use a mirror or record yourself to evaluate your performance and make improvements where necessary.
6. Manage nerves and body language
Nerves are normal, but they can be distracting when demonstrated in front of a class. To manage your nerves, take deep breaths, and try to relax. Use positive body language to convey confidence and enthusiasm. Maintain eye contact with your audience and use gestures to emphasize your points.
7. Engage your audience
The ability to engage your audience is critical to the success of any demonstration. Use rhetorical questions, tales, or interactive components to catch and hold their attention. Make your presentation more personal and relevant by using a conversational tone.
8. Handle questions and feedback
Handling questions and feedback is an essential part of any presentation. Be prepared to answer questions and provide additional information when necessary. If you don’t know the answer to a question, be honest and offer to follow up later. Use feedback to improve your demonstration for future opportunities.
9. End with a strong conclusion
A strong conclusion is essential to leave a lasting impression on your audience. Summarize your main points and restate your key message. End with a call to action or a thought-provoking question that leaves your audience thinking about your presentation long after it’s over. Thank your audience for their attention and provide any additional resources or information they may need.
Delivering an effective presentation in class requires preparation, practice, and confidence. Use these nine steps to plan, create, and deliver a demonstration that engages your audience and leaves a lasting impression. With time and practice, you can become a confident and skilled presenter.
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Are you tired of seeing the same PowerPoints repeating overused and unoriginal school presentation ideas covering repeated topics in your classes?
You know what I’m talking about; we’ve all been there, and sat through yawn-worthy demonstrations, slides, or presentation videos covering everything from the solar system, someone’s favorite pet, past presidents of a country, to why E=mC squared.
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From grade school to university, first graders to college students, we are obligated to create, perform, and observe academic presentations across a plethora of curriculums and classes, and not all of these public speaking opportunities fall into the category of an ‘interesting topic’.
Yet, have no fear! Here at Piktochart, we are here to help you and your classmates. From giving examples of creative and even interactive presentation ideas, providing presentation videos , and suggesting interactive activities to give your five minutes of fame the ‘wow’ factor that it deserves, this article is your guide!
Our massive collection of unique school and college presentation ideas and templates applies if you’re:
- A teacher looking to make your class more engaging and fun with student presentations.
- A student who wants to impress your teacher and the rest of the class with a thought-provoking, interesting topic.
A Curated List of Interesting Topics for School Presentations
Did you know that when it comes to presentations , the more students involved improves retention? The more you know! Yet sometimes, you need a little help to get the wheels moving in your head for your next school presentation .
The great thing about these ideas and topics is you can present them either in face-to-face classes or virtual learning sessions.
Each school presentation idea or topic below also comes with a template that you can use. Create a free Piktochart account to try our presentation maker and get access to the high-quality version of the templates. You can also check out our Piktochart for Education plan .
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- Engaging culture and history presentation ideas to draw inspiration from
- Health class presentation topics to help students make healthy lifestyle decisions
- Data visualization ideas to help students present an overwhelming amount of data and information into clear, engaging visuals
- First day of school activity ideas to foster classroom camaraderie
- Communication and media topics to teach students the importance of effective communication
- Topics to help students prepare for life after school
We hope this list will inspire you and help you nail your next school presentation activity.
Unique Science Presentation Topics to Cultivate Curiosity in Class
Science is a broad field and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with too many topics to choose for your next presentation.
Cultivate curiosity in the science classroom with the following unique and creative presentation ideas and topics:
1. Can life survive in space?
![presentation for class 1 template for can life survive in space](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/can-life-survive-in-space.jpg)
2. Do plants scream when they’re in pain?
![presentation for class 1 template for do plants scream when they're in pain](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/plants-scream-when-theyre-in-pain.jpg)
3. What are the traits of successful inventors?
![presentation for class 1 template of what are the traits of successful inventors](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/traits-of-successful-inventors.jpg)
4. How vaccines work
![presentation for class 1 template for how vaccines work](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-vaccines-work-724x1024.jpg)
5. Massive destruction of the Koala’s habitat in Australia
![presentation for class 1 template for massive destruction of the koala's habitat in australia](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/koala-habitat-destruction.jpg)
6. Left brain versus right brain
![presentation for class 1 template for left brain vs right brain](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/left-brain-vs-right-brain.jpg)
7. What are great sources of calcium?
![presentation for class 1 template for great sources of calcium infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/great-sources-of-calcium-infographic.jpg)
8. Recycling facts you need to know
![presentation for class 1 template for recycling facts you need to know](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/recycling-facts-you-need-to-know-613x1024.jpg)
9. Do you have what it takes to be a NASA astronaut?
![presentation for class 1 NASA astronaut template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/nasa-astronaut_57763511.jpg)
10. The rise of robots and AI: Should we be afraid of them?
![presentation for class 1 rise of robots template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/the-rise-of-robots.jpg)
11. How far down does the sea go?
![presentation for class 1 template for how far down does the sea go](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-far-down-does-the-sea-go.jpg)
12. The stages of sleep
![presentation for class 1 stages of sleep template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/stages-of-sleep.jpg)
13. Will Mars be our home in 2028?
![presentation for class 1 template for will mars be our home in 2028](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mars-in-2028_57763595.jpg)
14. A quick look at laboratory safety rules
![presentation for class 1 template for laboratory rules](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/lab-rules-infog_57763605-724x1024.jpg)
15. The first person in history to break the sound barrier
![presentation for class 1 template for the first person in history to break the sound barrier](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/first-person-so_57763615.jpg)
Engaging Culture and History Presentation Ideas to Draw Inspiration From
History is filled with equally inspiring and terrifying stories, and there are lessons that students can learn from the events of the past. Meanwhile, interactive presentations about culture help students learn and embrace diversity.
16. Women in history: A conversation through time
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about women in history: a conversation through time](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/infographic-template-about-women-in-history-A-conversation-through-time-1-303x1024.jpg)
17. The sweet story of chocolate
![presentation for class 1 visual for sweet story of chocolate](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sweet-story-of-chocolate.jpg)
18. A history lesson with a twist
![presentation for class 1 template for a history lesson with a twist](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/history-with-a_57763897-1024x683.jpg)
19. The history of basketball
![presentation for class 1 history of basketball visual template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/the-soaring-history-of-basketball.jpg)
20. The origin of the Halloween celebration
![presentation for class 1 origin of the halloween celebration template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/halloween-origi_57763920.jpg)
21. AI History
![presentation for class 1 AI history template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ai-history_57763930.jpg)
22. What you need to know about New Zealand
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about new zealand facts](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/new-zealand-infographic.jpg)
23. 1883 volcanic eruption of Krakatoa
![presentation for class 1 template for volcanic eruption of krakatoa](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/volcanic-erupti_57763982.jpg)
24. Roman structures: 2000 years of strength
![presentation for class 1 template for roman structures: 2000 years of strength](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/roman-structure_57763992.jpg)
25. The most famous art heists in history
![presentation for class 1 template for the most famous art heists in history](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/art-heists-in-history.jpg)
26. Elmo: The story behind a child icon
![presentation for class 1 template for elmo: the story behind a child icon](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/elmo-the-story_57764023.jpg)
27. 10 things you should know before you visit South Korea
![presentation for class 1 template for things you should know before you visit south korea](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/south-korea-infographic-622x1024.jpg)
28. 8 things you didn’t know about these 8 countries
![presentation for class 1 eight things you didn't know about these countries, template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/8-countries-fac_57764055-544x1024.jpg)
Health Class Presentation Topics to Help Students Make Healthy Lifestyle Decisions
Want to learn how to engage students with healthcare topic ideas? Then consider using these templates for your next interactive presentation.
According to the CDC , school-based health education contributes to the development of functional health knowledge among students. It also helps them adapt and maintain health-promoting behaviors throughout their lives.
Not only will your presentation help with keeping students engaged, but you’ll also increase class involvement with the right slides.
The following examples of health and wellness interactive presentations include fun ideas and topics that are a good start.
29. How to look after your mental health?
![presentation for class 1 how to look after your mental health infographic template, mental health, mental health infographic, eating disorders](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mental-health-i_57764078-scaled.jpg)
30. The eradication of Polio
![presentation for class 1 template for the eradication of polio, healthcare infographic, healthcare infographic template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eradication-of_57764352.jpg)
31. How to have a healthy lifestyle
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about healthy lifestyle, health infographic template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/healthy-lifesty_57764368-scaled.jpg)
32. 10 handwashing facts
![presentation for class 1 handwashing infographic template, handwashing visual](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/handwashing-fac_57764377-724x1024.jpg)
33. Myths and facts about depression
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about depression, depression infographic template, infographic on depression](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/myths-and-facts_57764389-532x1024.jpg)
34. Hacks for making fresh food last longer
![presentation for class 1 hacks for making fresh food last longer template, quarantine infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-make-fresh-food-last-longer.jpg)
35. Ways to avoid spreading the coronavirus
![presentation for class 1 template about how to avoid spreading the coronavirus, covid infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-avoid-spreading-the-coronavirus.jpg)
36. Mask protection in 5 simple steps
![presentation for class 1 template about mask protection, covid infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mask-protection-in-5-steps.jpg)
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37. Everything you need to know about the flu
![presentation for class 1 cover photo of the presentation about everything you need to know about the flu, flu infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cover-photo-for-flu-facts-presentation.png)
38. All about stress: Prevention, tips, and how to cope
![presentation for class 1 template about stress prevention, tips, and how to cope , stress infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cover-photo-of-all-about-stress-724x1024.jpg)
39. The importance of sleep
![presentation for class 1 template about the importance of sleep, sleep infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cover-photo-for-the-importance-of-sleep.png)
40. Is milk tea bad for you?
![presentation for class 1 template about milk tea is bad for you, health infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/boba-bad-for-yo_57764546.jpg)
41. How to boost happiness in 10 minutes
![presentation for class 1 template about how to boost happiness in 10 minutes, happiness infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-boost-happiness.jpg)
42. How dirty are debit and credit cards
![presentation for class 1 template of how dirty are debit and credit cards, credit card infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/card-germ-score-visual.jpg)
43. Why do you need sunscreen protection
![presentation for class 1 template about sunscreen, sunscreen infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sunscreen-protection-visual.jpg)
Data Visualization Ideas to Help Students Present Overwhelming Amounts of Data in Creative Ways
Data visualization is all about using visuals to make sense of data. Students need to pull the main points from their extensive research, and present them by story telling while being mindful of their classmates’ collective attention span.
As far as student assignments go, storytelling with data is a daunting task for students and teachers alike. To keep your audience interested, consider using a non linear presentation that presents key concepts in creative ways.
Inspire your class to be master data storytellers with the following data visualization ideas:
44. Are we slowly losing the Borneo rainforest?
![presentation for class 1 deforestation infographic, template about deforestation, example of how to share about current events](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/are-we-losing-the-borneo-rainforest.jpg)
45. Skateboard deck design over the years
![presentation for class 1 skateboard infographic, template about skateboard deck design over the years](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/skateboard-design-over-the-years.jpg)
46. Food waste during the Super Bowl
![presentation for class 1 super bowl infographic, food waste infographic, template about food waste during the super bowl](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/food-waste-during-the-superbowl.jpg)
47. The weight of the tallest building in the world
![presentation for class 1 building infographic, construction infographic, template about the weight of the tallest building in the world](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/weight-of-tallest-building-in-the-world.jpg)
48. Infographic about data and statistics
![presentation for class 1 data infographic, statistics infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/infographic-about-statistics.jpg)
49. Stats about cyberbullying
![presentation for class 1 template for stats about cyberbullying, cyberbullying infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/stats-about-cyberbullying.jpg)
50. How whales combat climate change
![presentation for class 1 climate change infographic, template for how whales combat climate change](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-whales-combat-climate-change.jpg)
First Day of School Interactive Activity Ideas to Foster Whole-class-Camaraderie
Calling all teachers! Welcome your new students and start the school year with the following back-to-school creative presentation ideas and relevant templates for first-day-of-school activities.
These interactive presentations grab the attention of your students and are remarkably easy to execute (which is the main educator’s goal after all)!
51. Meet the teacher
![presentation for class 1 meet the teacher template, introduction template, meet the teacher visual](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/large-38-724x1024.jpg)
52. Example: all about me
![presentation for class 1 introduction infographic, about me visual template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/all-about-me_57764837.jpg)
53. Self-introduction
![presentation for class 1 template about self introduction, introduction infographic, about me visual template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/self-introduction-template-724x1024.jpg)
54. Tips on how to focus on schoolwork
![presentation for class 1 template about how to productive, productivity infographic, taking notes](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-be-productive-schoolwork-scaled.jpg)
55. Course plan and schedule
![presentation for class 1 course plan template, course plan visual, course list](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/large-35-724x1024.jpg)
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56. Interpreting a student’s report card (for parents)
![presentation for class 1 student report card template, student report card visual](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/student-report-card-template.jpeg)
57. Introduction of classroom rules
![presentation for class 1 classroom rules, classroom rules template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/classroom-rules-infographic-724x1024.jpg)
58. Assignment schedule
![presentation for class 1 course topics, assignments, course template, course infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/large-33-724x1024.jpg)
59. Daily planner
![presentation for class 1 daily planner template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/daily-planner-template-724x1024.jpg)
60. Course syllabus presentation
![presentation for class 1 course syllabus template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/course-syllabus.jpeg)
61. How to write a class presentation
![presentation for class 1 template for how to create a class presentation,](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cover-for-how-to-create-a-class-presentation.jpg)
Topics to Teach Students the Importance of Effective Communication
Visual media helps students retain more of the concepts taught in the classroom. The following media topics and infographic templates can help you showcase complex concepts in a short amount of time.
In addition, interactive presentation activities using these templates also encourage the development of a holistic learning process in the classroom because they help focus on the three domains of learning: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
62. Interactive presentation do’s and don’ts
![presentation for class 1 template for presentation dos and donts, presentation infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/presentation-dos-and-donts.jpg)
63. How to create an infographic
![presentation for class 1 template about how to create an infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/creating-an-inf_57777265-scaled.jpg)
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64. How to improve your internet security and privacy
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about internet privacy](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-improve-your-internet-security-and-privacy-scaled.jpg)
65. What is design thinking?
![presentation for class 1 what is design thinking infographic template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/what-is-design-thinking-scaled.jpg)
66. What are your favorite software tools to use in the classroom?
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about educational software](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/software-for-education-infographic.jpg)
Presentation Topic Ideas to Help Students Prepare for Life After School
One of the things that makes teaching a rewarding career is seeing your students take the learning and knowledge you’ve instilled in them, and become successful, productive adults.
From pitching a business idea to starting your podcast, the following topics are good starting points to prepare students for the challenges after graduation (aka adulting 101):
67. How to make a resume
![presentation for class 1 resume template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/infographic-resume-social-media-724x1024.jpg)
68. How to start a startup
![presentation for class 1 how to start a startup, startup infographic, how to temple](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/startup-infographic.jpg)
69. Credit card vs. debit card
![presentation for class 1 infographic about credit cards and debit cards, credit card infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/credit-card-vs-debit-card.jpg)
70. Pros and cons of cryptocurrency
![presentation for class 1 pros and cons of cryptocurrency infographic template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pros-and-cons-of-cryptocurrency.jpg)
71. How to save on travel
![presentation for class 1 ways to save on travel infographic template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ways-to-save-on-travel-scaled.jpg)
72. How to do a SWOT analysis
![presentation for class 1 swot nalysis infographic](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/swot-analysis-579x1024.jpg)
73. How to pitch a business idea
![presentation for class 1 business idea pitch infographic template](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/pitch-a-business-idea-scaled.jpg)
74. Habits of successful people
![presentation for class 1 presentation template about habits of successful people](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cover-photo-of-habits-of-successful-people.jpg)
75. Starting your own podcast: A checklist
![presentation for class 1 infographic template about starting your own podcast](https://piktochart.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-start-your-own-podcast-infographic-scaled.jpg)
Find out how a high school teacher like Jamie Barkin uses Piktochart to improve learning in the classroom for her students.
Pro tip: make your presentation as interactive as possible. Students have an attention span of two to three minutes per year of age. To keep minds from wandering off, include some interactive games or activities in the lesson. For example, if you conducted a lesson on the respiratory system, you could ask them to practice breathing techniques.
Maintain eye contact with your students, and you’ll get instant feedback on how interested they are in the interactive presentation.
Make School Presentation Visuals Without the Hassle of Making Them From Scratch
School presentations, when done right, can help teachers engage their classes and improve students’ education effectively by presenting information using the right presentation topic.
If you’re pressed for time and resources to make your school presentation visuals , choose a template from Piktochart’s template gallery . Aside from the easy customization options, you can also print and download these templates to your preferred format.
Piktochart also professional templates to create infographics , posters , brochures , reports , and more.
Creating school-focused, engaging, and interactive presentations can be tedious at first, but with a little bit of research and Piktochart’s handy templates, you’re going to do a great job!
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Presentations can be a little scary for college students. Especially, if you must present in front of a huge class. However, most students can alleviate presentation stress through preparation and regular practice.
Whether you’re in on-campus or in online classes, you should expect assignments that require you to present your work to professors and classmates. Many students feel uneasy with public speaking, but it doesn’t have to be intimidating.
The following 10 tips are designed to help students feel more comfortable with college presentations. Preparation and practice will improve your skills and confidence, resulting in a better experience overall, not to mention better grades.
1. Remember The Goal
Every class presentation has a purpose. There is a reason your professor required you to present in front of the class. Identify if the goal is to inform, persuade, inspire, or entertain. Once you’ve identified what you are trying to accomplish with the presentation it becomes easier to create it.
If you need to inform your classmates, do a lot of research, and use the strongest pieces of information you can find. If the goal is to persuade , find the most compelling arguments to convince your peers to believe what you are saying. If you want to inspire your audience, reach them on an emotional level by using inspirational stories that will cause them to feel something. If the purpose is to entertain , I recommend using humor or engaging stories to connect with your classmates and amuse them. Successful presentations incorporate different aspects of research, persuasion, inspiration, and humor to ensure you grab and keep your audience’s attention .
2. Be Prepared
To have a successful class presentation you must be prepared. This means starting on your presentation early. Do your research and prepare any slides, charts, or note cards in advance. This will allow you to practice your presentation while getting comfortable and familiar with these materials.
It’s important to practice your presentation verbally to get comfortable with the tone, pace, and volume of your voice. Also, practice presenting in front of friends and family to get comfortable presenting in front of an audience. Practicing will ensure you are prepared.
3. Know The Topic
One aspect of being prepared is knowing the subject matter you will be introducing. When you know the subject, you become confident with the information you are conveying to the audience . Do your research by putting in the time to learn the content of the presentation.
Trust me, the class will know if you haven’t prepared for the presentation. It will show. There’s a special type of confidence you gain when you know what you are talking about.
4. Be Interactive
One of the best ways to strengthen your presentation is to engage the audience. Connect with your audience and not just through your slides or notes. If you are connected with your audience your performance as a presenter is improved. There’s nothing worse than staring out at an audience who doesn’t even recognize you’re up there. Therefore, be sure to connect with them.
Here are a few ways to grab your audience’s attention and get them involved. Create a handout to pass out to them. This gives you and them something to do and can ease you into the beginning of the presentation. On your handout, you can summarize your topic or highlight key points. Another option may be to create a quick poll. This allows your audience to give their opinion and input. A great way to do this is by using Kahoot . Kahoot allows you to ask questions or create polls that students can respond to in real-time. During your presentation, you’ll be able to share the results with everyone. You can also make a fun quiz that sets the tone for the presentation.
Another critical aspect of keeping your audience’s attention is your tone, pace, and volume. If you have ever listened to a class presentation that was in a monotone, you probably don’t remember much of it. Your tone has the power to convey emotion, strength, confidence, or excitement. Emphasizing certain words throughout your presentation can increase your ability to keep the audience engaged.
5. Be Prepared To Improvise
Practice does make perfect, especially when it comes to class presentations. However, no matter how much you have practiced the universe might just dish out a little bit of Murphy’s Law—if something can go wrong, it will. Perhaps your presentation has a glitch or equipment fails. Maybe you left some of your notes or handouts at home. Or your audience isn’t engaged. Whatever the reason, you need to prepare for the worst because it might be necessary to improvise.
If you know your topic it will be easier to improvise. You will be able to pivot and keep the flow of the presentation moving when something springs up.
6. Use Your Media Wisely
The media used will greatly depend on your presentation’s requirements. Your professor may or may not want you to use note cards. They may require you to present with software such as PowerPoint and have visual information, charts, photos, and other graphics. Then again it might be prohibited. If your professor allows media, use it wisely.
Note cards or speaker cards are crucial for remembering important details. You shouldn’t have to remember every detail on your own, especially if it’s a particularly long presentation. These should include parts of your class presentation that are difficult to remember, facts or numbers, and direct quotes or questions. Preparing and using note cards will allow you to feel more confident and help you remember the important details. However, these shouldn’t be your entire presentation written out. Nor should you completely read your presentation from your note cards.
When using a PowerPoint presentation, I recommend using Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 rule. Basically, no PowerPoint presentation should be more than 10 slides, no longer than 20 minutes, and use fonts smaller than 30 point size. Use good topic-related images when possible.
7. Be Considerate Of Time Requirements
Many professors give a minimum and maximum time limit. Be mindful of this as you may lose points if you go under or over. Also, it’s important to consider the attention span of your audience. If your class presentation is required to be between 10 minutes to 15 minutes, 12 minutes is the sweet spot.
8. Focus on Your Body Language
Your body language says a lot about you. It tells your audience if you are comfortable, prepared, anxious, relaxed, or even angry. Your body language will reflect your confidence and professionalism as you are presenting.
Watch your posture. Stand up straight and don’t let your shoulders droop. Use natural hand gestures as you speak or to guide your audience to look at something on the screen. If you are using note cards, they should be at waist height. Eye contact is very important. Occasionally make eye contact with different members of the audience, not holding it too long.
I want you to try your hardest not to use the words, “um” and “like”. These filler words show that you did not prepare, or you are nervous. They can also imply you don’t know what you are going to say next. I hear, “I mean” and “you know” a lot in presentations and it’s just so distracting. The last thing you want to do is pull your audience from your presentation.
9. Dress For Success
You’ve heard it time and time again, dress for success. What you wear does matter because it reflects an image to your audience. While your wardrobe can make a good impression on those around you it can also boost your confidence too.
Your presentation outfit should look professional and be something you are comfortable in. Put a little extra time into your clothing and appearance to project an image of professionalism.
10. End With A Q&A
The best way to end a presentation is with a quick Q&A. Wrapping things up with a Q&A accomplishes a few things. First, it allows the presentation to end naturally and seamlessly. Secondly, if you were unclear or if there were any misunderstandings you are giving your audience a chance for clarification. Thirdly, it provides an opportunity to engage with the audience. Finally, allowing students to ask questions will show your professor that you are so confident with your subject matter that you welcome discussion and inquiry.
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03.08.2023 • #powerpoint #tips.
Presentations can be a great way to make your lessons exciting and informative and to informative and to better communicate information to your students. Many students do not feel engaged and integrated enough with normal presentations. To increase the attention span and arouse enthusiasm, interactive elements such as quizzes, word clouds or feedback rounds can help, to significantly increase learning success.
Common problems that arise during presentations in class
Presentations are a central element of the learning process, but they often involve challenges that need to be overcome. We have highlighted four common problems that often accompany presentations in class:
1. Lack of interaction
Standard PowerPoint presentations offer limited opportunities for audience interaction and engagement. They lack features to gather feedback or answer questions in real time and respond to requests.
2. Student passivity
Students are often forced into a passive role when the focus is only on the slides and the presenter simply delivers them in a heavy-handed manner.
3. Time managementt
Creating good presentations can take a lot of time and can be a difficult task for some.
4. Information Overload
Too much information at once, without a break can overwhelm and scare away younger students in particular. It's hard to focus on what's important and grasp the key messages.
4 ideas for interactive presentations in classes
Interactive presentations demonstrably increase learning success and retention. This is also confirmed by a study of the Keele University . The results here show very clearly to what extent involving the audience increases attention as well as knowledge transfer. It was found that the grades of the participants improved by 3.7%, as well as and the failure rate was reduced by 4.4% over the whole school year. were reduced.
1. Interactive classroom engagement
Students can ask questions anonymously and provide interactive feedback. This encourages active participation in the classroom and creates an open learning environment. Teachers could respond spontaneously to questions or interesting discussion points and customize lessons.
Here are some ways to better engage students in the classroom:
- Voting on the desired teaching material : Teachers can include an interactive survey where students choose from a variety of topics they would like to learn more about in class. This allows students to help shape the lesson and contribute their interests.
- Surveys in which subject areas the students need more support : Teachers can start a survey to identify areas where students are having difficulty or need more explanation. This can help to tailor the lessons to the needs of the students.
- Anonymous questions about ambiguities in specific subject areas : For example, students can use SlideLizard to anonymously ask questions about topics they didn't fully understand. These questions can then be discussed in class to clarify misunderstandings and deepen understanding.
2. Brainstorming and unleashing creativity
Interactive slides enable teachers and students to collaboratively brainstorming sessions into the presentation, and to create a presentation. The feature allows ideas to be collected and structured on virtual pinboards. and structure them. The result is an interactive collaboration that unleashes creativity and promotes the exchange of ideas. encourages.
Here are some ideas on how to incorporate brainstorming in the classroom:
- Brainstorming for possible solutions : When addressing complex problems or challenges, teachers can ask students to brainstorm different solutions together on an interactive slide. This encourages teamwork and creative thinking.
- Collection of ideas for projects : Teachers can use an interactive slide where students can collect creative ideas for upcoming projects. These ideas can then be discussed and developed together.
- Solutions for social challenges : Students can brainstorm and discuss ideas for addressing real-world social problems such as poverty, inequality, or pollution.
3. Learning with quizzes
Interactive quizzes are a highlight of PowerPoint presentations. Teachers can check what students have already learned in a playful way and track the learning success. The students in turn experience a motivating sense of achievement when they answer the quiz questions correctly. This makes the learning process not only entertaining, but also effective.
Here are some concrete ideas for how teachers can use quizzes in a meaningful way in the classroom:
- Short knowledge tests during the presentation : Teachers can include a short quiz after each section of a presentation to ensure that students understand the key concepts before moving on to the next section.
- Preparation for exams : Teachers can create more comprehensive quizzes that cover the entire subject matter and help students prepare for upcoming exams.
- Continuous knowledge checks : Teachers can create regular, short quizzes to ensure that knowledge learned builds and deepens consistently over time.
4. Flexibility in teaching through discussions
Additional slides can also be used or set aside to be be flexible to the needs of the students. Teachers can react spontaneously to respond spontaneously to questions or interesting discussion points and individually.
Here are some ways teachers can use discussions to engage students more fully in the classroom:
- Small group discussions : Teachers can divide students into small groups and have them discuss on different slides. Each group can then present their findings or conclusions.
- Feedback and reflexion : After a presentation or lecture, teachers can ask questions on a slide that encourage students to reflect on what they have heard. These questions can then be discussed together.
- Visualize discussions as a word cloud : The students' contributions and thoughts from a discussion can be visualized on a slide as a word cloud. Frequently mentioned words are displayed larger, which draws the focus to dominant topics or trends. This provides a visual summary of the discussion and encourages analysis of the most important aspects.
Tips: Create interactive presentations
One tool that can help you create interactive presentations is SlideLizard. SlideLizard offers a wide range of interactive features, such as word clouds, polls, quizzes or feedback rounds for your teaching. You can integrate the interactive slides directly into your PowerPoint presentation and the results of polls or word clouds during the lesson are automatically visualized in real time. Learn more about interactive teaching with SlideLizard here.
Using interactive PowerPoint presentations with SlideLizard allows teachers to take teaching to a new level and overcome these problems. By combining word clouds, quizzes, interactive feedback sessions, and brainstorming sessions, SlideLizard creates an inspiring learning environment where students can actively participate in the classroom and unlock their potential. Let's use this creative and innovative approach to unleash the potential of visual connection and take teaching in schools to a new level. Learning can be so much fun!
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10 Effective Class Presentation Tips for College Students
Giving a presentation to your classmates can be a bit challenging, especially if you are new to visual or oral presentations or fear public speaking.
However, class presentations foster an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their public speaking skills while broadening their perception and understanding of a particular subject matter.
Also, the presentation provides a platform for students to connect with peers, professionals, and potential employers.
By showcasing their skills and knowledge, they can build relationships and establish themselves as a better performer in their field.
While presentation helps students to expand their horizons of knowledge and skills, beginners may be slightly concerned about where to start and how to master it.
Worry not! Here, we discuss the best presentation tips for students for a flawless delivery of the subject.
10 Handy Presentation Tips for College Students
Effective delivery of a presentation requires efficient presentation techniques and exceptional presentation abilities.
The following tips for presenting in class help students strengthen their public speaking skills, empowering them to effectively communicate their message or information to the audience.
1. Overcome Presentation Anxiety
While it is quite common to feel anxious before the presentation, it won’t allow you to deliver a presentation confidently.
There are several reasons why students fear public speaking, including, worrying about committing a mistake, lack of experience, losing control, or what if their audience dislikes their speech.
Nevertheless, don’t worry, as you can overcome your presentation anxieties with the following techniques:
- Prepare and practice your topic thoroughly.
- Just focus on the message you want to convey to your audience.
- Be open to feedback and criticism from others.
- Have a mindset that you are going to make it.
- Practice deep breathing to keep your mind calm and composed.
2. Learn the Art of Public Speaking
Learning and getting used to public speaking can help students feel more confident and comfortable in delivering their message to the audience.
Also, it helps them to structure their thoughts and use perfect language to convey their content crisp and clean while engaging their audience.
There are several ways for students to learn public speaking skills, including:
- Online platforms and courses
- Local resources (community clubs, associations, etc.)
- Public speaking workshops
- Watching experienced public speakers and observing their techniques
Also Read: 17 Best Advice for College Students from Experts .
3. Craft Compelling Content
A robust opening statement sets the tone for the entire student presentation, helping you grab your audience’s attention.
Ensure to develop a clear, concise, and thoughtful opening statement that talks about what the presentation is about and how it helps everyone out there.
Moving on, your body content is the heart of your presentation, and that is what is going to keep your audience in the loop while conveying your ideas and thoughts.
So, it should be well-structured, engaging, and easy to follow. Here’s how you can devise engaging content:
- Create a strong opening and ending statement with a powerful quote, thought-provoking question, or intriguing scenario.
- Clearly and precisely define your topic and its significance.
- Conduct in-depth research that is backed with statistical data or real-time stories.
- Organize your content with slides and images.
4. Add Engaging Visuals
Rather than constantly scrolling the loads of information, it is better to use visuals to engage your audience while helping them comprehend and retain complex matters and building emotional connections with them.
Tips for slideshow presentations:
- Use simple yet high-quality images.
- Add contrast and pleasing colors to make your slides look good.
- Incorporate snippets to support your visuals.
- Keep your slides consistent in terms of layout and design.
- Choose easy-to-follow fonts and numbers.
- Add data, icons, and infographics for illustration.
5. Balance Information and Entertainment
Adding humor to a presentation is a way to engage and connect with your audience more personally.
It can help relieve tension, break the silence/drowsy state of mind, and make complex or dry information more perceivable during class presentation.
Also, it helps keep your presentation memorable for a long time. Here is how you can add humor to your presentation:
- Know your audience and tailor your humor accordingly.
- Use humorous analogies, cartoons, catchphrases, or your own experiences.
- Try not to hurt others while using humor.
- You can make fun of everyday situations or activities, so people can relate with them.
6. Time Management in Class Presentation
Time management is one of the best tips for presenting in class. Starting and finishing your presentation in a predefined time frame is important.
It helps you to convey your message precisely and effectively without disrupting the flow of the presentation and making it difficult for the audience to follow along.
To manage your class presentation time, here are some presentation tips for students:
- Practice beforehand to know the required time.
- If you are going beyond the allotted time, cut short your content, delivering the most important points.
- Use visuals to quickly deliver messages.
- Use a timer to know that you are nearing the end.
7. Real-Life Examples
Listening to successful presentations helps you learn new techniques and gain insights on how to give better presentations. You can take note of key elements used, gestures followed, and eye contact made.
Also, you can study the agenda of the presentation, like how it is structured, what topics are discussed, how properly visuals and icons are used, etc.
Besides, you can pay attention to the language and tonality of the speaker to see how they used humor, stories, and emotional phrases to connect with audiences.
Considering these insights, you can prepare your topic and present it flawlessly.
8. Take Peer Review and Feedback
Feedback is a way to learn where you lag and how you can improve further to build your credibility, professional knowledge and image.
By receiving feedback from peers, you can identify blind spots, fragile areas, and how your content is perceived by others, enabling you to refine your work, address weaknesses, and develop new skills.
Moreover, this presentation tip can strengthen your relationships with your peers while helping you present better every time.
Also Read: Tips for Building Professional Relationships in College .
9. Stay Elegant and Attractive with Your Attire
What you wear and how you wear it matters when it comes to presenting in front of the public.
The clothes you wear can greatly impact how your audience perceives you and your message. So, ensure to present yourself properly and professionally to attract your audience.
Here is how to dress up for class presentations:
- Keep your outfits simple, comfortable, and elegant.
- Avoid flashy colors and designs.
- Choose outfits according to the environment and temperature.
- Get your outfits properly stitched with the right fit.
- Choose the right and soothing footwear.
10. Post-Presentation Reflection
Reviewing your past presentations can help drag strengths and areas for growth, which can help you make informed decisions and optimize your performance.
For example, by analyzing your performance, you can assess what works well and what doesn't. This involves identifying areas for improvement concerning the use of visuals, snippets, icons, infographics, etc.
Knowing these can help you make targeted improvements to enhance your future presentations.
Wrapping Up
A successful class presentation in college is vital for students’ academic and professional journey.
It helps students develop valuable skills that will serve them in their future careers and provides them with an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and ideas to a wider audience.
By mastering the art of presentation, students can set themselves apart from their peers and position themselves for success in their chosen careers.
So, use the above-mentioned presentation tips for students to speak more confidently, sharing your thoughts and ideas.
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Are you struggling with PowerPoint? You need a quick design in PowerPoint but don't know where to start? Don't worry, you have nothing to be ashamed of.
In this article, we're going to refresh the most important PowerPoint basics so you can take advantage of this Microsoft software and create high-impact presentations at any time!
Millions of users worldwide use Microsoft 365 services , making PowerPoint the presentation design software with the highest market share. And with good reason! PowerPoint's features stand out for its usability and originality . We can tell you that PowerPoint is pretty intuitive software, and it's a great option to choose when working with presentations on a daily basis. So, are you ready for a quick PowerPoint 101 class?
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Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation design software that is part of Microsoft 365 . This software allows you to design presentations by combining text, images, graphics, video, and animation on slides in a simple and intuitive way.
Over time, PowerPoint has evolved and improved its accessibility to users. For this reason, it has been adapted to the main operating systems and modalities:
- PowerPoint Online
Additionally, you can use Word and Excel in this online version. That way, you'll be able to make real-time changes in the cloud without fearing losing your files. Sounds great, right?
PowerPoint has a versatile range of uses. Here's a list of the different tasks you can complete with this presentation design software:
- Business presentations or Pitch decks.
- Marketing, Sales and HR plans.
- Project briefs and timelines.
- Inductions to new employees.
- Seminars and educational classes.
- Professional portfolio of photos or designs.
- Presentations of a research summary.
- Presentations for special occasions.
These are just a few examples of the multiple possibilities this Microsoft software offers. Your imagination is the only limit!
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In order to deeply understand this presentation design software, you need to recognize its main components. Now it's time to learn about the PowerPoint basics!
A quick note before going any further: when opening PowerPoint, some of the commands in the ribbons will look grayish and won't be highlighted when you hover the mouse over them.
This happens since some commands need to be selected in order to function. For example, if you want to change the color of a text, you first need to select it.
That being said, let's start with this Guide for PowerPoint beginners:
PowerPoint Main Window
The first aspect to learn is PowerPoint Main Window. To facilitate the explanation, we've organized its main elements with numbers from 1 to 10:
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Based on that, the main components of PowerPoint window are the following:
1. Quick Access Toolbar: allows you to customize commands to have them at hand. You only have to select it and go to "More commands."
2. Title Bar: shows you the name of your file and other "Suggested options" like Slide Master View . These options will vary depending on the use you give to the commands.
3. File Tab: you will see the Home Menu (PowerPoint backstage) by selecting it. There, you can create a new presentation, save it, print it, export it, and many other options.
4. The Ribbon: it's where PowerPoint tabs and tools are. These tools can also be called "commands" or “features.”
5. More Button or Down Arrow: these arrows allow you to view more tools or layout options in PowerPoint.
6. Slides Pane: shows your slides in thumbnail size. By right-clicking, you can access additional options for customizing each slide. Perfect for PowerPoint beginners!
7. Slide: PowerPoint's blank canvas and the frame to be seen when presenting the file.
8. Placeholders: they are dotted boxes that will store your content.
9. Status Bar: allows you to view the slide number, grammatical errors, speaker notes, and the comments on your file.
10. Zoom: allows you to enlarge or minimize your PowerPoint workspace. The range goes from 10 to 400%.
PowerPoint Tabs
The PowerPoint tabs are the control desk of your presentation . Since PowerPoint's features are too many, they're organized in tabs.
You can come and go between tabs as you need. Once you click on a tab, it will open its ribbon, and there, you'll be able to see all the tools related to that particular category.
This PowerPoint tutorial for beginners will give you an overview of all PowerPoint tabs . Pay attention to the following list:
- Transitions Tab
- Animations Tab
- Slide Show Tab
- Recording Tab
1. Home Tab
The Home tab is the most common tab of PowerPoint. This is the tab you'll probably use the most if you're designing a presentation deck from scratch.
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It allows you to add new slides and change the text characteristics : font, size, boldness, underlining, alignment, etc. If you've ever used Microsoft Word, these features will be familiar to you.
Also, you will find commands to edit the characteristics of the geometric shapes you insert. This includes: fill color, line color, sharpe effects, among others.
2. Insert Tab
The Insert tab is exactly what its name says it is. In this ribbon, you'll find all the options concerning adding a new element to your PowerPoint presentation .
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You can insert a picture, some geometric shapes, icons, WordArt graphics, among others. We can tell you that this tab is really helpful for PowerPoint beginners!
For example, if you have a lot of data in PowerPoint , you could add a chart or diagram to show your information in a more visual way. Also, you can embed videos or music into PowerPoint really easily.
- PowerPoint tip for beginners: To be able to write text on your slides, you need a text box. So, if you're designing your presentation from scratch, remember to go first to the Insert tab and add a text box to start writing.
3. Design Tab
If you are one of those people who enjoy choosing the design of a PowerPoint presentation, this tab will be your favorite.
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The Design tab offers a wide range of premade designs , allowing you to get more polished slides. Even better, if you explore its ribbon, you can adjust the color palette and change the overall style of your PowerPoint deck.
The PowerPoint interface, as this basic PowerPoint Tutorial, is really intuitive. We believe that you won't have any problem with this tab!
4. Transitions Tab
Using transitions in PowerPoint is a dynamic way to move from one slide to the next during a presentation. This feature is PowerPoint's stamp, so don ' t miss it!
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Some PowerPoint transitions are really classic, like wiping the old slide to present the new one. Others are somewhat over the top, like the “Vortex” or the “Airplane” effect.
If you click on each kind of transition, you'll see a preview on how it would look when presenting. Really cool, right?
5. Animations Tab
In case you want to add special effects for certain elements in your slides , the Animations tab in PowerPoint will interest you.
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Like the Transitions tab, you will find various animation effects in this ribbon. It's a matter of trying and choosing the best one according to your needs!
6. Slide Show Tab
As its name says, the Slide Show tab is about presenting your slides . We really like that it gives you several options to show up your presentation!
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Considering that you're a PowerPoint beginner, you're not likely to use the Slide Show tab very much.
But if you're curious about this command, you must read our article: How to Make a PowerPoint Slideshow that Runs Automatically?
7. Review Tab
The Review tab is not often used by PowerPoint beginners either.
However, if your job is related to writing or if you work at an international company, this tool can be extremely useful!
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With this tab, you can check the slide's spelling, translate the text in real-time, and add comments to your slides . This last function can be helpful to give feedback to a colleague.
8. View Tab
This View tab allows you to change the view of your PowerPoint slides and make handouts from them, among other things.
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As you can see, the majority of its commands are really specific. So you won't have any issues while designing, test and see!
In this section, our favorite command for PowerPoint beginners is Slide Master . Explore more about this tool in our guide!
9. Recording Tab
In the last versions of this design presentation software, PowerPoint added the Recording tab. As its name says, it allows you to record all your presentation slides .
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This ribbon has advanced commands, so the most common action for a PowerPoint beginner is to take a screenshot or record the screen sequentially .
10. Help Tab
Finally, there is the Help tab. If you have any problem or question concerning how to use PowerPoint, you may go here to look for a solution.
In the latest versions, Windows has added a “Show Training” option. You can click this command to practice the PowerPoint basics since it will download training templates.
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As a beginner in PowerPoint, you must recognize the objective of each PowerPoint tab to be able to master the software . But, in order to conduct an outstanding presentation deck, you also need to dominate its most important features. Let's see some of them in the next section!
If you feel ready to delve deeper into PowerPoint's tools, this section is for you.
As you may know , 24Slides specializes in creating outstanding presentations for any Design Project . So, we asked one of our experts about her favorite PowerPoint features, and we want to share them all with you!
Carmen Navarrete , Graphic Designer at 24Slides, highlighted the following features that will make your presentations stand out from the crowd:
PowerPoint Feature #1: Crop to Shape
This first PowerPoint feature is simple but effective!
Let's see how to use it:
- First, choose an image you want to cut and insert it into your workspace.
- Once inserted, select it with the mouse.
- Go to the "Picture Format" tab.
- Press the arrow of the "Crop" button (right side of the screen).
- Select "Crop to Shape."
- Choose your favorite shape and customize your PowerPoint presentation!
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Crop to Shape](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_1_crop.png)
PowerPoint Feature #2: Merge Shapes
If you don't like any figure enough, you can create one from scratch!
This is possible thanks to the "Merge Shapes" option. Follow these steps to unleash your creativity:
- First choose an image you want to cut.
- Check the list of PowerPoint shapes (Insert tab > Shapes).
- Choose two or three figures you want to merge (they can be the same figure).
- Select the figures you are going to merge (see the image).
- Once selected, go to the "Shape Format" tab.
- Press the "Merge Shapes" option and the type of merge you want (test and choose!).
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Merge Shapes](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_2_merge_shapes.png)
- A new figure will appear, and you must fill it with the image from the first step.
- Stay on the Shape Format tab and go to "Shape Fill" (button in the middle of the ribbon).
- Select "Picture Fill" and browse for your image.
- Select the image to fill your new figure, and that's it!
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Merge Shapes](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_2_merge_shapes2.png)
- PowerPoint tip for beginners: When your merged figure is ready, paste the image to the background of your slide to achieve a better result. This way, you can use your image as a canvas and see if both elements fit well.
PowerPoint Feature #3: Insert Icons
This PowerPoint feature is quite easy to follow for PowerPoint beginners!
Just follow these steps:
- Go to the Insert tab.
- Select the "Icons" option.
- A Microsoft 365 library will open, where you can search for the required icon.
- Now, you must insert it into your presentation and adapt it to your design.
- If you have an active Microsoft 365 subscription, you'll have access to a larger number of icons in PowerPoint.
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Insert Icons](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_3_icons.png)
- PowerPoint tip for beginners: If you want to learn more about icons in PowerPoint, read our article on How to Use Icons to Make Amazing PowerPoint Presentations .
PowerPoint Feature #4: Insert SmartArt
PowerPoint's SmartArt is one of the most popular and accessible tools to dominate while learning about PowerPoint basics.
To use it in your slide deck, you must:
- Select SmartArt.
- See all SmartArt categories and choose your favorite based on your needs.
- Add the text you have prepared and adapt it to your presentation.
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Insert SmartArt](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_4_insert_smartart.png)
We want to give you some ideas to master this SmartArt tool in PowerPoint: you can make timelines , flowcharts , and even a Venn diagram in just a few seconds. Try and see!
PowerPoint Feature #5: Remove Background
If you don't know how to use Photoshop and want to remove the background from an image, in this PowerPoint 101 Guide, we show you how:
- First choose the image you want to remove the background from.
- Insert the image in the PowerPoint workspace.
- Select the image and go to the "Picture Format" tab.
- Select "Remove Background" (first option on the left).
- You can keep and remove parts of the image with the first two tools of the ribbon (see image).
- Keep in mind that all the sections highlighted in purple will be deleted.
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Remove Background of image](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_5_background_removal.png)
- We recommend zooming in to keep or remove parts of the image with more detail.
- Once you're done, press the "Keep Changes" button.
- Finally, adapt the new image to your PowerPoint presentation.
![presentation for class 1 Remove background in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_5_background_removal2.png)
- PowerPoint tip for beginners: Choose a high-contrast photo or image for best results. In other words, the outline of the person or object you want to cut out must have clear edges and cannot blend with the image's background color.
PowerPoint Feature #6: Add Speaker Notes
The latest PowerPoint feature is a command you can use to prepare your speech before presenting to an audience.
Learning how to add speaker notes in PowerPoint is simple:
- Select the slide that needs some notes.
- Usually, there is a footer below the slide, but if not, you will have to activate it.
- Go to the View tab and select "Notes."
- The Speaker Notes section will appear, and you can add whatever you want!
![presentation for class 1 PowerPoint Feature: Add Speaker Notes](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_feature_6_speaker_notes.png)
- PowerPoint tip for beginners: In case you want to practice your entire presentation and have a lot of notes, go to the View tab and select "Notes Page" (fourth command). You'll be able to see all your Speaker Notes faster!
PowerPoint Feature #7: PowerPoint Translator
If you've ever wondered how to translate your PowerPoint Slides, we'll explain the step by step here:
- Go to the Review tab.
- Select the text you want to translate.
- Press the “Translate” button.
- A panel will open on the right side of the screen.
- Choose the language you need and you'll see the translation in real-time.
- If you press Insert, the text will change to the new translation!
PowerPoint Feature #8: Screen Recording
The process of recording your screen in PowerPoint is straightforward and intuitive. Let's see:
- Go to the “Record” or “Recording” tab.
- Press the "Record Slide Show" button or the “From Beginning” button (depending on your PPT version).
- A new window will open.
- Select the red record button and start recording!
- When you're done, select “Export.”
- By default, the video will be 1080p. If you want to lower the video quality, go to "Customize export."
- Name the video, save it to a folder and that's it!
As you may have noticed, this software has endless PowerPoint design options for beginners. We encourage you to try and test each functionality!
However, we're clear that PowerPoint has different features, so it can be hard to know where to start. That's why understanding PowerPoint basics is crucial if you truly want to master this software!
Our PowerPoint 101 Guide continues; stay tuned to discover more great stuff about this Microsoft software. Keep reading!
A PowerPoint template is a pre-made design that you can use for your own means, and that will save you a lot of time!
Templates in PowerPoint are a great resource for designing since all the structure is already done, and you only have to update the content . We can tell you they're the perfect resource for PowerPoint beginners!
They can be incredibly specific. For example, there are templates for a SWOT analysis or a complete Marketing report. Otherwise, templates can also be very general, with several slides with a similar design.
If you struggle with the artistic part of designing presentations, downloading PowerPoint templates will be a life changer!
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How to download PowerPoint templates for free?
If you didn't know, 24Slides has an extensive repository of PowerPoint templates. But how to obtain them? It's really simple:
- First, create an account on our Free Templates Website with the button “Register” (that way, you can download everything without problems!).
- Think about the graphics you need and the ideal structure for your presentation deck (you can also change the color palette later!).
- Download it in PowerPoint format (if you prefer it in Google Slides format, you'll also find this type in our repository).
- Edit and change everything you need for your PowerPoint presentation!
24Slides Designers specialize in business and corporate PowerPoints, but you'll also find other types of templates on our website: Data templates, Timelines, Roadmaps, Matrixes, Diagrams, and more.
Keep in mind that a well-designed PowerPoint deck helps you communicate stronger messages to your audience . Don't waste this opportunity to make your presentation shine!
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If you want to learn more about how to master PowerPoint, do not miss the last section. We'll show you some PowerPoint basics from the software itself!
A PowerPoint 101 Guide wouldn't be that useful with no examples. So, if you enjoy the step-by-step guides, this section is for you.
Below, we'll show you how to make a simple PowerPoint presentation. But first, here are some tips to be more efficient in the process:
- Be clear about what type of presentation you're going to create (is it corporate, playful, or more creative?).
- Make a draft with the most important information you need to add and, thus, generate a good structure in your presentation .
- Get inspired by examples on the internet , but adapt them to your needs and audience.
- If you will create a business presentation, keep in mind your brand identity .
- Make sure your PowerPoint works , you may need to update to the latest version or pay for the subscription.
Step 1: Make a draft to structure your presentation
As we said before, writing a draft or script of your content will be vital to start on the right foot as a PowerPoint beginner.
This advice is so important that we choose it as the first step to learning how to make a PowerPoint presentation. Remember: Planning is key!
![presentation for class 1 draft to structure a presentation in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/draft_presentation_powerpoint.png)
Regarding the process of planning, we share some good practices:
- If your presentation will be very long , write down all subtitles and content in a Word document. This will help you organize your ideas and give a correct sequence to your narrative. In addition to avoiding redundancies in the message you want to communicate.
- If your presentation will use many visual resources , we recommend choosing high-quality images. This will help you have a starting graphic base. Some good free image repositories are Freepick , Unsplash , and Adobe Stock .
- If your presentation is based on data , have all your results summarized or your most relevant conclusions at hand. The idea of making a PowerPoint presentation is to show your information in the simplest way possible for your audience.
Step 2: Create a new document in PowerPoint
Once you check that all the functions are working fine with the software, please open it and go to the File tab. If you've ever used Word or Excel, you'll probably find this Home Menu familiar.
In short, this is the main page of PowerPoint, where you can create a new presentation or open an older one. Let's see:
![presentation for class 1 how to create a new document in PPT](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/PowerPoint_new_document.png)
In order to follow this part of our PowerPoint Tutorial correctly, take into consideration the following points:
- On the lower side of the screen, you'll find your recently opened PowerPoint files. This option is great for saving some time.
- If you don't find the presentation you're looking for, click on the “Open” option at the left bar and find older files.
- Don't forget to save your presentation with a relatable name so you won't lose sight of it!
Step 3: Choose the perfect design for your presentation
With your information ready in a draft, it's time to choose the design of your PowerPoint slide deck. You must imagine that the available design options are endless!
For practical reasons, you have three options regarding the design:
- Start a design from scratch (very difficult for a PowerPoint beginner).
- Choose an established PowerPoint design or layout.
- Download a PowerPoint template and modify some details.
Don't worry if you don't know how to continue! In this PowerPoint 101 class, we're going to explain step by step the second option:
How do you set a default design in PowerPoint?
- First, go to the Design tab.
- Open the list of options by clicking on the third arrow.
- Choose the design you like the most for your PowerPoint presentation.
![presentation for class 1 How do you set a default design in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/How_set_default_design_in_PowerPoint.png)
If you want to explore more PowerPoint designs, there is a way to research online. For that, you only need to:
- Go to the File tab (first tab, next to the Home tab).
- Select "More themes" (see image).
![presentation for class 1 More themes in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/How_set_default_design_in_PowerPoint2.png)
- Use the search engine and write the keyword you want (it can be related to your business or it can be a color).
- Check the list of PowerPoint themes and choose your favorite.
- Wait a few minutes while it loads and keep designing in PowerPoint!
![presentation for class 1 Themes designs in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/powerpoint_more_themes.png)
How do you change the layout of one slide in PowerPoint?
In this PowerPoint 101 Guide, you will also learn how to configure the layout of each slide.
Keep in mind that to have a high-impact presentation, you must adapt your slides' design to the type of content you'll add. And using layouts is perfect for this purpose.
To change the layout type in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
- Right-click on the slide you want to change.
- Select the "Layout" option.
- You will find more than ten layout models.
- Choose the one that best suits your content.
- Repeat these steps for each slide (if you wish or require).
![presentation for class 1 How do you change the layout in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/How_change_layout_powerpoint-1.png)
How do you customize your slides in PowerPoint?
The design process in this PowerPoint 101 Guide doesn't stop there.
You also can customize your presentation's color palette , font style, background format , and graphics effects .
Just go to:
- Design tab > Variants.
- Select Colors, Fonts, Effects or Background Styles (as you need).
- If you're inspired and want to create your own background in PowerPoint, select Background Styles > Format Background.
- Finally, custom your slides as you want!
![presentation for class 1 how to customize a design in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/How_customize_design_in_PowerPoint.png)
Step 4: Add all your information to your presentation
Now, it's time to add all your information to your slides. If your script is long, take your time to copy each part of it.
In this PowerPoint Tutorial, we're going to show how our design is going so far. We design at your side!
![presentation for class 1 How to design a presentation in PPT](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/how_to_do_powerpoint_presentation.png)
Step 5: Add transitions or animations to your presentation
The stamp of PowerPoint is its transitions and animations! Naturally, our PowerPoint 101 has considered these essential commands.
If you want to add them to your presentation and make your speech more fluid, follow these steps:
- Go to the tabs section of PowerPoint.
- Select "Transitions" or "Animations" and try your favorite effects.
- Remember that if you select Transitions, these will modify the entire slide, while Animations can be added to each element individually.
When choosing one Animation, you can eliminate it if you aren't 100% convinced. You only need to:
- Select the Animation number that appears on the corner.
- Press the "Delete" or "Backspace" button on your keyboard.
- Choose another Animation in PowerPoint if you want!
![presentation for class 1 How to add transitions or animations to PPT](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/add_transitions_and_animations_powerpoint.png)
This “PowerPoint for dummies” is full of tips and tricks! So here is one more: Don't overuse transitions or animations in PowerPoint ; they can make your presentation slower and unprofessional . Use this tool in a subtle way!
Step 6: Refine the final details
As always, every final product must be reviewed. Especially if you're learning the PowerPoint fundamentals with us.
We recommend reviewing each slide of your PowerPoint presentation one final time. In this process, you will be able to:
- Add icons if your presentation requires it.
- Change any image or illustration if they don't convince you.
- Change transitions or animations.
- Customize your presentation's color palette .
- Proofread your slides' text or add more information.
- Add speaker notes to your presentation.
![presentation for class 1 How to add speaker notes to PPT](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/how_to_add_speaker_notes_powerpoint.png)
Step 7: Slideshow your presentation
When your presentation is finished, it's essential to know how to make a PowerPoint slideshow. This way, you can see your slides from the exact same perspective your audience will see them.
To slideshow your presentation in PowerPoint, follow these simple steps for PowerPoint beginners:
- Position yourself on your first slide.
- Go to the bottom right of the software.
- Select the "Slide Show" button (see image).
- Have a look of your presentation by clicking on each slide or pressing the right arrow on your keyboard.
- To go out from the Slide Show mode, you have to press the ESC key.
![presentation for class 1 How to slideshow in PowerPoint](https://s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com/24slides-ghost/images/2023/09/how_to_slideshow_powerpoint.png)
Now you can present your slides like an expert!
When you master this presentation design software, you'll be able to create amazing things in PowerPoint : infographics, diagrams, charts, pitch decks, business cards, calendars, you name it!
This was our PowerPoint Guide for beginners. We hope that our compilation today will be useful for conducting more professional presentations in the future and, why not, achieve all your goals!
Don't forget to share this PowerPoint 101 Guide with your co-workers or whoever you want!
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- How to Work with Multiple Images in PowerPoint
- How to Add a Timer to Your Powerpoint Presentations
- PowerPoint Charts, Graphs, & Tables Made Easy | Tips & Tricks
- How To Use PowerPoint Design Ideas - All Questions Answered!
- 36 Fun Icebreakers for Your Next Presentation
- The Cost of PowerPoint Presentations: Discover the hidden expenses you might overlook!
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During the First Day of Class
Just as in social situations, the more a person knows about you, the more comfortable you become. With teaching and learning, we can easily create a more comfortable and learning-focused environment by establishing a positive rapport among students and with the instructor. From the first few moments students are in your class, they will look for cues for how responsive you will be to them, as individuals, and the kind of effort you will make to care about them and their learning. Simple aspects of the first class such as the seating arrangements, how you introduce yourself, and how you help them connect with each other, can make a significant difference in how students respond to your requests for engagement.
Optimizing the seating arrangements
The seating arrangement in a classroom can impact the atmosphere of the class and students' perceptions of it. Different seating arrangements can benefit different class activities like lectures, discussions, and different levels of student participation and interactions. So you can decide yourself or with input from the students about how the seats would be arranged during the first class depending on the types of activities you have planned.
Plan to reach the classroom 5 minutes early. You can use the extra time to set up your devices for class, organize the handouts or other resources you plan to use, and greet your students as they enter the classroom. You can consider creating a greeting, a way to start class, that’s unique to you, that can establish the culture of the class and students know what to expect.
Introduce Yourself
On the first day of class, it is important to introduce yourself to the students covering all the essential information about you including:
- Your pronouns
- How you would like your students to address you
- Your area of research
- Your office locations and office hours
- The best ways to reach you (e.g., in-person, email, etc.)
While introducing yourself, be mindful about which information you want to reveal and which you would not. Express your passion for your subject matter. Students are much more likely to engage in a class that is designed to share someone’s passion. As with stories, identify points throughout the lesson and/or semester where you can express personal interests, and background on that interest, so students can more easily relate to you and the content. This can easily be done without revealing specific, personal information.
Help students learn about each other
Spend a few minutes on the first day of class to help the students get to know each other to create a welcoming, social environment. In a small class, you can encourage each student to introduce themselves and share their hobbies, interests, and other interesting information with the rest of the class. In a large classroom, this approach may be too time-consuming. So instead, you may have the students break into pairs or small groups to introduce themselves to each other.
Using icebreakers can be effective in helping students be more comfortable with the cohort. Icebreakers that are relevant to the course contents would be the most appropriate ones to facilitate the introductory interactions among students. Following is a list of resources that can help you ideate icebreakers that are customized for the course:
- The K. Patricia Cross Academia: 6 Icebreakers to Help Students Feel Comfortable in Your Class
- University of Michigan: Icebreaker Grab Bag
- UC San Diego: Icebreakers, Team Building Activities, and Energizers
Discuss learning objectives and expectations
One of the most significant activities on the first day of class would be clarifying the learning objectives of the course. You can shed some light on how the objectives will be met through various activities and how these relate to real-world scenarios and applications. You should also focus on setting expectations for student behavior and commitment. Discuss the information your students need to know to engage with different elements of the course and be successful. Prepare to provide clarifications on:
- The teaching-learning approaches to be used in the course
- The ways they should prepare before each class
- General behavioral expectations from the students (e.g., punctuality, participation, offering feedback, etc.)
- The amount of time and effort they would need to be successful in the course
Share an overview of the course contents and requirements
Take some time during the first class to share a brief overview of the course content. You can consider going through the syllabus and gathering some information from the students on which topics they find most important or relevant to them, and other issues they have about the course content.
Involve students on day one of the class in an activity similar to what they will experience the rest of the semester. This helps set an early expectation of what class time will be like and what your expectations are for participation.
Utilize the assignments and/or activities on the first day that ask students to connect course material to their own lives, personal interests, or career goals. While the process of making this connection is beneficial to the learning - through its focus on relevance, it also provides you as the instructor insight into your students’ lives, interests, and ambitions.
Also, provide an overview of the assessment methods and grading criteria for the course. Explain how many assignments they will need to complete, how they will be evaluated, and how their assignments will be graded. You can consider giving them a sense of your expectations and flexibility regarding the assessment and evaluation approach for the course. You should also encourage them to share their feedback with you when prompted.
Collect data regarding students' knowledge and motivation
Plan to collect some information regarding your students' baseline knowledge relevant to the course. You can consider preparing a set of questions, or a survey to test their prior knowledge, and based on the data obtained, decide on activities to facilitate bridging the identified gaps. Here is a sample knowledge probe that you can use to identify the best starting point for the class as a whole:
- Background knowledge probe
You should also focus on getting a sense of their motivation to take the course. Consider exploring the reasons they are interested in the course, their expectations from it, and what challenges they anticipate during the course timeline. This will help you customize your teaching approach to best suit the student groups. Know that most student resistance will present itself in a passive form. Determine ahead of time what course of action you will take to address those students not participating. See the section on Student Resistance for more strategies for navigating these scenarios.
Share logistics and resources available to the students
Finally, take a few minutes to share the university, department, library, and other resources available to the students throughout the course timeline. Remind them of the relevant administrative procedures, drop-add dates, caps on enrollment, Virginia Tech plagiarism policies, honor code, etc.
If you have Teaching Assistants (TA) assigned for the course, plan from the beginning of the semester to incorporate them effectively into the classroom community. Students need to feel like the TAs are part of the class, are aware of what is going on in class, and have the expertise to assist them before they will willingly seek out TA’s help. If the TA is never seen or heard from, it creates the impression that the TA is not someone who can assist with the course material. To help incorporate TAs into the classroom, consider these suggestions:
- Introduce the TA on the very first day and have the TA lead a short activity. This will help create the impression that the TA is knowledgeable and integrated into the course.
- Require that your TA is present during class time. This will ensure that the TA knows what is going on during class.
- Have planning and/or feedback meetings regularly with your TA.
- Ensure that the TA is available for at least some time prior to and directly after class to help address students’ questions and concerns.
- While not always possible, try to have the TA’s office hours at a time most students can access. For example, office hours from 10 am - 12 pm are likely going to be when most students are in other classes. However, this allows for some creative thinking like offering virtual office hours online during the week.
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5 Cool PowerPoint Transitions To Keep Eyes Glued to Your Presentation (Free Downloadable Templates Available!)
Sara Wanasek
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Are you ready to take your PowerPoint presentations to the next level? In this guide, we’ll show you how to create five cool PowerPoint transitions that can keep your audience engaged and enhance the flow of your slides. Bonus: we’re giving away a free downloadable file that includes all the templates for the transitions we’re teaching you!
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Whether you’re preparing a classroom lecture, a business pitch, or any other presentation, these transitions are easy to implement and will add a polished, professional touch. Plus, with these tips, you’ll be able to create dynamic presentations that are both visually captivating and informative. Let’s dive in and explore how to master these cool PowerPoint transitions, step by step! Read on or watch below:
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#1 Checkerboard Transition
The Checkerboard transition is an attention-grabbing effect that breaks your slide into smaller sections, making your content more digestible and visually appealing.
Step 1: Add Image
Start by adding a background image to your slide. This will act as the base for your checkerboard design.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CB-1.png)
Step 2: Insert Table
Insert a 7×5 table and stretch it across the entire slide to cover the background image.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CB-2.png)
Step 3: Format Table
Select the entire table from the edge, then:
- Set the pen color to white
- Remove the shading to make the table transparent
- Apply borders to all cells
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Cb-3.png)
Step 4: Add Text
Choose specific cells for your text. Set the shading of those cells to white and enter your text.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CB-4.png)
Step 5: Fill More Cells
For a fun visual effect, fill random cells with white shading to add texture!
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CB-5.png)
Step 6: Continue with all Slides
Repeat the process on the next slide, but change the location of your text and randomly colored tiles for variety.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CB-6.png)
Step 7: Add Transitions
Once all slides are ready, select them all with CTRL + A and apply the Checkerboard transition from the Transitions tab.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Cb-7.png)
Bonus Interactive Tip
Leave some of the white spaces blank and use ClassPoint’s annotation tools during your presentation to fill them in on the spot, keeping your audience engaged!
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CB-8.png)
ClassPoint is a free PowerPoint add-in to make any presentation more interactive and engaging. Once downloaded and installed (it’s free) enter presentation mode, and begin to use the pens, highlighters, shapes, and text boxes.
#2 Comb Transition
The Comb transition offers a sleek sliding effect that’s perfect for emphasizing text over images.
Step 1: Insert a Background Photo
Begin by inserting a photo that you want to highlight in your presentation as the background image.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Co-1.png)
Step 2: Insert a Table
Insert a 1×7 table and stretch it across the entire slide.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Co-2.png)
Select the table from the edge then:
- Remove shading from the table to make it transparent
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CO-3.png)
Choose specific cells for your text, set the shading to white, and add your text content.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Co-4.png)
Step 5: Repeat for All Slides
Repeat the process for all slides to maintain consistency.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Co-5.png)
Step 6: Apply Transition
Select all slides and apply the Comb transition from the PowerPoint Transitions tab.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Co-6.png)
Enhance your images by opening a live browser during the slideshow and annotating key points directly on the screen for a more interactive experience.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/CO-7.png)
When in your presentation, click on the browser icon on the toolbar and search the web. Open multiple tabs, pin, and bookmark sites.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Pinned-sites-graphic.png)
#3 Page Curl Transition
The Page Curl transition mimics the effect of flipping through a book and adds a touch of sophistication to your presentation.
Step 1: View Guides
Go to the View tab in the PowerPoint ribbon and turn on guides to help align the elements we will add in the next steps.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/PC-1.png)
Step 2: Insert Shape
Add a thin, long rectangle covering the left half of the slide, using the guides to help.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/PC-2.png)
Step 3: Format the Shape
First , apply a gradient fill. Then:
- Remove one gradient arrow
- Set the first arrow’s transparency to 100%
- Change the the second arrow color to black and 90% transparency
- Change the third arrow to black and 60% transparency
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/PC-3.png)
Step 4: Duplicate Shape
Duplicate the shape and flip it horizontally to cover the right half of the slide.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Pc-4.png)
Step 5: Add the Content
Now, add in text boxes to finish creating your slides.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/PC-5.png)
Step 6: Duplicate Slides
Continue to duplicate the slides and adjust your text for the rest of the slides in your presentation.
![presentation for class 1 powerpoint transitions - page curl](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Pc-6.png)
Step 7: Apply Transition
Select all slides and apply the Page Curl transition from the PowerPoint Transitions tab.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/PC-7.png)
Between sections, engage your audience by running live Q&A sessions using ClassPoint’s features , where they can submit questions directly to your presentation.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/Pc-8.png)
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#4 Doors Transition
The Doors transition is an interactive and playful way to reveal new information by simulating the opening of doors.
Step 1: Format Background
On an empty slide, right-click and select Format Background , then insert a picture that features doors. Feel free to search online to find one fitting for your needs.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/D-1.png)
Step 2: Insert and Format Shape
Place rectangles over the doors.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/C-2.png)
Then format them with:
- A transparent background fill
- And no line
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/C-3.png)
Step 3: Add Hyperlinks
Select each shape, go to Action , and hyperlink the shape to a different slide.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/C-5.png)
Step 4: Duplicate the Slide
Think of the slide you just created as the ‘intro slide” and other slides in your presentation as the “informational slides.”
Duplicate the slide you just made, the “intro slide” and move it between two informational slides. This will simulate doors opening to your new content.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/C-8.png)
Step 5: Apply Transition
Select all the slides and apply the Doors transition from the PowerPoint Transitions tab.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/C-6.png)
Add interactivity by hiding questions behind the doors and using ClassPoint’s interactive questions to gather responses from your audience.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/C-7.png)
To add a question on your slide, just type out the question (and answer choices for MCQ) and add the corresponding ClassPoint button.
Once you are in presentation mode, click on the button to begin receiving responses from your audience. Enjoy the many ways to add these 8 different question types in any PowerPoint.
#5 Orbit Transition
The Orbit transition brings dynamic motion to your slides by creating a rotating effect that helps guide your audience’s focus.
Start with an empty slide, select Format Background , and add an image.
Edit the setting to make the image set at 60% transparency.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-1.png)
Add a rounded rectangle and fill it with another image from the Format Background tab.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-2.png)
Then adjust the Picture Corrections to create a soft, muted effect with these settings:
- Set the sharpness to -100%
- and the brightness to -40%
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-3.png)
Step 4: Add Text to the Slide
Insert text on the slide to complement the visual elements.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-4.png)
Step 5: Repeat the Steps Across Slides
Repeat this process for all slides to maintain a consistent design. Keep the main slide background, but change the image in the rounded rectangle.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-5.png)
Select all slides and apply the Orbit transition from the PowerPoint Transitions tab.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-6.png)
Need help crafting questions? Use AI to generate questions based on your slide content, and encourage your audience to provide live feedback.
![presentation for class 1](https://cdn.classpoint.io/wp-content/uploads/O-7.png)
Mastering Cool PowerPoint Transitions: Best Practices
When exploring creative PowerPoint transitions, the key is to use them in ways that enhance your presentation rather than overwhelm it. Here’s how to strike that perfect balance while having fun with your transitions:
1. Leverage Bold Transitions for Impact
Creative transitions like can add flair to your presentation. Use these bold transitions strategically for key moments, such as revealing important points or shifting between major sections. This way, your audience will feel the impact without being overloaded by too many effects.
2. Create a Thematic Flow
If you’re going for a unique or unconventional style, make sure the transitions align with the overall theme of your presentation. For example, if your slides have a futuristic design, using the Morph or Fracture transition can create a cohesive visual experience. This gives your presentation a dynamic, immersive quality.
3. Adjust Speed
The speed of your PowerPoint transitions matters. A transition that is too fast can leave your audience feeling rushed, while a slow one can seem tedious. A moderate speed of around 1-2 seconds is ideal—it’s long enough to be noticeable but quick enough to keep the pace moving.
4. Avoid Sound Effects
While PowerPoint offers sound effects for PowerPoint transitions, these should be used sparingly, if at all. Unless you’re presenting in a very informal or creative setting, sound effects can come across as gimmicky and may distract from your message.
Frequently Asked Questions About PowerPoint Transitions
What are powerpoint transitions used for.
PowerPoint transitions are used to create smooth, visually appealing effects when switching from one slide to the next. They help guide your audience’s focus and add a professional touch to your presentations, making them more engaging and memorable.
What is the difference between transitions and animations in PowerPoint?
Transitions are effects that happen when moving from one slide to another, while animations are effects applied to individual objects within a slide, such as text or images. Both can enhance the visual appeal of a presentation but serve different purposes.
Can I apply the same transition to all slides in my presentation?
Yes! To apply the same transition to all slides, select all the slides by pressing CTRL + A , then choose the desired transition from the Transitions tab. This ensures consistency throughout your presentation.
How do I adjust the duration of a PowerPoint transition?
You can adjust the duration of a transition by selecting a slide, going to the Transitions tab, and adjusting the Duration box.
Are PowerPoint transitions compatible with all versions of PowerPoint?
Most transitions, including popular ones like Checkerboard and Comb, are available in all modern versions of PowerPoint. However, the range of transitions may vary slightly between older and newer versions of the software.
Can I use PowerPoint transitions in online presentations?
Yes, PowerPoint transitions work well in online presentations, including those delivered via platforms like Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Ensure that you have a stable connection and test the transitions beforehand to ensure they display smoothly during your presentation.
And there you have it—five quick, easy, and cool PowerPoint transitions that will elevate your presentations and keep your audience engaged. These creative effects are perfect for adding flair without overwhelming your content. Try them out, and don’t be surprised if you start using them in every presentation!
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