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Powerpoint Presentation for the Beginners (Chapter 3 contd...)

Last time in our chapter 3, we discussed how to start with making the slides, after preparing the draft. As already explained, almost every slide needs a TITLE & some CONTENT for the body part. The content can be text, picture, graph or some other form of audio - visual aid.

So, now that we have started making the presentation, we need to make sure of one thing: The order of slides need to match your speech. For instance in my presentation on alternate fuels, my slides are in the order as: Definition, why alternative fuels, available alternative fuels, benefits of each available option, their respective limitations, recommended alternative, conclusion. Now, If I'm going to start by introducing the topic and then I want to mention available alternative fuels first and then "why alternative fuels", then slides shall be in same order. Else, the slides will show something and you will end up speaking something else or the slides need to be shuffled again & again during the presentation which hinders the smooth flow & distracts the audience. So, it is not at all recommended.

In case you feel that there are various points to be discussed under a particular topic, but it makes the slide too congested if we fill in all the information in a single slide, you can break the slide in more than one. For example we need to explain the advantages of our product which has about 15 points to be discussed. You may either mention five - six important points on the slide & explain the rest of your own. Or you can put 5-6 points in each slide, then add another slide with same title and continue with rest of the points. The slides may be extended like this as required. Or the title can be broken into further sub-titles and mention points under them. Like advantages can be broken into subtitles as: technical advantage (in terms of reduction of cycle time, improved productivity etc.) and financial advantages (like higher margin, or making prices more competitive etc.). Remember that audience should not feel strained looking at the slides to note the points, and shall still be interested in listening to what you are explaining rather than concentrating on the slides only.

So, that's all for today. Remember that the slides being projected behind you are there to aid you to make your points clear. They shall be easy to be grabbed by the audience and shall make them feel like listening to what you have to say about that slide.

In case of any doubts you may leave your comments here... :-)

Powerpoint Presentation for the Beginners (Chapter 3)

In our last chapter, we discussed that how draft for the presentation shall be prepared. Once the draft is finalized, we can start working on power point to make our presentation. Remember that putting your name & organization name on first slide is general trend but not mandatory. You can put some pics or graphics on first slide to introduce the topic first before you give your own introduction. Its up to you to decide that you want a conventional start (your intro first) or a slightly different approach (if possible).

Now, question here is what to put in the slides. Shall we put all the details and facts & figures or only the title of the content. Well, it depends on various factors. If it is a technical presentation for technical experts, facts & figures may be filled in your slides, but don't make it too congested. Try to make it in points rather than paragraphs copied from draft onto the slides. The audience shall listen to you rather than reading everything from the slides. Remember, slides are there to aid you, not to divert all attention from you to them (slides). 

After first slide having your topic of discussion, and your name designation etc., next slide shall introduce the topic. Even if topic has been introduced before giving your intro as explained above, a formal definition or introduction can be given by relating it to the content to be presented. Its like briefing the audience about the table of contents without mentioning it on the slides.

A typical slide will consist of TITLE on the top. Then in body part you may add one or two pics or graphs that shall be clearly visible to all, or your content under that heading, mentioned in points. For example I'm presenting my topic on alternative fuels. After introduction, I want to explain about problems of conventional fuels that leads to search for alternatives. My slide may look like this:

WHY NON-CONVENTIONAL FUELS

• Limited stock of conventional fuels
• Increasing Demand
• Global warming concerns
• Control the rising prices of conventional fuel

So, the matter that has to be explained is briefed in the slide as indicated above, but main content is still with you. So, while audience will understand that what points you are going to cover in this slide, they are still going to listen to you to get the details. In this minor facts like expected availability of conventional fuel (say for 45 years) or fact like demand has doubled over past seven years may be spoken by you without their mention on the slide. Some other facts like name of any Govt. policy or any other mandate can be mentioned in the slide though.

So, next time we will be continuing with this chapter. till then if you have any doubts, you may leave your comments here.

Powerpoint Presentation for the Beginners (Chapter 2 contd...)

So, continuing our last chapter (Ch-2), I will revise with basic things needed to be kept in mind while preparing the presentation.

1. Know your subject.
2. Know your Audience.
3. What to fill in the presentation.
4. Time constraint

We have taken the basic about time and audience last time. So, I'll continue with what to keep in mind while making a presentation. 

So, based on the time allotted, you need to select the amount of content to be filled. Collect the relevant data & information on the subject. go through the content collected and try to filter the relevant content based on your audience. Now, before going forward, it is advised to read the finalized draft two to three times and check the time being consumed for the same.  

Lets say that you are taking about 18 minutes while allotted time limit is about 15 minutes.  Remember that when you are giving the presentation in front of audience, you can not keep on speaking in monotonous tone like what you might have done during reading your draft. You may not remember each and every word and hence actual time for presentation will not be same as required to read your draft. But it does give you a rough idea for time required based on the content you have finalized in the draft.

In case time taken to read the draft varies too much than time allotted, you may need to add or delete some content to bring it close. This exercise may help to save time while preparing presentation and then later adding or deleting the slides & the content. 

Once the time has been estimated, you may now go for finalizing the draft in the sequential order as you will like to present in the slides. It will help you synchronize your speech with the slides to be presented. Now try to put headings to the various sections, the same headings can be used as slide title too. A well prepared draft is half work done as far as making the presentation is concerned.

So, that's all for today. Remember that after deciding the time, content and keeping in mind your audience, a well prepared draft helps to reduce your work load of preparing and remembering the presentation content.

In case of any doubts you may leave your comments here... :-)

Powerpoint Presentation for the Beginners (Chapter 2)

So, continuing from our last chapter, I will start with basic things needed to be kept in mind while preparing the presentation.

1. Know your subject.
2. Know your Audience.
3. What to fill in the presentation.
4. Time constraint

The above four are all co-related. Of course you will know the topic to be presented. But it needs to be co-related with other three. Once the topic is known, first thing is that how much time you have to present your topic. Is it a short 7-10 minutes of presentation, or is it a lengthy 30-45 Minutes of presentation. Accordingly the type & details of content has to be decided.

Then secondly, you shall keep your audience in mind. Is it the armature students of school / college. Or are they experts in the area of topic to be presented. Are the audience technical expert or belong to the management. Accordingly the content needs to be decided & language to be modified.

For example, my topic of presentation is Non-Conventional Fuel for automobiles. Now, when giving a presentation to the students, you need to keep it general like: "Meaning, Benefits, Limitations, basic process involved in manufacturing etc." There is not much need to get in deep technical aspect like fuel properties, its availability worldwide and cost economics, detailed process involved and alternate processes etc. These topics can be touched in brief but no need for details in short presentations to the students. For technical experts as audience however, these might be necessary in details in case you are kind of promoting this or advocating this product in front of experts for their approval. Similarly for managerial people like those from marketing, finance & from top management, they might be more interested in knowing the commercial viability and financial returns for the company rather than technical details. Only technical they are interested in is basic process involved, how to install that process machinery & its economics. So, the expectations of your audience needs to be understood and shall be met to make your presentation more effective.

I'll be continuing this chapter next time, but for now what we have learned here is that to make the presentation effective, you need to know the constraints & the dimensions within which the presentation is to be made. Remember that presentation is to be presented not to be understood by you, but by the audience.

In case of any doubts you may leave your comments here... :-)

Powerpoint Presentation for the Beginners (Chapter1)

Many of us have to deal with making powerpoint presentations. It may be for school / college competitions or part of job assignment or for many other purposes. Many of us feel afraid of how to make one, so as not to embarass ourselves. Here I would be sharing my personal experience that might help the readers to understand the basics of making a decent presentation.

For those who have never made a presentation before, understanding the following shall help:

1. Know your subject.
2. Know your Audience.
3. What to fill in the presentation.
4. Time constraint
5. Know your strenghts and weakness related to the subject.
6. Confidence is the key.
7. Understand that no-one is perfect.

First we need to know what presentation means and how it differs from a general speech or lecture.

The presentation means that you have to put forward your ideas and related information with the help of some visual aids like powerpoint slides in this case. In a speech or lecture, you need to look at the audience and keep on speaking with necessary variations to keep them interested. In a presentation though, in addition to speaking to the audience while maintaining an eye contact with them, you need to keep an eye on the slides running on the projector as well. Your speach or actions shall match what is projected on the slide behind you.

Lets try to understand it with the help of an example. Lets assume that we are making a presentation on Global Warming. My first slide (after my introduction) is explaining about the definition of global warming and why it has been gaining attention recently. Now we shall try to understand that in a speech I can continue at my own pace with the topic. But here I need to look at the slide and if possible point on the slide the line that you are explaining. You must not keep staring at the slide (with exceptional cases) and just have a look at it. Objective here is to make the audience grab and corelate your speach with the slide behind you. When you have to switch to next topic, like main causes of global warming, you need to wait and look back to ensure that the presentation has been switched to next slide to match your speach to come.

Things will become clear in coming lessons. Right now you need to know that presentation is nothing but a speach given with visual aids to enhance the experience of the audience and make you present a complicated topic in a sipler manner.

In case of any doubts you may leave your comments here...  :-)

Heart is a very Fertile Place...

Someone Has Wisely Said That, ''The Heart Is A Fertile Place!!!''

Anything planted In It Will Grow For Sure!!!, Doesn't Matter Whether It's LOVE or HATE...

An Interesting Caption put above a Wall Clock in an Examination Hall:

"TIME Will Pass...
But...
Will You.?"  ;-)

Diwali aa rahi hai na...

Wife: tumne kaha tha tum ab nahi pioge per fhir pene baith gaye. Husb:wo diwali aa rahi hai na. Wife: to?????? Husb: dewali me rocke t chudne k liye khali botal chahiye na>>>>>>>>>>>> :))

Book khulti hai, exam ka sama hota hai...

Book khulti hai,exam ka sama hota hai Aise mausam me hi to dimag tabah hota hai... Book ki bate dimagtak nahi aati Ye fasana to marksheet se bayan hota hai...

Supporting the LOVE

Why in every love story, sister supports bro , but brothers don't support sis ???

coz sis knows what Love is ..!!!

and bro knows what Boys are ...!!!   ;-)

Random Quote on OPPORTUNITIES

It matters not how many fish are in the sea . . .  If you don't have any bait on your hook...

READ IF YOU HAVE DARE ;-)

ITS A SCARY STORY
READ IF YOU HAVE DARE

It was a rainy day
A man was standing with a book 4 sale
A other man comes to him 4 buying the book
He asks"what is the price of this book"
The man replies that the book costs for Rs.3000
The man buyes the book
The seller tells that dont read the last page of this it may put you in a shock
When the man finishes reading book with dare he opens the last page and reads it

He finds
Mrp-Rs.30

ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!

The fastest camera (shutter speed) ;-)

The Japanese have produced a Camera , that has such a shutter speed .........
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It can take a picture of a woman....... " With her mouth shut "  :P

How to judge the character of a man...

"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."

Man is Motivated by...

Man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."

What we think...

A Man Is But The By-Product Of His Thoughts...
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What He Thinks, He Becomes...

Meri Chinta Na Karo Main To Sambhal Jaunga...

Meri Chinta Na Karo Main To Sambhal Jaunga

Gili Mitti Hun ki Har Roop Mein Dhal Jaunga...

Main koi Chand Nahi hun ki Amar ho Jaun,

Main To Jugunu hun Subah Dhoop Mein Jal Jaunga...

 

Barf ki Seel hun Mujhe Dhoop mein Rakhte kyon ho ?

Mujhko Galna Hai to Main Chhawon Mein Gal jaunga...

Kanch ka Farsh Bana ke mujhe Ghar Mein na Bula,

Main Agar Ispe Chalunga to Fisal jaunga....

Main jo Banvash se Laota Hun to Sab Hairan hain,

Unko ummeed na Thi Itna Badal jaunga...

Chhawani dal ke Rukte Hain shahar Mein lashkar

Main To Jogi Hun isi Sham Nikal jaunga.....

Zakhm ko Dil mein Chhupa Dard jigar mein Le kar,

Teri Duniya se Bahut Door Chala Jaunga !!!

Quote of the Day - If you don't like the road...

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Quote of the Day - Friendship

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Every moment is a treasure...

To realize the value of:

1 year- Ask 1 who failed in an exam;

1 month- Ask 1 who has not received his salary;

1 week- Ask 1 who is hospitalized;

1 day- Ask one who s on fasting;

1 hour- Ask 1 who s waiting for his lover;

1 minute- Ask 1 who missed his train;

1 second- Ask 1 who jst escape from an accident;

Every moment is a treasure...

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is mystery,

But Today is a gift. That's why its called present :-)

Tumhe Pata Hai triple Sawari Pe Pabandi Hai...

College ke 4 ladke motercycle pe ja rahe the... .

Police Wala: Tumhe Pata Hai triple Sawari Pe Pabandi Hai... Phir Bhi Tum 4 log beth ke ja rahe ho...

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Student: Pareshan Ho ke jaldi se peeche dekhte hue bola : Oye saalo 5 waan kidhar gir gya.. :D

Why we don't study for the whole year ...

Why we don't study for the whole year and spend sleeples nights during EXAMS?

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Because...

Sahil ke sukon se hame inkaar nahi;
Par TOOFANO se kashti nikalne ka maza hi aur hai.. :-)

Har Insaan Bura Nahi Hota...

Har insan dil ka bura nahi hota,

Har koi insan bewafa nahi hota,

Bujh jaate hai diye akser apni galtiyo se

Har baar kasur hawa ka nahi hota...

Funny Oxymoron's

(An oxymoron is usually defined as a phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are brought together)

1) Clearly misunderstood

2) Exact Estimate

3) Small Crowd

4) Act Naturally

5) Found Missing

6) Fully Empty

7) Pretty ugly

8) Seriously funny

9) Only choice

10) Original copies

& the Mother of all ...

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11) Happily Married ;-)

The three "X" of life...

Life is “X+X+X”

Yesterday was an Xperience,

Today is an Xperment,

Tommoeow is an Xpectation.

So use ur Xperience in ur Xperiment to achieve ur Xpectation…

If you are planning...

‎"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people."

Quote of the Day - Whom to love...

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A swedish Proverb on LOVE..



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An intelligent question by SANTA SINGH ;-)

‎1st time in History ... 

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Santa ne ek Intelligent sawal poocha aur Master be~Hosh !
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Question: BLACK is a colour & WHITE is also a colour .. . ...

But ...

BLACK & WHITE T.V is not a colour T.V ...  Whyyyyyyyyy ?????????

When the things look small...

Do Tarah Se Koi Bhi Cheez Dekhne Me Chhoti Nazar Aati Hai...

Ek "Dur" Se

Aur

Dusra "Guroor" Se...

Adopt 7 Things in Life ♥

1. No one is incharge of your Happiness Except You...
2. What others People think of you is none of your Business...
3. However good or bad a situation is. It will change...
4. Your job Won't take care of you when you are sick. Your Friends Will Stay in Touch...
5. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up & Show up...
6. Life is too short to Waste time hating anyone.. Don't hate others...
7. Don't over do Keep your Limit..... Always Stay Happy and Blessed... !! :)

Tum pas aye, yun muskuraye...

Tum pas aye, yun muskuraye,...
Apne 32 dant mujhko dikhaye...
Dekh ke mera dil phoot phoot ke rota hai...
Yaar tum se brush bhi theek se nahi hota hai...  ;-)

Pic of the Day - Being Happy...

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Milestone - 1500 Visitors

Today on 6 October 2011 at 18:00 hrs (IST) my blog was viewed by 1500 visitors (excluding me of course).

Birthday Gift ;-)

Girl to her brother: “what are you going to gift grandma on her birthday? ”

Boy: “A football” ... ...

Girl: But grandma doesn’t play football…” . . . . . .

Boy: “At my birthday she gave me books!” ;-)

Friends...

FAKE friends - Never ask for food.
REAL friends - Are the reason you have no food. :) :P

FAKE friends - Have never seen you cry.
REAL friends - Cry with you. :'(
FAKE friends - Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. 8-|
REAL friends - Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours...
FAKE friends - Know a few things about you. :/
REAL friends - Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you. :D
FAKE friends - Would knock on your door.
REAL friends - Walk right in and say 'I'm home!"
FAKE friends - Will help you up when you fall over. :|
REAL friends - Will jump on top of you and shout "Pile on!":P
FAKE friends - Are for a while. *...*
REAL friends - Are for life O:)
FAKE friends - Will read this.
REAL friends - Will steal this...

Happy Dussehra to all...

When I started my blog.....

When I started my blog, I thought I’ll make the world cry,
But my quotes are now running dry,
Poetry is a sweet voice of bird,
Which I have never heard,
So, I have started writing,
But my mind & heart starts fighting,
Now what else shall I say to you,
For sparing your time I’ll only say THANK YOU …

Pic of the Day - How things have changed with time ;-)



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Newton's laws...

A Cow was walking. NEWTON stopped it. It stopped. He found his first law, "An object continues to move unless it's ... ... stopped".

He gave a FORCE by kicking the Cow, it gave a Sound "MA"! He formulated the 2nd law, F=MA!!

After sometime the Cow gave a kick to Newton, then he formulated the 3rd Law. i.e, 'EVERY ACTION HAS AN EQUAL & OPPOSITE REACTION'   :P

‎2012 Easy Recharge Message...

Dear customer,

You have recharged: Rs.100

The deduction of State Service Tax 25%, Spectrum Allotment Tax 20%, ... Anti-Corruption Tax 10%, Central Revenue Tax 5%, Service Tax 17%, Tax pr Tax 5%, Sales Tax 6%, Other Tax 5%, Surcharge 5%,

New balance: Rs. 02.58  Enjoy for miss calls...  ;-)

Quote of the Day - The man who smiles...

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Story of three friends... ;-)

‎3 FRIENDS were living in a room at 110 floor of the building!

One day LIFT did not work!

So they decided to tell the story for time pass!

They start to walk in steps!

1st person told the action story upto 50th floor!

2nd person told the comedy story upto 109th floor!

3rd person told one sentiment story! that is

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"I forgot the keys in the car" ...   keep smiling..   :-)  ;-)

अभी शादी का पहला ही साल था...

अभी शादी का पहला ही साल था, ख़ुशी के मारे मेरा बुरा हाल था,

खुशियाँ कुछ यूं उमड़ रहीं थी, की संभाले नही संभल रही थी..

सुबह सुबह मैडम का चाय ले कर आना थोडा शरमाते हुये हमें नींद से जगाना,

वो प्यार भरा हाथ हमारे बालों में फिरना, मुस्कुराते हुये कहना की…

डार्लिंग चाय तो पी लो, जल्दी से रेडी हो जाओ, आप को ऑफिस भी है जाना…

घरवाली भगवान का रुप ले कर आयी थी, दिल और दिमाग पर पूरी तरह छाई थी,

सांस भी लेते थे तो नाम उसी का होता था, इक पल भी दूर जीना दुश्वार होता था…



५ साल बाद……..

सुबह सुबह मैडम का चाय ले कर आना, टेबल पर रख कर जोर से चिल्लाना,

आज ऑफिस जाओ तो मुन्ना को स्कूल छोड़ते हुए जाना…

सुनो एक बार फिर वोही आवाज आयी, क्या बात है अभी तक छोड़ी नही चारपाई,

अगर मुन्ना लेट हो गया तो देख लेना, मुन्ना की टीचर्स को फिर खुद ही संभाल लेना…

ना जाने घरवाली कैसा रुप ले कर आयी थी, दिल और दिमाग पर काली घटा छाई थी,

सांस भी लेते हैं तो उन्ही का ख़याल होता है, अब हर समय जेहन में एक ही सवाल होता है…

क्या कभी वो दिन लौट के आएंगे, हम एक बार फिर कुंवारे हो जायेंगे !..........

That's today's CORPORATE WORLD...

Two guys were walking through a jungle. They saw a hungry tiger.

One of the guys tightened his shoe lace.

The other asked, "Do u really think u can run faster than tiger?"

He replied, "I dont have to run faster than the tiger, I just have to run faster than u!" ;-)

That's today's CORPORATE WORLD..!

Pic of the Day - There are worst things in Life...

अभी तो सिर्फ आप ही परेशान हैं मुझसे …

जिंदगी की हर एक उड़ान बाकी है …

हर मोड़ पे एक इम्तिहान बाकी है…

अभी तो सिर्फ आप ही परेशान हैं मुझसे …

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अभी तो पूरा हिन्दुस्तान बाकी है … !!!

Reason to fail ...

It’s not the fault of the student if he fails,

Because the year has ONLY 365′ days. Typical academic year for a student.

1. Sundays-52,Sundays in a year, you know Sundays are for rest. Days left 313.

2. Summer holidays-50 where weather is very hot and difficult to study. Days left 263.

3. 8 hours daily sleep-means 130 days. Days left 141.

4. 1 hour for daily playing-(good for health) means 15 days. Days left 126.

5. 2 hours daily for food & other delicacies(chew properly & eat)-means 30days. Days left 96.

6. 1 hour for talking (man is a social animal)-means 15 days ! Days left 81.

7. Exam days per year atleast 35 days. Days left 46.

8. Quarterly, Half yearly and festival (holidays)-40 days. Balance 6 days.

9. For sickness atleast 3 days. Remaining days 3.

10. Movies and functions atleast 2 days. 1 day left.

11. That 1 day is your birthday. “How can you ...

Pic of the Day - Speed Control Trick... ;-)

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Wishing Mahatma Gandhi Ji a Happy Birthday...

Mr gandhi..i dont know whether or what great things you have done for our country..but one thing for sure...ur other colleagues Bhagat singh, subhash bose too deserve a jayanti..we really miss dem..but ny ways happy bady dude...we r still having blast on behalf of you...

You Cant make Someone Love you...

You Cant make Someone Love you...
All you can do is be Someone Who can be Loved...
The Rest is up to the Person to realize your Worth.....

Pic of the Day - Friendship

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Kisi ke intezaar mein...

Kisi ke intezaar mein yun baidh na tu uDaas,
Aur bhi hain yahan tu hai jinke liye bahut hi khas,
Dost hain yahin kahin tumhare aas paas,
Jinko nahi teri fikar kyon laGaye baitha unki aas...

If you trust someone...

If you trust someone, trust till the end, whatever the results may be. In the end either you will have a very good relation or a very good lesson.