2012-05-25, 10:10 AM
Forty minutes is a long time?
No way. If I wanted to, I could create a three hour speech on the history of doorknobs. There is SO much history out there that you can name any object you can dream of and create an hours long presentation and still not hit the major points. I would consider 5 to 7 minutes to be extremely limiting.
Your powerpoint seems like a good start, but it's still pretty crap. You need more than just pictures. Use the 6 x 6 rule when it comes to powerpoints. No more than 6 bullets, and no more than 6 words per bullet.
I actually took a class in powerpoint where we went over how to use everything in the program. It was a great course. The teacher said something particularly enlightening that I'll probably never forget: "Whenever you give a speech, tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em, tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em." It really is the best way to give a speech.
No way. If I wanted to, I could create a three hour speech on the history of doorknobs. There is SO much history out there that you can name any object you can dream of and create an hours long presentation and still not hit the major points. I would consider 5 to 7 minutes to be extremely limiting.
Your powerpoint seems like a good start, but it's still pretty crap. You need more than just pictures. Use the 6 x 6 rule when it comes to powerpoints. No more than 6 bullets, and no more than 6 words per bullet.
I actually took a class in powerpoint where we went over how to use everything in the program. It was a great course. The teacher said something particularly enlightening that I'll probably never forget: "Whenever you give a speech, tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em, tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em." It really is the best way to give a speech.