Annual Conference: Effective PowerPoint Presentations

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Annual Conference Effective PowerPoint
Presentations

• JoAnn Klinedinst
• Vice President, Education, HIMSS

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Goal of this PowerPoint

• To improve the educational effectiveness of your
  Annual Conference Presentation Slides

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Learning objectives

• In this PowerPoint we will
• Summarize ways to prepare your
• annotated briefing
• Outline the elements of an effective
• PowerPoint presentation
• Discuss tips for speaking at the conference
• Review HIMSS policies regarding
• presentations

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Organizing your slides

• First slide Introduce the topic and yourself
• Second slide State the learning objectives
• Subsequent slides Develop the content
• Closing slide leave a solid message

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Visuals

• Set the desired tone
• Establish confidence in your expertise
• Organize your material
• Enhance retention and learning
• Involve the audience

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Use Variety

• Multimedia
• Words
• Art Photos
• Diagrams
• Data

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Keep it Simple

• The message may be complex,
• but the slide should be simple

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Visuals

• Numbers
• Words
• Typography
• Color

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Visuals - Numbers

• Graphs are better than numbers.
• Types of graphs
• Bar
• Pie
• Line
• Scattergram

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Visuals Numbers

• Clarity is key
• DO NOT USE DENSE TABLES

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Visuals - Words Key elements of effective
word visuals

• Transitioning Slides
• Lists
• Fonts
• Parallel Structure

• Underlines, boxes, shadows

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Visuals - Words

• DO NOT USE
• Acronyms
• Punctuation
• Abbreviation
• All Upper Cases

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Visuals Typography

• 48 Pt for Headings
• 36 Pt for sub-headings

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Visuals Color

• Shows association or differentiation
• Creates interest and identity
• Sets the mood

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HIMSS Policies

• Deadlines
• Do NOT change your slides
• HIMSS review of slides
• Commercial content
• Proprietary content

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Measurement

• Evaluation scores
• 75 or higher
• OR
• 3.75 on 5.0 scale

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Presentations Tips

• Youll be recorded
• Practice your presentation!
• Practice
• Practice
• Practice