One real presentation, planned on paper, delivered to people, recorded

The situation

Take a presentation you actually have to give. Plan it on paper before opening any software, build a deck of five to seven slides on the Slide Master with headline titles, rebuild one chart to carry one message, write the difficult-news slide honestly, rehearse three times and record the third, then deliver it to a real audience and ask one person one specific question. The recording of the real delivery is the deliverable.

What you'll be able to show

• Decide audience, the one sentence and the ask before touching software
• Build slides with one idea each, headline titles, and readable type
• Present a chart with one message and say what it does not show
• Rehearse standing and timed, and deliver to real people

What you need

• PowerPoint (or an equivalent with a slide master and presenter view)
• One chart you have made or found, with its data
• A real audience this month and a phone to record

Tasks

1. 1Paper first
   For a presentation you must give: write who the audience is, the ONE sentence they must remember, what you want them to do afterwards, and the three points that support the sentence. No software yet.
   A correct result: The paper plan photographed: audience, sentence, ask, three points.
2. 2The deck
   Five to seven slides from the plan: one idea each, headline titles that state findings, no more than six words per bullet, everything 24pt or larger, one font, built on the Slide Master.
   A correct result: The deck, with the Slide Master view shown.
3. 3The chart and the hard slide
   Rebuild one chart for a slide: one message, gridlines and clutter removed, one element highlighted, the finding as the title, plus the spoken sentence about what it does not show. Then write the slide that delivers a difficult message honestly, with the next step on it.
   A correct result: Before and after of the chart, the not-shown sentence, and the difficult-message slide.
4. 4Three rehearsals
   Rehearse aloud, standing, three times, timing each. Record the third and watch it: facing the audience or the screen, speaking pace, where you paused. Then practise once in Presenter View with your notes.
   A correct result: Three timings, the third recording with three observations.
5. 5Ready for the room
   Compress the images, export a PDF backup, and run the pre-presentation checklist: the file opens on another machine, fonts hold, the clicker or keys work, the first slide is up before anyone arrives.
   A correct result: The PDF backup and the ticked checklist.
6. 6Real people
   Present to a real audience this month (a class, a team, a family gathering). Record it. Afterwards ask one person one specific question about your delivery and write down the answer and the one thing you will change next time.
   A correct result: The recording, the question, the answer, and the one change.

What to hand in

The paper plan, the deck with master view, the chart before and after with the difficult-message slide, the rehearsal recording with timings, the PDF backup and checklist, and the real delivery recording with the feedback.

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