Presentation Guidelines, Best Practices and Template Guide

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Presentation Guidelines, Best Practices and
Template Guide
Presentation Guidelines
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Presentation Guidelines

• This presentation can be used as a template for
  your COLLABORATE 08 session
• Please name your presentation file
• 2008_session_surname (with no commas, periods,
  apostrophes or dashes)
• For example
• 2008_ Q5_Doe.ppt

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Best PracticesBe Clear and Concise
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• Each slide should contain no more than five
  bullet points, one graph, chart or table
• Use no more than 40 characters per line
• Font type and sizes must be consistent with what
  is set in this template
• Text and graphics used in your presentation
  should not exceed the ½-inch border of the slide
• When your presentation is printed, you should
  print the handout with 6 slides per page

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Best PracticesFocus Audiences Attention

• Use color or bolding to emphasize words, but in
  moderation
• Point the audience to portions of your graphics
  using a headline or arrow
• Limit the amount of information you include in
  the slide
• Do not just read the slides word for word

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Presentation Template

• The proceeding slides form the basis of a
  template you can use for your presentation.
• This is only a suggestion and is not mandatory.

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Speaker(s) Name(s)Speaker(s) Company
Name(s)Session
Session/Paper Title
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appropriate information
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Speaker Qualifications

• Speaker Name with your title at XYZ Corp.
• Speaker Name writes a column for ABC Magazine
• Speaker Name speaks frequently on this topic at
  User Group 123

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• Instructions
• Please fill in the appropriate information on
  your
• background
• Explain to the attendees why you are qualified to
  
• present on this session
• This is the only slide you are allowed to place
  your
• company logo (bottom left corner)
• Per your speaking contract, your session is for
  technical information. Outside of your logo on
  this page, product placement and sales/marketing
  is prohibited.

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Slide headline here

• Begin the main portion of your presentation here
• Slides included in your presentation should
  consist of a combination of bullet points,
  graphics and code examples

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Items Learned in this Session

• This should be the 3rd to last slide in your
  presentation
• Repeat your list of objectives
• What things will the attendees have learned?
• What golden nuggets of information have you
  provided?
• What information is immediately useful when the
  attendee returns to their office?

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Questions?

• 2nd to last slide to illicit questions and
  comments from the audience

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Thank You

• Your last slide should contain
• Request for the audience to complete their
  evaluation form
• Speaker Name, session name and session
• Optional Contact information for further
  questions