Fancy Transitions Don't Make Better Presentations

February 26, 2020

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Audience engagement is what really matters when giving a good presentation. We all know that visual content captures the attention of the audience every time. A picture paints a thousand words. This is why presentations are the preferred media when it comes to announcing new projects, plans, strategies, and achievements. Images have a powerful influence on the people viewing them, especially when they are accompanied by the right kind of information. For the maximum impact it is no longer enough to just make a presentation and expect to have a great engagement level from your audience. These days, people are very accustomed to the traditional PowerPoint presentations. If you want to really succeed you have to be prepared to take things to the next level.

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What does this mean? It means that you will have to think outside the box and come up with something really interesting and engaging. You see, just spending time making fancy transitions from one slide to another is not the way to go. This might have worked back in the day when powerpoint was still considered a novelty, but this is not the case anymore. How do you impress your audience and have your efforts appreciated? Here are some useful pieces of advice you can use to create a presentation that will engage your audience and help you achieve your goals. First of all be confident, and emphasize the excitement that your presentation will create. Your audience will be drawn in and get into a positive and receptive mood. This will then help your work to be received in an open and constructive way. Introductions are really important. They set the scene and get your audience ready for what is about to come next. So do invest your efforts in an interesting and innovative introduction. Also, make sure that you avoid reading from your slides while having your back to the audience. The slides are made for the audience to see, so you don’t have to read from them. Instead, use them as a base and then offer explanations and additional information that will help the audience have a better understanding of what they are seeing. Don’t be afraid to include something fun in your presentation, no matter how serious the treated subject is. An audience that laughs or smiles will be more open to hearing the rest of your presentation.

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To really think outside the presentation box, you may want to switch your tools as well. Leave the PowerPoint aside and try something new, like Scriba. When it comes to making a presentation interesting and engaging Scriba is one of the best tools to have around. It will help you underline the most important aspects of your presentation and produce artistic and interesting slides. It even creates new slides during your presentation if you find that the audience needs extra information to enhance their understanding of your points. By using Scriba you will be able to create presentations with multiple visual elements in an easy to comprehend, simple, and interesting manner that engages your audience and brings a whole new dimension to your presentations.

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