This document provides guidance on how to prepare and deliver an effective presentation. It discusses four main principles: being well-prepared by planning content and structure and rehearsing; focusing on engaging the audience rather than relying on slides; creating concise and visually appealing slides to support the speech; and maintaining audience interest by speaking dynamically. The document also outlines dos and don'ts for speakers, speeches, and slideshows to help presenters succeed.

1. PRESENTATION
How to prepare and deliver a good presentation
Hoang Bao Long, M.D.
Senior consultant
Hanoi Medical University English Club

2. CONTENT
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Quick discussion
Principles of
making a good
presentation Do’s and don’ts
Ready for a
speech?

3. QUICK
DISCUSSION
Rate the importance of the
following elements:
• Speaker ___ / 10
• Speech ___ / 10
• Slideshow ___ / 10
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4. QUICK
DISCUSSION
Preparation – Will you spend time
on …?
• Planning Y / N
• Writing what to say Y / N
• Making an eye-catching
slideshow Y / N
• Rehearsing Y / N
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5. QUICK
DISCUSSION
Delivery – Do you think this will
help …?
• Wearing good clothes Y / N
• Being confident Y / N
• Making some jokes Y / N
• Interacting with people Y / N
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6. PRINCIPLES OF
MAKING A GOOD
PRESENTATION
1. Be well-prepared
2. You are the focus, not your
slideshow
3. Make a useful slideshow
4. Don’t bore your audiences to
death
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7. #1: Be well-prepared
Asking questions: 5W1H
• Why do I deliver this speech? (Purposes)
• What will the audiences gain after this speech? (Objectives)
What are the messages? (Messages)
• Who are the audiences? (Objects)
• When will it happen? (Time)
• Where will it be held? (Venue)
• How will I deliver it? (Methods)
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8. #1: Be well-prepared
Planning what to say
• How many parts of the speech?
• Main ideas?
• Supporting ideas?
• Supporting materials?
Preparing for your speech
• Write down the structures
• Rehearse many times
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9. #2: You are the focus, not your slideshow
Your slideshow should
• Support, not provide knowledge
• NOT get attention from audiences
You should
• Spend more time preparing for speech than slideshow
• NOT be dependent on your slideshow
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10. #3: Make a useful slideshow
Useful slideshows will
• Deliver messages
• Be short, simple, and concise
• Emphasize on necessary details
• Be visually nice
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11. #4: Don’t bore your audiences to death
• Be a friendly but confident speaker
• Talk, don’t read!
• Connect with the audiences
• Don’t waste your time
• Make sure they understand
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12. DO’s and DON’Ts
1. Speaker
2. Speech
3. Slideshow
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13. DO’s and DON’Ts
Speaker
• Choose appropriate clothes
• Stand straight and open your hands
• Always smile and use eye contacts
• Use facial expression and body languages
• Introduce yourself
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14. DO’s and DON’Ts
Speech
• Well-structured
• Clear and understandable language
• Speak clearly and at a good speed
• Your voice shouldn’t be monotone
• Be hilarious but not ridiculous
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15. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Use demonstrations instead of plain texts
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16. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Your demonstrations should provide a message
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17. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Understand the purposes of demonstrations
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18. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Make your demonstrations easy to read
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19. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Pay attention to fonts, font size, color, and contrast
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GOOD
• Font
• Size
• Contrast
• Color
BAD
• Font
• Size
• Contrast
• Color

20. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Use emphasis
• Underline
• Italic
• Bold
• Different color
• Icon
• [Brackets], (parentheses)
• Big size
• Different font
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21. DO’s and DON’Ts
Slideshow
• Arrange demonstrations in a logical way
• Be careful with animations and transitions
• Don’t spend time to make your slideshow “glossy”
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22. READY FOR
YOUR SPEECH?
YOUR TURN!
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23. THE END
Thank you for listening!