Make Your Point: Creating Powerful Presentations

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6 something that was a problem and let your audience know you’ll be explaining how this problem was solved Let’s pretend you are presenting about the Wright brothers and their invention of the first powered air plane You might start by talking about the beach in North Carolina where the brothers tested their plane designs It’s also a good idea to give a little background information on the topic For example you might be presenting mostly about the Wright brothers contribu tions to flight but do your classmates know that they were not the first people to build and test aircraft Next you should tell your audience what your pre sentation is about You want to present the facts that are most important for them to know Again think about presenting like telling a story Make sure that all of your ideas connect to one another instead of just throwing out random facts Think about the questions your audience might have and try to answer those questions before they are even asked A presentation about airplanes might move past the Wright brothers and into World War I 1914 1918 when airplanes were first tested as weapons You would probably then move past that into the days of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart and then on to the use of planes in World War II 1939 1945 You could end your story by talking about commercial flights that people use for business and travel You would want to be sure to note how the aircraft changed along the way C h a p t e r o n e K n o w Y o u r S t u f f