Using PowerPoint Efficiently for your Presentations

Summary
Program
Nomad' Network
Testimony

Who should attend?

All managers and international team members that want to create efficient slideshows for international presentations.

What's more?

Innovative and effective online tools:
Nomad' Profile®: Cultural Profile, Comparison tool, Country Packs
Nomad' Network®: preparing & following the training
Theoretical as practical and concrete approach
Personalized action plan

Benefits of Attendance

Design efficient slides
Identify do’s and don’ts on international multimedia presentations
Appraise their presentation and plan corrective actions
Implement personal action plan to further improvement in creation of their presentations

Using PowerPoint Efficiently for your Presentations

1 Multimedia needs of audience

Taking into account Attention Span Limitations
Listening patterns: cultural differences
Mastering structural slides
Key slides for a key message: opening & finishing with the Big Picture
Key message, agenda, intermediary synthesis & wrap up slides

2 Building and audience oriented slideshow mayer's 10 multimedia show principles

Discovering Power Point 2 most useful commands for show time
Addressing the audience’s 3 needs when designing: attention, interest, time
Keys to an incisive presentation:
- Building stages system
- Cultural Differences: Visual & Text; Colours & symbols; Logic & Argumentation; Anecdotes & Examples

3 Building a flexibiliyu oriented slideshow

How to choose the right structure, format and timing
Pros and cons of main types of slide shows
Designing dynamic & customised slideshows, using dashboards
Crafting your slide show using PowerPoint’s potentialities

4 Visual info: slide design rules

Scanning Vs reading: written Vs visual
PowerPoint Slides: which info for whom & where?
Using properly notes and comments areas
How an audience scan a slide
Key rules in building interesting & informative slides:
Rules for clicks and build ups in a slide

5 Circulating a slideshow

Handing out content of presentations
Taking into consideration proper fonts, picture & video formats
Using PowerPoint viewer
2003 Vs 2007 PowerPoint versions

Using PowerPoint Efficiently for your Presentations

1. A personal online space to prepare your training

You will find :

the logistical information
a preparatory questionnaire
educational materials
a mailbox to contact the consultant

Inscription au Flash Info Akteos - Management interculturel

It is also an area for information and exchanges reserved to Akteos' clients and experts with a forum, a directory, news, a multimedia library and tips.

2. The Nomad' Profiler©, an essential intercultural tool

The Nomad' Profiler© allows to fully apprehend the cultural differences and to develop your intercultural skills.

The model developed by Akteos around 10 cultural dimensions is the pillar to its teaching and brings together:

The Cultural Profile
This reading grid allows you to identify your cultural preferences in a professional context.

The Intercultural Comparator
With this tool, you can compare yourself to other cultures, evaluate the differences and anticipate any comprehension difficulties.

The Country Packs
A few clicks to get the essential information on the cultural codes and the business life of your next destination.

The possibilities of using the Nomad' Profiler are various, whether it is before, during or after the training. It is a true travel companion across cultures.

3. A network to extend your training

After your training, go back to the Nomad' Network, ask questions, expand your contacts, find information, etc.

Faced with the reality of the field, you can at any time address yourself to the Nomadians and to Akteos experts via the Nomad' Network forum.
They can share their own experience and help you put into practice the acquired elements of your training.

With the Nomad' Profiler©, discover other country packs, compare your cultural profile with other cultures and continue developing your intercultural skills.