Checklists are powerful.
Dr. Atul Gawande a general surgeon who wrote a popular book on checklists called ‘The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right’ suggests…
Applying simple checklists to both complicated and routine medical procedures can affect overall success rates and reduce infection and mortality. Must-Have Checklist to Creating Valuable Content
So, if surgeons can use checklists to save lives, don’t you think we can use a few checklists to make our business presentations better?
So, I looked around the web and found a few checklists you can use for your next business presentation.
Checklist 1: To avoid content, design and delivery issues while creating a presentation
This is a useful checklist from TechRepublic.
Preflight checklist for your PowerPoint presentations – TechRepublic
PowerPoint has a few safety nets that can help with design and delivery issues, but there’s still ample opportunity to overlook critical details and wind up with mistakes, inconsistencies, and unwelcome surprises at presentation time. This checklist (which you can also download as a PDF) will help you cover all the bases without having to become a PowerPoint expert.
Checklist 2: To avoid technical issues during your business presentation
If you are a small business owner, you will relate to the things discussed in this article.
Checklist for the Logistics of a PowerPoint Presentation | Chron.com
No one will remember how well you designed your PowerPoint slides or how good your ideas were if technical issues derail your business presentation. To ensure your PowerPoint presentation goes off without a hitch you have to think about the logistics that will facilitate the presentation, and not just about creating your slides.
Checklist 3: To evaluate the logic of your presentation story, clarity of your PowerPoint slides and the strength of your presentation delivery
Many presenters are not aware that they can freely download 3 critical presentation evaluation forms as PDF files when they sign up for our Newsletter.
The 3 downloadable evaluation forms you get:
- An evaluation form to check the logical strength of your presentation story line
- An evaluation form to check if your slides are simple, clear and remarkable
- An evaluation form to check how well you use your visual aids, project confidence and align your delivery to the mindset of your audience
You can find more details about these presentation evaluation forms by clicking here.
So, go ahead and download the checklists and get your next presentation rocking.
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