How to Make a Good PowerPoint Presentation for College

1. Choose the Right Design Template.
2. Stick to Certain Fonts.
3. Be Consistent with Colors.
4. Limit Your Slides.
5. Insert Images to Enhance the Idea.
6. Don’t Overload Slides with Text.
7. Be Consistent with Transitions.
8. Use Animations and Media.

PowerPoints

• Remember to avoid too much text. You should keep your text brief and include talking points only.
• Be consistent and clear with your font choices.
• Be careful with your color choices for text and background.
• Add images.
• Make sure your main points are clear.
• Keep your audience in mind.

List of general topics for presentation for college students and school students.

• Power of Media.
• Honor of war.
• A unipolar world.
• Erosion of Higher Values.
• Innovations and Life.
• Relevance of non-alignment.
• Secular World.
• Population Explosion.

English Speech Topics on Important Days & Events

• Independence Day.
• Labour Day.
• Mother’s Day.
• World Population Day.
• World Health Day.
• Ambedkar Jayanti.
• Gandhi Jayanti.
• Human Rights Day.

Here are ten topics that beginner level English students should be comfortable speaking about:

• School or work. Most people learning English will either be attending school at some level or working at a job.
• Grocery shopping.
• Cooking.
• Home.
• Pets.
• Travel.

School-Aged Children

• My Favorite Animal.
• My Favorite Stuffed Animal.
• The Best Toy Ever.
• My Favorite Food for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
• Something I Love To Do for Fun.
• How to Build with Lego.
• The Best Day of My Life.
• The Smartest Cartoon Character.

Some interesting 3 Minute Speech Topics

• Why manners play an important role in shaping a person?
• Fast food a curse for humans.
• Cybersecurity is important in every organization.
• Why being young is not as good as it sounds?
• How to quit smoking?
• Why drug abuse is one of the most important concerns among youngsters?

What Makes a Good Persuasive Speech Topic?

• It’s Something You Know About or Are Interested in Learning About.
• It’s a Topic People Care About.
• It Isn’t Overdone.
• Arts/Culture.
• Economic.
• Education.
• Ethics.
• Government/Politics.

Winning Strategies for Impromptu Speeches

• Anticipate situations where you may be called upon to speak.
• Wrap your response around a simple template, or framework.
• Turn your impromptu session into a Q&A session.
• Use personal stories.
• Avoid the tendency to go on, and on, and on.
• Go easy on yourself.

Delivering Impromptu Remarks. Ask for a moment to organize your thoughts. In formal speech and debate, you’re allowed a limited amount of time to plan impromptu remarks on an assigned topic. If someone asks you to speak on the spot, tell them you’d like a few minutes to think of what to say and to jot down some notes.

Here are seven effective methods to open a speech or presentation:

1. Quote. Opening with a relevant quote can help set the tone for the rest of your speech.
2. “What If” Scenario. Immediately drawing your audience into your speech works wonders.
3. “Imagine” Scenario.
4. Question.
5. Silence.
6. Statistic.
7. Powerful Statement/Phrase.

Introduction

• Good morning/afternoon everyone and welcome to my presentation.
• Let me start by saying a few words about my own background.
• As you can see on the screen, our topic today is……
• My talk is particularly relevant to those of you who….
• This talk is designed to act as a springboard for discussion.

1. 7 Ways to Start a Conversation that Leads Where You Want It to.
2. Start with weather (or sports).
3. Come out with a compliment.
4. Talk about the venue.
5. Ask a favor.
6. Open with a joke.
7. Start with an innocuous observation.
8. Ask a question peripherally related to your intended topic.