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Need to make a presentation? This site provides links to information from how to organize your material to tips on using PowerPoint.

PowerPoint Tips

Designing an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
Purdue University's Writing Lab designed this PowerPoint presentation to highlight tips and tricks for creating an effective presentation.
PowerPoint 2013 Tutorial
Florida Gulf Coast University offers this PowerPoint tutorial in a modular format so individual tasks can be searched easily.

Presentation Help

Presentation Helper
A British site with articles including presentation skills and ideas. Includes free downloadable templates.
Presentation Skills
Donald Clark, a Webster alum, maintains this site focused on "performance, knowledge, learning, and leadership." The presentation skills page begins with an excellent introduction and provides assistance with everything from voice to nerves to habits. Some useful templates are included.
Teaching & Persuasive Communication: Class Presentation Skiils
This handbook from Brown University provides information that could apply to a presentation on any topic. Includes answering questions, handling disasters, and getting feedback.

Presentation Tools

Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas.

Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or glogs, which can include images, text, music and video.

Google Docs Presentations is a collaborate presentation tool. You can allow other people to view or edit your presentation and access it from any computer that has an internet connection.

Watch this before you give that presentation...

Giving Great Presentations (22 min.)
Whether you are a presentation beginner or want to take your current skills up a notch, join librarians as we talk about how to give effective presentations for success in both the classroom and your professional life.(Recorded on October 19, 2017. 23 minutes.)