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Presentation Building

The document provides a guide for delivering effective 5-minute presentations, emphasizing the importance of preparation and concise messaging. It outlines key components such as calculating speaking speed, structuring slides around a central premise, and focusing on visuals rather than text. Additionally, it offers a basic outline for organizing content, including a cover slide, thesis statement, problem identification, solution analysis, and conclusion.

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Presentation Building

The document provides a guide for delivering effective 5-minute presentations, emphasizing the importance of preparation and concise messaging. It outlines key components such as calculating speaking speed, structuring slides around a central premise, and focusing on visuals rather than text. Additionally, it offers a basic outline for organizing content, including a cover slide, thesis statement, problem identification, solution analysis, and conclusion.

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This time you cannot show any slide, so it will be through words that you convey

the whole meaning by emphasizing, paraphrasing or even repeating ideas so


that they reach the listener/the audience. However, the following web can help
you along

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/5-minute-presentation

While this short format encourages audiences to pay more attention, presenters
often struggle to fit everything into five minutes even as they navigate
nervousness that seems to stretch out each second.

As a result, preparation is key for 5-minute speech success.

But how can you ensure your presentation accomplishes everything it needs to
within just five short minutes? We’ve put together an (appropriately condensed)
guide on five-minute presentations to help you get started.

o calculate your own personal speaking speed (words per minute, or WPM):

1. Make an audio recording of yourself speaking for one minute.


2. Use a free transcription service to generate a text version of your
speech.
3. The number of words you spoke in that minute is your personal WPM.

When constructing a longer presentation, you might be more concerned about


transitions and keeping the audience engaged with more extensive narrative
elements.

In a short presentation, everything you say should directly tie back to your
central premise and further advance your main point.

Keeping a tight scope and using your words carefully ensures your time isn't
wasted and the audience leaves with a clear, singular takeaway.

How many slides are in a 5-minute


presentation?
Five or six slides, or about one per minute, is a good baseline for a 5-minute
presentation. Depending on your subject matter, however, you might use up to
20 slides and spend about 10 or 15 seconds on each.

More important than your slide count is what each slide contains. It‘s a good
rule of thumb to keep your slides simple and focused on visuals instead of text
for a presentation of any length.

This becomes especially important when you’re dealing with a condensed


presentation window.
Trying to cram in as much information as possible within a short time frame can
be tempting. Resist the urge. Instead, focus on simple, clean visuals that all
tie back to your central premise.

You can also use these free presentation templates to arrange your slides
in a way that makes the most sense for your delivery and the content of your
presentation.

How to Create an Engaging 5-


Minute Presentation
Download Now: Free PowerPoint Presentation Templates

A 5-minute speech can feel both incredibly short and infinitely long.

While this short format encourages audiences to pay more attention,


presenters often struggle to fit everything into five minutes even as
they navigate nervousness that seems to stretch out each second.

As a result, preparation is key for 5-minute speech success.

But how can you ensure your presentation accomplishes everything it


needs to within just five short minutes? We’ve put together an
(appropriately condensed) guide on five-minute presentations to help
you get started.

How many words are in a 5-minute


presentation?
A five-minute presentation is approximately 700 words long. The
average person speaks 120 to 160 words a minute, which means the
average five-minute presentation is 600 to 800 words.
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To calculate your own personal speaking speed (words per minute, or


WPM):

1. Make an audio recording of yourself speaking for one minute.


2. Use a free transcription service to generate a text version of your
speech.
3. The number of words you spoke in that minute is your personal WPM.

When constructing a longer presentation, you might be more


concerned about transitions and keeping the audience engaged with
more extensive narrative elements.

In a short presentation, everything you say should directly tie back to


your central premise and further advance your main point.

Keeping a tight scope and using your words carefully ensures your
time isn't wasted and the audience leaves with a clear, singular
takeaway.

How many slides are in a 5-minute


presentation?
Five or six slides, or about one per minute, is a good baseline for a 5-
minute presentation. Depending on your subject matter, however,
you might use up to 20 slides and spend about 10 or 15 seconds on
each.

More important than your slide count is what each slide contains. It‘s
a good rule of thumb to keep your slides simple and focused on
visuals instead of text for a presentation of any length.

This becomes especially important when you’re dealing with a


condensed presentation window.

Trying to cram in as much information as possible within a short time


frame can be tempting. Resist the urge. Instead, focus on simple,
clean visuals that all tie back to your central premise.
You can also use these free presentation templates to arrange your
slides in a way that makes the most sense for your delivery and the
content of your presentation.

Download for Free

5-Minute Presentation Outline


To help you get started, we’ve created a basic outline below that you
can use to organize your initial thoughts in the planning stage.

Ideally, your slides should answer four key questions: What, why,
how, and what comes next?

1. Cover Slide (What)

Your cover slide needs to answer the question that’s on everyone’s


mind: What’s in it for me?

Specificity is your friend. For example, if you’re delivering a


presentation on improving writing skills, avoid titles such as “How to
Refine Your Craft.”

Instead, opt for titles such as “Five Tips to Improve Your Writing
Skills” or “A Quickstart Guide to Creating Better Written Content.”

A clearer title helps your audience understand the focus and prevents
you from going too broad with your topic.

2. Thesis Slide (What, Continued)

Your second slide should be a clear thesis statement. This is what you
want listeners to take away from your presentation and remember
tomorrow when they’re back at work.

Writing a thesis benefits both your audience and you. Establishing a


one-sentence summary of your presentation forces you to articulate
and focus your message, which will help you craft the rest of your
slides that support this point.

To write your thesis, “Start at the end and ask yourself what you want
to accomplish in 5 minutes,” said leadership communications
coach Nausheen I. Chen.

“Keep it super simple: the fewer the goals of the presentation, the
higher the chance of you achieving them.”
In Nausheen’s five-minute presentation, she explicitly states the most
important takeaway for viewers at the beginning of her presentation:

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3. Problem Slide (Why)

Once you’ve established what, talk about why. This is the problem
that needs to be solved or the issue that needs to be addressed.

In our writing presentation example above, the problem could be that


written content isn’t driving engagement — or is creating a negative
user experience.

Speaking of negativity, don’t be afraid to frame your problem in a


negative light. Audience members will be more motivated to listen if
you steer them away from a problem, rather than helping them
achieve a better outcome.

Think of this as “pain over gain.”

Here’s an example of a short presentation on the benefits of quitting


caffeine:

 Gain — you could ultimately have more energy by quitting caffeine.


 Pain — your caffeine intake is hurting your energy levels, not helping.

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After you’ve identified the problem, deliver the solution.

4. Solution/Analysis Slide (How)

Now that your problem has been introduced, tell your audience what
they need to know about this topic. In shorter presentation formats,
you’ll want to focus less on the details and more on the big-picture
items.

Ask yourself: What does your audience need to know about this topic?
Anything that falls into the “nice to know” category can be cut and
delivered to stakeholders in a follow-up email after the meeting.

5. About You — Optional (Who)


Does your five-minute presentation need an “about me” slide? Only if
it reinforces your thesis and gives authority to your words.

For example, a short presentation about cancer screenings would be


more credible if a doctor was the presenter.

However, given the brevity of your presentation, you can find a


creative way to lend that same authority to what you’re saying
without shortening your message.

It might be possible to achieve the same authority by a doctor


wearing a white coat for a presentation in real-life and adding the
“Dr.” prefix to their name on Zoom.

6. Conclusion (What’s Next)

The conclusion slide allows you to coherently end your presentation


and summarize the important takeaway points for your audience.

Don’t skimp on your conclusion just because it’s a short presentation


— it’s the last thing your audience will hear from you.

On this slide, include contact information so interested audience


members can follow up. Reinforce the points you presented and
ultimately make your presentation more memorable.

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