Drawing on her ASE Leadership Academy presentation, Bonita Anderson offers her top tips for creating and delivering engaging and professional PowerPoint presentations.

Bonita Anderson says, "Great Presentations Don’t Just Happen!"

Recently, I had the privilege of presenting "Present Like a Pro" to Cohort 4 of the ASE Leadership Academy at the invitation of Dr Madhav Swaminathan, Chair, ASE Leadership Academy (2024-2026). Following this session, I was invited to record a companion webinar for the ASE Learning Hub, which is now available free to all ASE members.

In addition, together with Christina Fields, a graduate of Cohort 3, I contributed to an article to the Professional Development Series in the ASE’s bi-monthly Echo Magazine*. The article, "The Blueprint for a Great Presentation: From Prep to Podium", appears in theMay/June edition (pages 60-63).

Both the webinar and article explore practical strategies for designing and delivering effective PowerPoint presentations. Topics range from preparation and slide design to audience engagement, presentation delivery, and managing Q&A sessions. Whether you're presenting at a conference, teaching, or leading a meeting, these resources offer actionable tips to help you communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.

*ASE Echo Magazine is a complimentary publication featuring updates from ASE leadership, councils, specialty interest groups, educational initiatives, and the ASE events calendar.