In this edition of “Present!“, we‘ll talk about looking at presentation design differently than we are used to.
Cool! Do I need special glasses
for that?
In this edition of “Present!“, we‘ll talk about looking at presentation design differently than we are used to.
Nope!
Cool! Do I need special glasses
for that?
In this edition of “Present!“, we‘ll talk about looking at presentation design differently than we are used to.
Great!!
Great!!
Hmm... you might still want to talk
to someone about those, though!
Why?
... uhmm ...... uhh ...anyways!
Moving on!
Why?
FOR CLICKING THROUGH!
THANK
Why should you take time to click through the rest?
What I can
already tellyou about this
presentation...
It‘s...
It‘s...
HELPFUL
It‘s...
FUNNY
It‘s...
SIMPLE
...and when there is critical information...
... there‘s a big
button!** Joke © Douglas Adams
Ready?
Ready?
Let‘s Go!
ONEthing youtakewithyoufrom
thispresentation...
... it‘s this ...
Re-Think Presentation
Design!
What do I mean by that? I‘ll show you:
I‘ll tell you about 3 things today.
Old Habits One Message One Story
Old Habits
FORGETwhat you knowabout Powerpointslides!
whoops, forgot this
FORGETwhat you knowabout Powerpointslides!
Your old habits might stop you from doing GREAT presentations.
Your old habits might stop you from doing GREAT presentations.
So for now, try tore-evaluate, re-assess
them. And if possible, try to stay away from them...
... AND NO CHEATING!!
1 Slide
7 Lines / Slide
7 Words / Line
1 Slide
7 Lines / Slide
7 Words / Line
:40 Secondsper Slide
:40 Secondsper Slide
Start with this?
Start with this?
Get rid of the technical
restraints of PowerPoint ...
... and start with blank sheets of paper!
Everything clear?
Excellent!
Let‘s move on then!
One Message
What are the things that you think about when starting to create a presentation?
Font size?
# of Slides?Which colors?
Sans Serif?
Where can I get nice pictures?
Hmm...
Instead...
...you should be focusing
on your main message.
What if you were in this
very realistic situation?
What‘s the main message, punk?
You have 5 seconds to tell me.
Okay, maybe it‘s not THATrealistic.
How about this?
Okay, maybe it‘s not THATrealistic.
“Uhm, I didn‘t get that last part, why was that relevant to the presentation?“
“Uhm, I didn‘t get that last part, why was that relevant to the presentation?“
Is this any better?
It‘s of little use calculating
wind speed, angle, grass height, ball
friction...
... when you don‘t even know where the hole is.
So, first think:
So, first think:
point youwant to make?
What is the
If you already have one, that‘s great!
If not, don‘t worry, there are many
ways to find out.
Me, I like to brainstorm.
Me, I like to brainstorm.
That‘s not me, by the way.
Look at things from a different perspective.
Think about it for a while.
Do you have
the onemessage?
Do you have
the onemessage?
Boo!Cheap
word play!!
Do you have
the onemessage?
Boo!Cheap
word play!!Pshht! Quiet!
Yep, I have it - it wasn‘t THAT hard!
One Story
Your story is the path.Your message is the goal.
When you have a great story ...
... bad slides will not ruin the presentation...
... but having great slides cannot improve a bad story!
Too fast? Here it is again!
Great Slides Bad Slides
Great Story Excellent! Good!
Bad Story Okay... ish Time Waster
This is where you should want to be!
Great Slides Bad Slides
Great Story Excellent! Good!
Bad Story Okay... ish Time Waster
How to create a story?
You can brainstormyour ideas.
You can brainstormyour ideas.
Still not me.
Throw away thethings that don‘tsupport your main message.
Keep the supporting ideas.
Connect them into a clear, concise story...
... that talkabout yourmain message.
But that‘s just one possibility.
Just keep trying and find out what‘s best for you!
I mean...
... Paris wasn‘t built in a day!
... Paris wasn‘t built in a day!
That‘s Rome you‘re talking about, duh!!
... Paris wasn‘t built in a day!
That‘s Rome you‘re talking about, duh!!
Well, Paris wasn‘t built in a day either, duh back at you!!
Got all that?
Awesome!!
Old Habits One Message One Story
... here‘s a quick reminderwhat we went through today:
So, next time you start a presentation...
Re-Think how you create it!
Thank You!
This is the first presentation of a possible „Present!“ Series.
If enough people find it useful, I will start making more, e.g. on Presentation Delivery, Design
Techniques, Preparation Methods, Case Studies...
If YOU thought this presentation was useful / cool / nice, vote for me at the “World‘s Best Presentation Contest.“
You can vote here. Thanks for the support!
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ReThink!.
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