presentation wow - pass summit 2012 lightning talk

probably know . . .

I bet

7 out of 8 people

delivering presentations

also think . . .

I bet

almost EVERYONEthinks presentations are

almost EVERYONEthinks presentations are

almost EVERYONEthinks presentations are

almost EVERYONEthinks presentations are

but are here

anyway

because want to be

bec

auseYOU

want to MAKE a

because want to go

from

to

The only reason to give a speech is to

.

“ “- Dr. Nick Morgan, communication theorist and coach -

we’ve all followed

about using this

1) People tend to put every word they are going to say in their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your talk, ultimately, this makes your slide crowded, wordy and boring. You will loose your audiences' attention before you even reach the bottom of your . . .

1) (continued) . . . first

slide

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if I

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about

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I won’t be

surprisedto

• Go out on a sunny day

• Paint your house orange and your roof red

• Wave your hands like crazy

• Have only one door and one window for your house

• Plant a tree beside your house

• Keep your walkway clear

Tips to have a happy day

this makes the

audiencego . . .

oh,

“ “- Dr. John Medina, author of Brain Rules -

Toss your

presentations.

Unlearn everything you know about

presentations.

“ “- Edwin M. Sarmiento -

and with this

seriously, this was intentionally left blank

Tell a

story“ “

do you REMEMBER the

about

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but why

because stories

Think like a

designer“ “

NOT“

“

this is an OPPORTUNITY to

about

find

from

they’re

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creative““

ifyou’vetaken

a plane ride

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a plane ride

when

you may have

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bec

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zzz…zzz…zzz

I’ll pretend to be asleep so I don’t have to listen to this boring presentation

but

they didsomething

they turned a

presentation into an

one

Simplify“

“

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the

complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's CREATIVITY.

- Charles Mingus, American jazz bassist and Composer -

“ “

Be

yourself““

because there can only be

because there can only be

and you WOULDN’T want to be ME either

Rehearse“

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performance

treat

like a

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change the worldnow and

EdwinMSarmiento@Outlook.com

http://bassplayerdoc.wordpress.com

@EdwinMSarmientohttp://ca.linkedin.com/in/EdwinMSarmiento

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