making great presentations
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Great presentations mean less, not more. Make 'em simple and easy to read, and DON'T TREAT YOUR PRESENTATION AS YOUR SCRIPT. Great presentations aren't made to be read.TRANSCRIPT
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THEIR DAD
I WORK ON THE INTERNET
I WORK ON THE INTERNET I’M A NERD
I WRITE A LOT
SOLD 12 COPIES (10 TO MY MOM)
I’VE DONE PRESENTATIONS
LET’S TALK ABOUT PRESENTATIONS
LESSON 1: KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
THE GREAT TREE-TYING CONTROVERSY OF 2008
WHAT DID I JUST DO?
I TOLD A STORY
THAT’S WHAT PRESENTATIONS DO
HOW THIS WILL GO PLANNING CREATING QUESTIONS?
PLANNING
PRESENTATION ≠ SLIDES
PRESENTATION = YOUR INFO
THE GOAL ≠ PRETTY
PHHBBT
THE GOAL = MEMORY
PEOPLE REMEMBER STORIES PEOPLE REMEMBER SMALL BITES
WRITE SLIDES
REHEARSE
TALK
STEP 1 WRITE
WHY = VALUE
ON ANYTHING
REALLY
really?!!!!
you can even take notes on pinkie pie
you can even take notes on pinkie pie
you can even take notes on pinkie pie
you can even take notes on pinkie pie
you can even take notes on pinkie pie
WHY HOW WHAT
TELL ME WHY I SHOULD CARE (STORIES WORK REALLY WELL)
THIS IS A LARGE, SEMI-AQUATIC RODENT WITH THICK FUR.
yawn
IF YOU LIKE DOG-SIZED RODENTS THAT ALWAYS LOOK COOL, THEN CAPYBARAS ARE FOR YOU.
@!#*& yeah.
I’M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE WEIRDEST RODENT YOU’VE EVER SEEN.
@!#*& yeah.
THE ‘HOW’ SAY WHAT YOU’LL SAY SAY WHAT YOU’RE SAYING SAY WHAT YOU SAID
“HERE’S HOW THIS WILL GO”
WHAT = THE FACTS
PUPPIES WHY: THEY’RE CUTE HOW THE GOOD THE BAD THE REALLY BAD
WHAT 1. TALK ABOUT MY PUPPY 2. THEY’RE DUMB 3. BUT THEY’RE CUDDLY 4. BUT THEY EAT CAT POO
MAKING THE SLIDES
TAKE WHAT YOU WROTE
GET YOUR FACTS
GET YOUR IMAGES
NOW DO THE SLIDES
CLEAR > FANCY
CLEAN > MESSY
NOT CLEAR. MESSY.
NOT CLEAR. MESSY.
LOOKS AWFUL
NOT CLEAR. MESSY.
TOO MUCH
TO PROCESS
NOT CLEAR. MESSY.
• Hey, check this out. If you can read all of this, I salute you. This is some painful stuff.
• This is a ‘presentation’ that was designed to be read, not heard. While that may be OK if you’re writing a report, it’s not ok when you’re creating a presentation.
• When folks see a slide like this, their brains scream, flip over and run away at top speed.
• Why? Because our brains respond best when they get to absorb spoken words, emphasized by images or other stuff.
• They’re NOT designed to absorb tons of written text on a screen while someone reads that text to them. It causes a total tune-out.
NOT CLEAR. MESSY.
• And no, adding a random image or two doesn’t help, either.
• This is still really hard to read and it just goes on and on until you can’t read any more and your eyes are starting to water and you’re sick of looking at pictures and all you want to do is move on to the next class am I right?
SLIDES ≠ A REPORT
CLEAR. NOT MESSY.
BLEEP
BLEEP
LOOKS COOL
CLEAR. NOT MESSY.
NOT BROKEN
DETAILED
BLEEP
CLEAR. NOT MESSY.
EASY TO REMEMBER
BLEEP
CLEAR. NOT MESSY.
EASY TO REMEMBER
CLEAR. NOT MESSY.
NO BULLETS
EVERY TIME YOU USE BULLETS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/4_Kittens.jpg/800px-4_Kittens.jpg
EVERY TIME YOU USE BULLETS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/4_Kittens.jpg/800px-4_Kittens.jpg
meep?
BULLETS KILL KITTENS
EVERY TIME YOU USE BULLETS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/4_Kittens.jpg/800px-4_Kittens.jpg
meep?
ANIMATION KILLS KITTENS
TIP #5 NO BULLETS (except for lists)
noooo…
1 FACT OR IDEA PER SLIDE (SMALL BITES)
32+ PT
COLORS FOR EMPHASIS
FOR SUPER EMPHASIS VARY TYPE SIZES.
HIGH CONTRAST
NOT LOW CONTRAST
VARY SIZES AND SPACING FOR A NICE SQUARE LOOK
VARY SIZES AND SPACING FOR A NICE SQUARE LOOK
1: RIGHT-CLICK 2:
3:
NO WIGGLING
NO SQUIRMING (IT’S DISTRACTING)
CUT AND PASTE AND IT WON’T MOVE
CUT AND PASTE AND IT WON’T MOVE
it didn’t move right?
PICTURES? SURE.
JUST MAKE THEM MAKE SENSE.
JUST MAKE THEM MAKE SENSE.
k thx bai
THEY SHOULD REINFORCE WHAT YOU’RE SAYING
PRACTICE
DON’T LOOK AT THE SLIDES (MUCH)
CHECK HOW LONG IT TAKES
THOSE PRESENTATION ANIMALS?
image search, then
free to use or share
maybe they’re talking
PLAN CREATE PRACTICE
