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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.

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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

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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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