Lessons From Presentation Zen Kathy E. Gill How to rock your presentations!
Jan 28, 2015
Lessons From Presentation Zen
Kathy E. GillKathy E. Gill
How to rock your presentations!
Not Rocking!
Ditch this(death by Powerpoint)
First: Step Away From The Computer.
photo by Nantaskart!- 2005
Second: Know your audience
photo by Carbon NYC - 2008
Third: Understand your role
What is your story?
Ideas.Concepts.Not Slides.
Architecture:Story Board
TextTextDesign
2Good GraphDesign
3
Text Text
StoryboardImages
DesignPrinciple
1
Cluttered Image
Bad Graph
Text
Story Frames
Title &Intro
Design
4
Not This Structure!
Compelling Imagery.
ThreeVisual
Principles
1. Simplify
Bullets can kill
Minimize lines and words
Ensure sufficient contrast
Avoid animation & sound
2. Signal-to-Noise
3. Rule of Thirds
SalsaTrumps
Ketchup?
Before &
After
FromGarr Reynolds
FromGarr Reynolds
FromGarr Reynolds
Step Away From The Computer.
photo by allietheoptimist- 2010
Know your audience
photo by Kevin Dooley- 2010
Understand your role
photo by sheiladeeisme - 2012
Then Simplify
Resources•PresentationZen (Garr Reynolds, Blog)
•PresentationZen (book, Amazon)
•The Rule of Thirds
•Life After Death With Powerpoint (youtube)
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Images CC except those purchased through iStockphoto:How to Succeed In Business, Tomatoes
Some materials developed by Meg McGough in 2009
Kathy E. Gill, http://wiredpen.com/@kegill
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