Presentation DesignPrinciples of
Tips on how to think like a designer
John FallonPresentation Skills Consultant
Planning a Presentation Without Technology
Planning a Presentation without Technology
Use analog instead of digital
Brainstorm
Use paper for sketching, whiteboards and post-its
Slow down the tempo of completion
Busyness kills creativity
Have some “alone” time to
be creative
Ask the right question
Asking the right question eliminates
ineffectiveness, wasted time and
general dissatisfaction
Technology does not determine presentation effectiveness
Think how to craft the story which is the most
effective, memorable and appropriate for your
audience
Wrong Questions to Ask• How many bullets points per slide• How many slides per presentation• Should I use pictures
Questions to ask…
What is my absolute central point?
If the audience remembers one thing, what will it be?
Two Questions to remember…
What’s your point?
Answer the question by putting yourself in the “shoes” of your
audience (answer the question- so what?)
Why does it matter?
Make sure the core message can pass the
“Elevator Test”
Handouts…
Make detailed handouts
Handouts aren’t copies of your slides
3 parts to a presentation…
Slides the audience will see
Notes you will see
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Handouts that are taken away
Create a document not a “slideument”
A “Slideument” isn’t effective, efficient or pretty
Having slides serve as projected visuals and handouts makes for bad
visuals and bad documentation
Be different and effective… use a well written, detailed document
for your handout and well designed, simple, intelligent
graphics for your visuals.
SIMPLE
Though it requires more effort, the quality of the visuals and take away
documents will improve
Benefit of planning well…
Message
Delivery Skills
Storytelling
Technology
Presentation
If you prepare well, the preparation process itself should help you know
your story
“The computer is a moron.”
– Peter Drucker
“Get away from the computer in the early stages, the time when
your creativity is needed the most. Clarity of thinking and a
generation of ideas come when my computer and I are far
apart.” Garr Reynolds