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Presentation-Zen

Presentation-Zen. A book by Garr Reynolds This slideshow needs work to make it follow the recommendations of the book…but gives a summary of the messages within…. What we see. Long, boring, bad slides Content free Read vs Listen FONT vs. FONT Not appropriate imagery.

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Presentation-Zen

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  1. Presentation-Zen A book by Garr Reynolds This slideshow needs work to make it follow the recommendations of the book…but gives a summary of the messages within…

  2. What we see • Long, boring, bad slides • Content free • Read vs Listen • FONT vs. FONT • Not appropriate imagery

  3. Houston, We have a problem…

  4. What we want to see • Short (break it up every 10 minutes) • Simple • Legible • Engaging • Hear the speaker – not read slides

  5. Plan – Design – Deliver • Plan Analog – postits • Design Analog • Deliver digital • Analog backup plan

  6. Sources of Ideas • Comic strips • Comedians • Sitcoms • Books • Story tellers • Toast Masters

  7. Conceptual Age • We are past the information age • Presentation skills more important • Show the big picture • Enhance the message • Story telling • The art of the documentary film

  8. Creativity • Take a child’s view on things • Do not assume • Take risks • Have fun • Think outside the box

  9. Planning • Slow your mind • Take a walk • Meditate • When do your best ideas come to you ?

  10. Steps • Brainstorm (analog) • What to say ? Postits & sharpies • Core Message? “Stay fit” • Three supporting concepts? • Diet • Exercise • Mind

  11. Plan • Storyboard on post-it notes • Develop in slide sorter view • Pictures – want - find • Video clips – make – find - test

  12. Design • Format – magic of 3 • Colors – color wheel • Fonts - simple • Good images • Engaging images and video • Pace – not too fast through slides • Rhythm – Image – concept – video - repeat

  13. Photo Fundamentals • Motion white space • Rule of thirds • Depth of Field • Center the Subject • Landscape vs Portrait • Cropping

  14. Contrast • Repetition • Alignment • Proximity • Diagrams to simplify…

  15. Synergies

  16. Processes

  17. Relationships

  18. Bullets or Not Bullets Exercise Diet Social Mind

  19. Layout • White Space • Balance • Symmetry • Rhythm • Rule of thirds

  20. Template for Rule of Thirds • Text larger AT intersection • Spacing of textand graphics…

  21. Review • Each slide – so what ? • Is it relevant to the core message?

  22. Be Brutal • “When in doubt, cut it out”

  23. Restraint • Amplification through Simplification • Think “comic strip” • “We sell fresh fish here” vs.

  24. Presentation • Simple slides • Speaker notes for speaker only • Details on handouts • Handout post

  25. Delivery • Story telling • Not just facts • Engage • Make it memorable – one thing ! • Core message • Symphony • Insights – relationships • Empathy for your audience • Lose your EGO – it’s about them

  26. Seth Godin • Death by PowerPoint • No sentences • avoid raw data – use charts / stories / quotes • “Hold the cheese” • No transitions or dissolves • Tell them the details are in the handout • Image first – then explain

  27. Don’t Obsess over Details • Time of talk • Audience • Expectations? • What do you want them to do? • What visuals are best? • Purpose ? • Why does it matter? • What is the story? • Central Point? • One take-away ?

  28. Play – Stand Out • Airhorn • Air gun • Juggle • Drum • Costume • Humour • Be creative – take risks

  29. Curse of Knowledge • Speak in abstractions • Make assumptions • Speak in jargon or acronyms • Use raw data • Out pace audience

  30. What works • Simplicity • Unexpectedness • Concreteness – “put a man on the moon” • Credibility – intro, quotes, life stories • Emotional – how you felt… • Stories – importance of hardhat

  31. Yearn for… • Intelligent, evocative, provocative teacher • Inspiration • Stimulation with knowledge plus meaning • Context and emotion

  32. “Information and emotions and visuals wrapped in unforgettable anecdotes are the stuff that good stories are made of…”

  33. Delivery • The Swordsman… • Be in the moment • No EGO – do not be self conscious • It is about them • Contributing to your audience • The one-buttocks musician – take risks • Playing it safe = mediocre • Do not take yourself too seriously

  34. Connect • In front - to the side - move • Behind lectern ? Hiding ? • Above on podium? • Wireless remote • Practice – Toast Masters, clubs, weddings, parties

  35. Pecha - Kucha • 20 slides – 20 seconds • Template Available • Trial at Toast Masters

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