The Art of Presentation

THE ART OFPRESENTATION

“ I always think of public speaking as being a bit of jazz…”

Sir Ken Robinson

Presentation is the ‘killer skill’ we take into real world. It’s almost an unfair advantage.

The Mckinsey Mind

THE SOUND OF A NAPPING ROOM

WHY IT MATTERS?

“If you’re not appearingYou’re disappearing.”

Art Blakey

Eat like a bird,Poop like an elephant.

Philosophy by Guy Kawasaki

Birds eat 50% of their weight per day.

Elephants do some serious ……

DIFFERENCE BETWEENWINNING &LOSING…

IS IN THESMALLDETAILS.

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AL GORE

• Non-technical audience• No bullets, simple graphics

Young Al Gore• “ Stiff ”• “ Robot-like “• “ ZZZzzzzzz “

Helped by Duarte Design

What if he was presenting like this?

DIFFERENCES• Simplicity• Naturalnes

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Lessons of simplicity around us

big, dynamic text

few words: focus on graphic

big, dynamic textHmmm…this movie poster can be a good slide!

If your idea is worth spreading…

presentationmatters.

Communicationmatters.

But we have a problem…

What are the best/worst presentations you have ever

seen?Bad Good

what we want :

• Clarity

• Meaning

• Great Content

what we get :

• Confusion

• Boredom

• Wasted Time

Must STOP bad PowerPoint!

STORYTELLINGImages, narration, audio

The PRESENTATION

You do not have to use slides,but if you do…

AVOID

Current solution isn’t working.Solution ?

CREATIVITY.Simplicity needs Creativity.

www.ted.com

TIPS• Preparation• Visual• Delivery

Part 1: Preparation

Step Back.

Alone Time.

Ask

“ So what ? ”not just

“ What ? “

Inclusion and Exclusion.

…make a choice about what's important,And let go of all the rest.

What’s your story ?

Make your

message “ sticky

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• Advertisement

• Presentation

• Leadership

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Review of TED talk by

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

• Simplicity ✓

• Unexpectedness ✓

• Concreteness ✓

• Credibility ✓

• Emotion ✓

• Story ✓

6 key aptitudes

• Design

• Story

• Symphony

• Empathy

• Play

• Meaning

Don’t start here.

Plan analog.

Part 2: VISUALS

Visual SimplicityThe Zen Aesthetic• Simplicity

• Clarity

• Uncluttered

DESIGNis important.is soul deep.

“ But I’m not a designer. “

TOM PETERS:

We are all designers.

Don’t read your slides.

Words &photos

What about images?

Part 2: Delivery

An opportunity to

CONNECT

Logic isn’t enough.

EMOTIONS

[Presentations] are a balance ofthree rhetorical proofs: ethos

(ethical), pathos (emotional), and logos (logical).

Aristotle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs- Steve Balmer on Developers

ENTHUSIASM

Is about being in the moment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_GQlLRoMs- Steve Jobs

PASSION

PowerPoint is not the presentation.

You are the presentation.

THANKS!