Trends in Presentations Communicating Results. Outstanding Communicators

Trends in Presentations Communicating Results

Outstanding Communicators

Employment

Employers sayPoor Great

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Communication X

Poor Great1 2 3 4 5

Communication X

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Presentations are becoming a more important vehicle for communicating, but presenters aren’t really getting any better at effectively using this important vehicle to get their message understood.

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FontsMembers of the group moved to the back of the room when the others arrived.

Members of the group moved to the back of the room when the others arrived.

David Parade ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com PowerPoint Effectiveness

Font sizeCan you read 44

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Major complaints

Audience overwhelmed with numbers

http://presentyourstory.com/

Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations By Frederick Gilbert p.105

Alexandra Samuelhttps://hbr.org/2015/10/how-to-give-a-data-heavy-presentation

Knowing how to develop and deliver a data-driven presentation is now a crucial skill for many professionals, since we often have

to tell our colleagues a story about the success of a new initiative, the promise of a new business opportunity, or the imperative of a change in strategy — stories that are much more compelling when they’re backed by numbers.

Neuroscience

Read and listen

NO

Look and listen

Example 4.3 Finding the Mode of A/P terms(Purchase Orders data) Mode - observation that occurs most often or, for

grouped data, the group with the greatest frequency.

Mode of A/P terms: = 30 months =MODE.SNGL(H4:H97)

For multiple modes: =MODE.MULT(data range)

Measures of Location

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Prentice Hall

Figure 3.29

Spreadsheets are for calculations not for communication.

Include as hidden slides if more info is needed. (Slide #_Enter)

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Take complex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYAtLlH3sgM

Break into pieces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYAtLlH3sgM

Charts3-D

Charts 2-D

Bar charts vs. column charts

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Nolan Haims – PresentYourStory.com

Nolan Haims – PresentYourStory.com

MY PRESENTATION

Presentation

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How to Use Imagery Like the Pros!, Nolan Haims

How to Use Imagery Like the Pros!, Nolan Haims

Infographics

Iconography

Story telling

Flipping

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Skills

Rule of thirds

Where are you going?Where did everyone go?

http://www.24hrco.com/GCS.pdf

Data Points: Visualization That Means Something – Nathan Yau

Data Points: Visualization That Means Something – Nathan Yau

http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/tutorials-to-create-effective-visuals-in-powerpoint/

Present Unto Others How You Wish to Be Presented To.

Online ResourcesNolan Haims – www.PresentYourStory.com Dave Paradi – www.thinkoutsidethebox.com – blogs/tips/newsletterRic Bretschneider - blog.ricbret.comGeetesh Bajaj – www.indezine.com – blogs/tips and newsletterEllenFinkelstein – www.ellenfinkelstein.com - blogs/tips/newsletterJon Thomas -

http://www.presentationadvisors.com/best-powerpoint-presentation-posts

Camille & Taylor – www.nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com Graphic Cheat Sheet – www.24hrco.com/GCS.pdf YouTubes

Resources

Nolan Hains – Data Webinar presentationXpert

Presentation slides vs handouts

Presentation slides vs handouts

Presentation remotes

Precise goalImages Few wordsOne point per slideSimple backgroundsStory tellLimited animation

Don’t use bullet pointsAvoid too much on one slideAvoid repeating logos Present to/for the audienceDon’t read slides

Trends

Your responsibilities

Better Presentations

Good examples• Classroom• Professionals• TED talks

Data Visualization• NeuroScience

Employment Goal

Software skills• Tutorials• Newsletters• YouTubes

Outstanding Communicators

Where are you going?Where go from here?