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C’ing Your Way to Better Presentations
David LongOlatunde Sobomehin
October 27, 2008
Confidence, Control, Clarity
Confidence is the Name of the Game
Confidence
Control Clarity
Effective Visual Aid Use
Define Design Deliver
Effective Visual Aid Use
Define Design Deliver
Defining Clear Objective(s) is the First Step
Impress Audience
Be a Step Ahead Secure Funds
2nd Meeting
Objective
Define
Define
Pull Your Audience Towards YouLook Through I’s of Your Audience
Information Interest
YouHelp Them Help
Organize Your Speech
Intro
Body
Conclusion
Define
ThesisPreview - optional
Review - optional
Hook
Finale
Point 3
Point 1 - Most Important*
Point 2Transition
Transition
Effective Visual Aid Use
Define Design Deliver
Define
Each Slide Should Have a Message
SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
Simple is Sweet for Right Applications
Pencil ComputersComplexity of Tool
Quick Sketches Complex Graphics
Animation
Reproducible
Casual Drawing
Unique Applications
Design
Keep It Simple
Many slides that you see probably look something like this. They will use a lot of “bullet points” that serve no real function other than to act as a table of content for the talk, rather than an actual visual aid to the presentation. Or worse yet, they present the audience with a solid block of text which diverts the attention of the audience towards reading the contents of the text than listening to the presenter.
Your visual aid should provide visual, rather than textual, impact because when you have too much text it distracts the audience and diverts their attention from the spoken presentation. Go Bears!! Keep text to a minimum so that the audience's focus remains on you. By the way, what am I saying in my lecture right now???
Design
Eliminate Unnecessary Lines
NFL Quarterback Statistics in 2006 for 16 Game Season
Player Team G Att Cmp Pct Yds TDs Int RatePeyton Manning IND 16 557 362 65 4397 31 9 101Drew Brees NO 16 554 356 64.3 4418 26 11 96.2Donovan McNabb PHI 10 316 180 57 2647 18 6 95.5Tony Romo DAL 16 337 220 65.3 2903 19 13 95.1Carson Palmer CIN 16 520 324 62.3 4035 28 13 93.9Tom Brady NE 16 516 319 61.8 3529 24 12 87.9Steve McNair BAL 16 468 295 63 3050 16 12 82.5David Carr HOU 16 442 302 68.3 2767 11 12 82.1
Design
Add Color
NFL Quarterback Statistics in 2006 for 16 Game Season
Design
Overly Complex Pie Chart
13%
17%
13%
57%
FoodRentTuitionFun
My Quarterly Budget
Design
Eliminate 3-D, Legend, and Gaps
13%
17%
57%
13%
My Quarterly Budget
Tuition
Fun Food
Rent
Design
Simplify Data and Regions
13%
87%
Fun
Other
My Quarterly Budget
Design
Overly Complex Bell Curve
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Class Grades
Design
Score
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Eliminate Legend, Fill, and Gridlines
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Class Grades
Design
Eliminate Axes, Highlight Information
Class Grades
Mean: 10 out of 20
St. Dev: 2
Design
SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
Use Consistent Formatting
FontsTitles
Layout
Icons
Make changes in slide and title masters to suit requirements
Caps
Design
Use Contrasting Colors
Dark background with light text
Dark BackgroundWith dark text
Light backgroundwith dark text
Light backgroundWith light text
Limit number of colors used
Design
WordArt Is NOT Beautiful, It’s Tacky
Design
Clip Art Is Also Tacky
Design
SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
Think Visually
Visual Tools
Media
Color
Layout
Shapes
Fonts
Dress
Design
Use Visual Means, Not Bullet Points
Not the best way . . . .
A problem with speaking– Lack of confidence breeds poor delivery.– Poor delivery bores audiences.– Bored audiences sap a speaker’s confidence.
Design
Use Arrows To Explain Processes
A Problem with Public Speaking:
Design
Lack of Confidence
Poor DeliveryBored Audiences
Visualize Relationships
VISUAL TOOLS
1. Media2. Layout3. Colours4. Shapes5. Fonts6. Dress
Connect Ideas To Show Relation
Visual Tools
Media
Color
Layout
Shapes
Fonts
Dress
Design
SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
Presentations Need a Title Page
Nick N. OzaOlatunde Sobomehin
May 22, 2008ME 216B: Spring 2008
Sets the Stage for the Audience
Presentations Need Transition Slides
Define Design Deliver
Design
This sentence is written in plain text using a size 14 font…
This sentence is written in plain text using a size 24 font…
This sentence is written in bold using a size 36 font…
And this one is size 48 font!
Use Large Print
Design
Use Effective Signposts
Design
Simple Visual Effective
Audience has more data retention
One Slide = One Message
Highlight Information and Message
NFL Quarterback Statistics in 2006 for 16 Game Season
Manning is only QB with a Rating higher than 100
Design
Avoid Using Distractions
Use builds sparingly
Minimize or eliminate clip art
Use animation carefully
Design
SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
Delivering Your Content with Confidence
Define Design Deliver
Mr. Potato Head Method to Delivery
Stance/Ready Position
Gestures
Voice
Eye-Contact
Deliver
P ress Button
A ll okay?
S tep Back while
S peaking
Use the P.A.S.S. Method
Deliver
Define Design Deliver
Use Transition Slides Between Speakers
Deliver
Adapt to Time Limits
Deliver
Don’t Linger Prepare Summaries
Condense, Don’t Speed
Effective Presentation Methodology
Define Design Deliver
Questions?
