Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce
THE ART
OF PRESENTATION Following the ZEN path
why
resources
3 steps
presentation
TABLE OF CONTENTS T H E A R T O F P R E S E N T A T I O N
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
Almost every PowerPoint presentation
sucks rotten eggs
“
” Seth Godin
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
of presentations suck “ Guy Kawasaky
” % 95
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
Guy Kawasaky
” % 99 Don’t suck
Suck
It’s actually
OK, maybe I’m exaggerating. “
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
C U R R E N T
SITUATION
30 Millions of presentations
each day
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
I’ve seen presentations that would make a billy goat puke
“ ”
John Rambo
I’ve seen presentations that would make a billy goat puke
“ ”
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
A H A N D F U L L O F
STATISTICS
TELEPROMPTING
1. People tend to put every word they are going to say on their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your talk, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy, and boring. You will loss your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your …
1. Continued) … first slide. Don McMillan
Technically Funny
2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved
TELEPROMPTING
SPELLING M I S T A K E S
2. Many people do not run spel cheek
before there presentation – BIG MISTAK!!! Nothing makes you lok stupder than speling erors
BULLET P O I N T I N G
• Avoid • Excesive • Buller-Pointing • Only • Bullet • Key • Points • Too • Many • Bullet-Points
• And • Your • Key • Messages • Will • NOT • Stand • Out • In fact • The Term
• “Bullet-Point” • Comes • From • People • Firing • Guns • At • Annoying • Presenters
What it is worst
— Too many bullet point levels are shown
– Type size gets smaller and smaller
– Until it is utterly unreadable
– Even for audiences in the 4th row
— So you better have just one bulletpoint level
– Better yet, forget about bullets (bullets, not guns, kill people. Don’t you know?)
– Use them sparingly
– There are many other ways of detiling your ideas!
TOO MANY I N D E N T A T I O N S
C O L O R S C H E M E S
GONE WRONG
Classhing color schemes can
lead to…
•Distraction •Confusion •Headache •Nausea •Vomiting •Loss of bladder control
Next slides may cause permanent damage
Warning
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W A N T T O
CHANGE?
why
resources
3 steps
presentation
TABLE OF CONTENTS T H E A R T O F P R E S E N T A T I O N
Presentations must be visual
CONTEXT W H Y I M A G E S ?
What do we want to say?
C R A F T I N G
THE MESSAGE
Story.(period)
A presentation is a
C R A F T I N G
THE STORY
Exposition Resolution
Plot
C R A F T I N G
THE STORY
every
Now, story is made of …
corp! Yes but,
that’s for tales this is a
C R A F T I N G
THE STORY
Current Situation Solution
Problem
this? Alright, what about
C R A F T I N G
THE STORY
always! Keep the audience
in mind
AUDIENCE THAT BIG UNKNOWN
pen Paper & a
all you’ll ever need
G O I N G
ANALOG
T H R E E
S T E P S
3 steps
3 steps
80% Prepare for
of time
M I N D
MAP
3 steps
Remember
M I N D
MAP
T H R E E
S T E P S
Storyboard 1
G O I N G
ANALOG
Current situation
Problem
Solution & benefits
Title & author Summary
& call to action
G O I N G
ANALOG
go! Let’s
G O I N G
ANALOG
Current situation
Problem
Solution
Title
Summary
G O I N G
ANALOG
T H R E E
S T E P S
laptop Switch on
your
G O I N G
DIGITAL
G r i d
6x6
Power Lines
Power Points Working Area
G R I D WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR
Breathing Room
TEMPLATES CHOOSE YOUR TYPE
Forget this type
Use one sans serif font face
images Use full bleed, HD
WORKING WITH
IMAGES
cliparts No
WORKING WITH
IMAGES
better! Way
WORKING WITH
IMAGES
TEMPLATES LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES
free divide & conquer!
Slides are
why
resources
3 steps
presentation
TABLE OF CONTENTS T H E A R T O F P R E S E N T A T I O N
R E S O U R C E S
BOOKS
EL ARTE DE LA PRESENTACION
Alberto de Vega & Eduardo S. de la Fuente
available at Lulu.com
16:30
R E S O U R C E S
BOOKS
photoXpress
R E S O U R C E S
PICTURES
There’s another way
of understanding presentations
and engaging with your audience
El
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RESOURCES • Slide 01. Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce • Slide 10. ©Lionsgate 2008 • Slide 12-17. © 2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved • Slide 22. © 2009 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved • Slide 24. © Chris Inside. All rights reserved • Slide 25. © PhotoXpress.com • Slide 28. Photo by Dan Becker • Slide 30. Day 140 by Milknosugar • Slide 31. © PhotoXpress.com • Slide 32, 38, 43 Steps by Susan van Gelder • Slide 37. © PhotoXpress.com • Slide 39. IMG_0787RubyGloomBoard by The Doodlers • Slide 40, 42. Based on © Adam Borkowski / PhotoXpress.com • Slide 44. Power Button by therevan77 • Slide 47. © iStockPhoto • Slide 48. Clipart included in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 & 2010 • Slide 49. @MediaAudience by mezzoblue CC By-NC-ND license • Slide 50. ©2009 Paramount Home Entertainment. All right reserved. • Slide 52 & 55. Photo by Alberto de Vega