The Single Slide Presentation
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About Animation and SlideShare
• The Single Slide Presentation technique uses animation to sequence content.
• SlideShare doesn’t support animation, so we’ve replicated the experience using multiple slides.
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Use a mind map
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your points
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
Don't have to goback and forthbetween slides
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
Don't have to goback and forthbetween slides
Keeps you organized
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
Don't have to goback and forthbetween slides
Keeps you organized
Forces you toconvey all of yourpoints succinctly
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
Don't have to goback and forthbetween slides
Keeps you organized
Forces you toconvey all of yourpoints succinctly
Easy to understandrelationships
between the points
How does thisapproach benefit the
audience?
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
Don't have to goback and forthbetween slides
Keeps you organized
Forces you toconvey all of yourpoints succinctly
Easy to understandrelationships
between the points
How does thisapproach benefit the
audience?
No data-dumping
The Single Slide Presentation
The Single SlidePresentation
Don't go anymorethan two levels deep
Use a mind map
Use it as a visualoutline
Traverse it in alinear fashion duringyour presentation to
make it easier tofollow
Don't dump yourentire mind map
onto your audienceat once
Use sequencing(animation) to break
up your pointsSequence your
points as you bringthem up in yourspoken content
You can use colorsand other effects todifferentiate your
points if necessary
But don't beridiculous
Only takes a fewminutes to put apresentation like
this together
How does thisapproach benefit
presenters?
Don't have to goback and forthbetween slides
Keeps you organized
Forces you toconvey all of yourpoints succinctly
Easy to understandrelationships
between the points
How does thisapproach benefit the
audience?
No data-dumping
Can refer back toprevious points
without having toask the presenter togo back to an older
slide