how to create a really good presentation
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TASOS VELIADIS – PARTNER/BUSINESS UNIT DIRECTOR -SOCIALAB
HOW TO CREATE A REALLY
PRESENTATION
WHO am I!TASOS VELIADIS
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Each person has hobbies and one of mine is to create presentations :)
Some of my presentations on slideshare…
So, with more free time on my hands than usual, during my summer vacations, I set out to create a presentation about my favorite subject...
Coming to think of it, it's very easy to create a presentation.
However it's really difficult to create a presentation that will keep your audience engaged,
without making it yawn their jaws off till the slides run out.
30 million presentations are carried out every day
So let’s stop killing people because of boring ppt
DEAD BY POWERPOINT
LET’S create REEAAALLY REALLY GOOD
PRESENTATIONS!
“BEING ABLE TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC IS ONE OF FIVE KEY BUSINESS SKILLS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR COMPANY OR
YOUR CARREER”FORBES
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21ST
Century
PRESENTING ISNOT AN
OPTIONAL EXTRAFOR A FEW!
IT’S A CORESKILL
SO, LET’S SEE
tips to improve audience engagement with 10
101. Plan your Presentation2. Kill Bullet Points3. Use Photos4. Differentiation is Everything5. Keep audience at the edge of their seats6.Less is more8. Rehearse it. Use examples and stats9. Start strong10. Look into the eyes of your audience
101. Plan your Presentation2. Kill Bullet Points3. Use Photos4. Differentiation is Everything5. Keep audience at the edge of their seats6.Less is more8. Rehearse it. Use examples and stats9. Start strong10. Look into the eyes of your audience
NOT A VERY GOOD SLIDE!! DON’T USE INDEX ON YOUR
PRESENTATIONS
1 Plan your presentationbeforehand
1Plan your presentationbeforehand
Think about what point you want to make before you start dumping information into a PowerPoint file uncontrollably. It's better to create a word file with whatever you want to say, divide your presentation in sections and then get started. This will certainly keep things to the point, while simultaneously saving you a bit of effort later on.
SITUATION
Plan your presentationbeforehand
PROBLEM OPPORTUNITY
SOLUTION CALL 2 ACTION
2Kill bullet points
2Try to create slides with small amounts of text, as listeners are generally not inclined to follow a massive presentation and learn it by heart. However, they will easily remember quotes or short sentences.
Kill bullet points
BULLETPOINTS ARE FOR SUPER MARKET LISTS
33 Use photos
3No photos from Google though. Either buy stock photos or use freely provided ones in good quality. A nice picture always gives a bit of extra flair to any presentation. However, do not forget that in case that you do use free photos you have to give credit to their creator.As the saying goes, a picture = 1000 words!
Use photos
Example
VS
4Differentiation is everything
4You surely have seen lots of presentations adorned with amazing pictures. Nonetheless, this doesn't necessarily mean that all of them are good, or that they can keep the audience engaged in the very least. This is mainly because each presentation must come with a story and the proper structure.
Think about jokes for example. Each joke has a very specific structure that helps expand the storyline.
Differentiation is everything
PLAY WITH COLOURS
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/damonnofar/8-‐tips-‐for-‐slideshare
Use GOOD fonts
Use GOOD fonts
DIRTY HEADLINE
futura
Murray Hills
I’AM GOOD FONT TOO
Comic sans
I’AM GOOD FONT TOO
Comic sans
5Keep your audience at the edge of their seats
5Try to structure your presentation in a way that will keep your audience engaged from the beginning till the end. Start by presenting the main subject of your presentation, analyse it and expand it gradually. Don’t give everything away at once. Try to keep some of the best bits for the end.
Keep your audience at the edge of their seats
6 Less is more
6You only have 10-30 minutes, so you don’t have to say much. Just say the things that matter. Do not include too many slides in your presentation and do not, by any means, use bullet points! Just use rule 1:7:140.
Less is more
1:7:140
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1:7:140IDEA PER SLIDE
1:7:140WORDS PER SLIDE
1:7:140CHARACTERS OR LESS
7 Rehearse it
7No matter how well you think you know your presentation, rehearsing it will help you put things in the right order and get confident. It is imperative that you learn at least the main points by heart. Try not to leave it last minute if you want to make the impression you intended to make from the beginning.
REHEARSE IT
8Use examples and show some stats
THE NUMBERS OF SUCCESSIN JUST 2 YEARS
5.800.000€THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY
20.000 reservationsTHAT’S A LOT OF RESERVATIONS
8.000 EVENTSRELIABLE ISN’T IT?
REVENUE GROWTHIn 2 years
0
1000000
2000000
3000000
4000000
5000000
6000000
1 2 32014 2015 2016
8Always try to use examples. It's much easier for your audience to understand what you want to say through a well placed example and properly presented statistical data, than through tons of theory. In case that you are presenting case studies from previous projects, try to pick the ones you know you can explain and analyse best.
USE EXAMPLES ANDSHOW SOME STATS
9Start strong
GOLDFISH HAVE A LONGER ATTENTION SPAN THAN
HUMANS DO
9You have 7 seconds to engage your audience. So don’t start with an index slide.
Start strong
START WITH A STORY
Stories have heroes
Stories have enemies
Stories help us remember
My long story...short
vsme
Mom
10Look into the eyes of your audience
10Visit the venue earlier than the time of your presentation and get comfortable with the space.In case that you’re presenting in a conference, attend all the previous presentations, so as to understand the type of audience you will be presenting to and how it reacts.
LOOK INTO THE EYES OF YOUR AUDIENCE
Lastly, get on stage
and
Rock!
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