presenting

lots of things

content

visuals

...

presenting

=

helping an audience

understand

your message

1

content is king

message

story

only thing

matters

irrelevant

how do we keep a message

cohesive?

start small

one sentence

“I’m going to present about presenting”

three points

“Content, visuals, delivery”

five paragraphs

I didn’t actually do this part, but I could have...

one hundred twenty slides

cohesion

toughest part

1 > 3

organization

information design

do what you

always

do

break down the concept

build

make sure:

everything relates

everything matters

edit

1I

slides support

message

one rant:

slides

≠

presentation

repeat:

slides

≠

presentation

reason:

In order to tell the story you need to tell in an effective way, you may need a lot of words.

If your story is to be understood away from your presentation, you may well need many words on your slide.

People read much faster than you speak, so once they figure out that all your content is on the slides, they’ll start reading ahead of you, ignoring what you’re actually saying.

Seriously, it happens. You’re doing it right now. Raise your hand when you read this line. Seriously. Raise your hand right now.

moral:

bullets and lots of words are bad.

your slides

& your voice

the interface

understanding

your message

III

presentation is delivery

be yourself

your style

know-it-all

funny

really funny

understated

storyteller

literature

three downfalls:

passion

preparation

trust

let’s talk:

passion

own every point

believe it

don’t go nuts

but show passion

let’s talk:

trust

who are you?

why do they care?

name?

experience?

skill?

introduce yourself

demonstrate

banking on your skill with your

ugly slides?

banking on experience without showing

your clients & work?

banking on your name with a

let’s talk:

preparation

don’t be like me

know your story

WAY BETTER

know your slides

also:

know your flow

know your clock

know your audience

practice

cues

slow down

move on

read your presentation

out loud

with friends

to a mirror

ugly slides?