5 hacks for making your presentations better
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This is my 5 hacks for making presentations suck less. To be held in an internal info share session 26th Feb 2014. Oh, and it has pictures of kittens as well.TRANSCRIPT
5 hacks for making your presentations better !Kristian Luoma, @kluoma
A KITTEN DIES WHENEVER YOU MAKE A BAD PRESENTATION
BAD PRESENTATIONS WASTE TIME
GREAT PRESENTATION INSPIRES
1Aim to teach something
THEIR INTERESTYOUR INTEREST
THEIR INTEREST
TEACH THIS!
YOUR INTEREST
THEIR INTEREST
TEACH THIS!
YOUR INTEREST
WASTE OF TIME
WASTE OF TIME
1Aim to teach something: Focus on what you can teach them & what will enable them to deliver what you need
2Reduce cognitive load
BAD GOOD
MUCH BETTER !PRESENTATION
BAD GOODMY SLIDE TITLE!!•This slide uses bullets for highlighting the points •It has so many bullets •I actually read out loud my bullets too. Because I
don’t think you can read •Raise your paw if you’re reading this and not
listening to me • This tiny text here is irrelevant, but I’ll just add it - just in case
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FEW INSPIRING WORDS
BAD GOOD
2Reduce cognitive load: Take away everything that guides attention elsewhere.
3Use narratives
3 mins - takes 2 months to prepare 7 mins - takes 1 months to prepare 60 mins - let’s start!
FACTS
“Shorter speeches are harder”
Winston Churchill
3Use narratives We remember stories much easier than facts alone. Make up stories and use personas.
4Create drama
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Copyright Nancy Duarte
4Create drama: “What is, What could be, What is, What could be, ..”
It keeps your audience engaged and listening.
5Summarize takeaways
1 Aim to teach something2 Reduce cognitive load3 Use narratives4 Create drama5 Summarize takeaways
5Summarize takeaways: A proper wrap-up highlights what you were teaching and activates.
+1Don’t tell everything directly, let people draw conclusions and think.
My hidden message: All presentations are meant to
teach something. Prepare them accordingly.
Thanks. You can follow me: @kluoma