beyond powerpoint presentation tools, design, and delivery training for social sector professionals
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Beyond PowerPoint
Presentation tools, design, and delivery training for social sector
professionals
My wife was very worried about me giving this presentation.
We had heavy competition
What makes a good presentation?
Educates Compels Entertains
Shareablility
Points that we will hit today.
Pecha Kucha Prezi Tricks of the trade
500 million
30 million
95%
Making Presentations that Educate
Almost all presentations are designed to show causation
X + Y = predictable outcome
George Miller Ph.D.
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice
As a person increases the number of choices, their satisfaction with any one choice begins to go down.
500 million
30 million
95%Secretly, I use numbers like these and then hope that you forget them.
Pecha-Kucha 20x20
Motion captures attention
Chit-chat kills
Heavy lifting
Set to 20 seconds
Use photographs instead of words
Tell stories
Making Presentations that Entertain
Fact Based
Emotion Based
Dan Airley Ph.D., Predictably Irrational
We go looking for information that will confirm what we already believe.
Use Prezi for perspective
Don’t make people dizzy
Learn by playing
Making Presentations that Compel
What do you want your audience to do once they see your presentation?
Lessons from the dreaded NPR pledge drives
No hostages
Tell people exactly what to do
Talk directly to one person
Tips on telling stories that compel
Story Telling Sleight of Hand
End with the question you want to be asked
Have one final point after questions
The question I really like being asked.