tetuan valley startup school - guest mentor byron stanford
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En Project-Presentation we’re trying to change the world
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Presentations aren’t the most important thing, but they are important
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Imagine when you speak
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People listen
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And follow
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You could spread your message, and change your world
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I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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But I looked like this
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I had the pleasure of being Garr’s student. Presentation guru and great mentor
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Author of Presentation Zen, which inspires today’s talk
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Why is it important?
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People like Seth Godin
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Or Guy Kawasaki, agree that presentations today impede communication in stead of aiding it.
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These people see more than 10 presentations a day. You should listen to what they say (and follow their blogs). They are the type of people you will be selling your ideas and dreams to.
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But what is a Zen Presentation?
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Why Zen?
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It doesn’t mean you need to meditate before your prez
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Garr relates 3 principle of Zen to Presentations. Restraint, simplicity and Naturalness. I want to relate them to the 3 parts of presentations: Preparation, design and Delivery Restraint in preparation Simplicity in design Naturalness in delivery
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Garr relates 3 principle of Zen to Presentations. Restraint, simplicity and Naturalness. I want to relate them to the 3 parts of presentations: Preparation, design and Delivery Restraint in preparation Simplicity in design Naturalness in delivery
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But how?
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Travelling
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Follow me on a journey. The journey of making a presentation
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As in any journey we have a point of origin
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A destination
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And many ways to get there. But this time the shortest way is not the best one
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We could take shortcuts
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But they will only bring you here
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Preparing our trip requires us to decide our destination, what message we want to convey.
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Get away from the computer
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Take a notebook and a pencil to write down everything that comes to mind
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Don’t be afraid to have a lot of ideas
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Learn that destruction is part of the process of creation
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Don’t be satisfied with the first idea that comes to mind. Push your ideas further and then reduce them to their core. Image from the book Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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Take those reduced ideas and put them on post-its to create the map of your journey. If an idea doesn’t fit on a post-it it’s too complex. You need to make it simpler. Image from the book Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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Organize your topics like stops on the road
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Decide how you will go there. Power Point
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Keynote
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Flash
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When we tell our friends about our stop along the way Image from the book Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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We use images. They are more powerful
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Images you choose because they communicate an emotion to you. Don’t constraint it to the rules.
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Use your image as the background and have your text on top
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Everyday image
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cropped
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Use the rule of thirds
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80% of people prefer this image
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Choose your colors wisely
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If you need help you can use online resources like Kuler
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Use a power color!
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Design your slide thinking about the person at the back of the room
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This style helps you convey an idea. If you need to give out more info put it in a handout.
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Don’t use ugly 3D graphs
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Use simple graphs that can be understood right away
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Example of a way to show big amounts of data. Convey emotion! Be passionate about your journey!
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Naturalness in delivery through rehearsing
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In the shower
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In the car
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In the elevator
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Walking the dog
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Shopping with your girlfriend
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Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Connect with the audience
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Tell your story, your way
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Ex: Dylan Moran comes out on stage drinking and smoking.
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Enjoy. This is your destination, the whole trip was to arrive to this point. Don’t be afraid to enjoy the moment
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Review: Restraint in preparation: keep only the essential. Only make the necessary stops on your way Simplicity in design: Practice design, not decoration. Naturalness in delivery: Enjoy the moment
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Become a designer and a writer
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Mind the words you use
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Some words are more powerful than others
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Repetition is essential for people to process your message
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Review: Restraint in preparation: keep only the essential. Only make the necessary stops on your way Simplicity in design: Practice design, not decoration. Naturalness in delivery: Enjoy the moment
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People will concentrate on the mistake, not on the message
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