trends in presentations communicating results. outstanding communicators
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Trends in Presentations Communicating Results
Outstanding Communicators
Employment
Employers sayPoor Great
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Communication X
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Communication X
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Presentations are becoming a more important vehicle for communicating, but presenters aren’t really getting any better at effectively using this important vehicle to get their message understood.
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FontsMembers of the group moved to the back of the room when the others arrived.
Members of the group moved to the back of the room when the others arrived.
David Parade ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com PowerPoint Effectiveness
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David Paradi ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com PowerPoint Effectiveness
Major complaints
Audience overwhelmed with numbers
http://presentyourstory.com/
Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations By Frederick Gilbert p.105
Alexandra Samuelhttps://hbr.org/2015/10/how-to-give-a-data-heavy-presentation
Knowing how to develop and deliver a data-driven presentation is now a crucial skill for many professionals, since we often have
to tell our colleagues a story about the success of a new initiative, the promise of a new business opportunity, or the imperative of a change in strategy — stories that are much more compelling when they’re backed by numbers.
Neuroscience
Read and listen
NO
Look and listen
Example 4.3 Finding the Mode of A/P terms(Purchase Orders data) Mode - observation that occurs most often or, for
grouped data, the group with the greatest frequency.
Mode of A/P terms: = 30 months =MODE.SNGL(H4:H97)
For multiple modes: =MODE.MULT(data range)
Measures of Location
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Prentice Hall
Figure 3.29
Spreadsheets are for calculations not for communication.
Include as hidden slides if more info is needed. (Slide #_Enter)
http://www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-chart-makeover
http://www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-chart-makeover
Take complex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYAtLlH3sgM
Break into pieces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYAtLlH3sgM
Charts3-D
Charts 2-D
Bar charts vs. column charts
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Nolan Haims – PresentYourStory.com
Nolan Haims – PresentYourStory.com
MY PRESENTATION
Presentation
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How to Use Imagery Like the Pros!, Nolan Haims
How to Use Imagery Like the Pros!, Nolan Haims
Infographics
Iconography
Story telling
Flipping
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Skills
Rule of thirds
Where are you going?Where did everyone go?
http://www.24hrco.com/GCS.pdf
Data Points: Visualization That Means Something – Nathan Yau
Data Points: Visualization That Means Something – Nathan Yau
http://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/tutorials-to-create-effective-visuals-in-powerpoint/
Present Unto Others How You Wish to Be Presented To.
Online ResourcesNolan Haims – www.PresentYourStory.com Dave Paradi – www.thinkoutsidethebox.com – blogs/tips/newsletterRic Bretschneider - blog.ricbret.comGeetesh Bajaj – www.indezine.com – blogs/tips and newsletterEllenFinkelstein – www.ellenfinkelstein.com - blogs/tips/newsletterJon Thomas -
http://www.presentationadvisors.com/best-powerpoint-presentation-posts
Camille & Taylor – www.nutsandboltsspeedtraining.com Graphic Cheat Sheet – www.24hrco.com/GCS.pdf YouTubes
Resources
Nolan Hains – Data Webinar presentationXpert
Presentation slides vs handouts
Presentation slides vs handouts
Presentation remotes
Precise goalImages Few wordsOne point per slideSimple backgroundsStory tellLimited animation
Don’t use bullet pointsAvoid too much on one slideAvoid repeating logos Present to/for the audienceDon’t read slides
Trends
Your responsibilities
Better Presentations
Good examples• Classroom• Professionals• TED talks
Data Visualization• NeuroScience
Employment Goal
Software skills• Tutorials• Newsletters• YouTubes
Outstanding Communicators
Where are you going?Where go from here?