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This document provides presentation tips and advice from various experts. It begins by noting that 99% of presentations "suck" according to Guy Kawasaki. It then discusses the importance of preparation, design, and delivery in creating an effective presentation. Specific tips include starting with the goal and knowing your audience, simplifying content to the essential, getting focused alone time without distractions, using analog tools like post-its for brainstorming, and exercising to boost brain power. The document also warns against common mistakes in presentations like including all text on slides and excessive bullet points. It concludes by providing design principles and best practices like limiting text, using visuals and quotes, applying color and alignment properly, and making data memorable.
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- 2. “ 95% of presentations SUCK ” —Guy Kawasaky
- 3. “ OK, maybe I’m exaggerating. It is actually 99% ” —Guy Kawasaky 99% don’t suck 1% suck
- 4. Examples? Ok, but be prepared for what follows
- 11. Preparation Design Delivery
- 12. Preparation Design Delivery
- 13. “ Preparing a 30-slide36-90 presentation takes hours ” —Nancy Duarte
- 14. Start with the goal What is the message?
- 15. Know your audience
- 16. Simplify to the essential (but not more)
- 17. “ Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful ” —John Maeda
- 18. “ More appears like less simply moving it far, far away —John Maeda ”
- 19. Get alone
- 20. “ Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth We are biologically incapable of processing attention-rich inputs simultaneously ” —Dr. Medina
- 21. People who are interrupted: Make 50% more errors Take 50% longer to complete a task
- 22. Being always online is being always distracted and unproductive
- 23. You need time off the grid to prepare
- 24. Go analog Use post-it
- 25. Use whiteboard
- 27. If you are stuck go for a walk or a run... just move!
- 28. If you are stuck go for a walk or a run... just move! why?
- 29. How the brain works in 12 rules By Dr. Medina Rule #1 Exercise boost brain power
- 30. Examples of anti-brain environments according to Dr. Medina
- 31. Lecture hall
- 32. Classroom
- 33. Office
- 34. Exercise is not just good for general health, it actually improves cognition
- 35. “Exercise increases oxygen flow into the brain, which reduces brain-bound free radicals [...] an increase in oxygen is always accompanied by an uptick in mental sharpness. Exercise acts directly on the molecular machinery of the brain itself. It increases neurons’ creation, survival, and resistance ”—Dr. Medina
- 36. Even more benefits! • Reduces depression • Treats dementia • Improves reasoning • Improves long-term memory • Improve fluid intelligence • Helps you solve problems • and more...
- 37. If you are stuck go for a walk or a run... just move!
- 38. Your audience will have to seat and listen think from their perspective
- 39. Create a scalable structure
- 40. 5 min presentation key point solution key point key point
- 41. 15 min presentation explanation key point explanation lution explanation
- 42. 45 min presentation detail explanation detail key point detail
- 43. Create the story
- 44. “If keepin in a lectu would ha g someo re was a ne’s atte business ntion ve an 80 , it % failure rate. — Dr. Jo hn Medin a ” Rule #4 We do not pay attention to boring things
- 46. simple
- 47. Con cre te
- 48. Credible
- 49. Emotional
- 50. How should the story be? nflict & climax co resolution exposition
- 51. pe rspe ctive ke anot her Ta • pick another perspective
- 52. Adopt a beginner’s mind “ In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few ” —Shunryu Suzuki
- 53. Preparation Design Delivery
- 54. Common mistakes
- 55. 1. T E L E P R O M P T I N G People tend to put every word they are going to say on their PowerPoint slides. Although this eliminates the need to memorize your talk, ultimately this makes your slides crowded, wordy, and boring.You will loss your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your ... Slide from Don McMillan, “Life After Death by PowerPoint”: http://bit.ly/aYxegN
- 56. 2. Spelling mistakes Many people do not run spel cheek before there presentation BIG MISTAK!!! Nothing makes you lok stupder than speling erors Slide from Don McMillan, “Life After Death by PowerPoint”: http://bit.ly/aYxegN
- 57. 3. Bullet pointing • Avoid • Bullet-Points • Excesive • And • Buller-Pointing • Your • Only • Key • Bullet • Messages • Key • Will • Points • NOT • Too • Stand • Many • Out Slide from Don McMillan, “Life After Death by PowerPoint”: http://bit.ly/aYxegN
- 58. 4. Too many levels • What is worst • Too many bullet point levels are shown • Type size gets smaller and smaller • Until it is utterly unreadable • Even for audiences in the 4th row • So you better have just one bulletpoint level • Better yet, forget about bullets (bullets, not guns, kill people. Don’t you know?) • Use them sparingly • There are many other ways of detailing your ideas! Slide from Don McMillan, “Life After Death by PowerPoint”: http://bit.ly/aYxegN
- 59. 5. Color schemes gone wrong bad color schemes can lead to... • Distraction • Confusion • Headache • Nausea • Vomiting • Loss of bladder control Slide from Don McMillan, “Life After Death by PowerPoint”: http://bit.ly/aYxegN
- 60. 6. Stick to the default template
- 61. earlier periods of time, i.e., earlier modifications,basedHas- exponential decay model. EDHCM was introducedhave the Variants. LDHCM (Linearly Decayed) and LGDHCM We define three further variants by on san. Similarly, contributionthings people won’tperiods in the past.a HCM, withreduced exponentiallyfor understand 7. Use an additional have their contributions reduced weight over time, modelling (LoGarithmically decayed), exponential decay model. EDHCM was introduced by for In EDHCM (Exponentially Decayed HCM) , entropies Ha over Similarly, LDHCM (Linearly Decayed) and LGDHC san. time in a respectively linear and logarithmic fashion. earlier periods of time, i.e., earlier modifications, have their Both are novel. The definition of the variants follow: (LoGarithmically decayed), have their contributions reduce contribution reduced exponentially over time, modelling an P HCP Fi (j) over time in{a,..,b} (j) = EDHCMand logarithmici)fashion EDHCM a respectively linear was introduced by Has- exponential decay model. i2{a,..,b} e 1 ⇥(|{a,..,b}| (5) Both are novel.LDHCM (Linearly the variantsFi (j) san. Similarly, The definition of Decayed) andfollow: P HCP LGDHCM (LoGarithmically (j) = LDHCM{a,..,b} decayed), have their contributions reduced Pi2{a,..,b} 2 ⇤(|{a,..,b}|+1 i) (6) HCP Fi (j) EDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = P i2{a,..,b} e HCP Fi (j) i) (5 over time in a respectively linear and logarithmic fashion. 1 ⇥(|{a,..,b}| LGDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = i2{a,..,b} 3 ⇤ln(|{a,..,b}|+1.01 i) (7) P Both are novel. The definition of the variants follow: HCP Fi (j) LDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = i2{a,..,b} 2 ⇤(|{a,..,b}|+1 i) (6 where 1 , 2 and 3 arePP decay factors. Fi (j) EDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = the HCP (5) HCP Fi (j) i2{a,..,b} e 1 ⇥(|{a,..,b}| i) LGDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = P i2{a,..,b} 3 ⇤ln(|{a,..,b}|+1.01 i) (7 HCP Fi (j) LDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = i2{a,..,b} 2 ⇤(|{a,..,b}|+1 i) (6) where 1, 2 and 3 are the decay factors. F P HCP i (j) LGDHCM{a,..,b} (j) = i2{a,..,b} 3 ⇤ln(|{a,..,b}|+1.01 i) (7) where 1, 2 and 3 are the decay factors.
- 62. Design the zen way simplicity clarity uncluttered
- 64. Design right brain slides
- 65. Be visual
- 66. Rule #10 Vision trumps all other senses
- 67. rec all ett er ve ab at ion e ha nfo rm W sua li for vi
- 68. “ we are wired to pattern ” —Dr. Medina IRSYMCAWTFIBMKGBFBI
- 69. “ we are wired to pattern ” —Dr. Medina IRSYMCAWTFIBMKGBFBI
- 70. Visual information are easier to remember Oral 10% 3x Visual 35% 6x Oral & 65% Visual Source: Najjar, LJ (1998) Principles of educational multimedia user interface design (via Brain Rules by John Medina, 2008)
- 71. don’t decorate slides add communication values
- 72. 90 90 % % of the of the freshwater freshwaterworld is in the in our planet is Slide from Garr Reynolds: http://www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds Inspired by www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 73. ice ice Source: SCAR Inspired by www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 74. 90 % of the ice in our planet is in Antarctica Inspired by www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 75. 80 % of our planet’s freshwater is ice in the Antarctic 80 % of the world’s freshwater is ice in the Antarctic Source: SCAR Inspired from Garr Reynolds: http://www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds Slide by www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 76. Bring your message visually Eat only until 80% full
- 77. Bring your message visually Eat only until 80% full
- 78. foxy sad happy Use faces smiley undecided angry
- 79. Find beauty Slide from Christina Quick : http://www.slideshare.net/ChrisQuick/new-rules-for-power-point-presentations
- 80. Dramatize Slide from Christina Quick : http://www.slideshare.net/ChrisQuick/new-rules-for-power-point-presentations
- 81. 2% of the world Use metaphorical image owns 50% of the wealth Slide from Christina Quick : http://www.slideshare.net/ChrisQuick/new-rules-for-power-point-presentations
- 82. The poorest 50% of the world owns 1% of the wealth Slide from Christina Quick : http://www.slideshare.net/ChrisQuick/new-rules-for-power-point-presentations
- 83. 66% of Americans are obese or overweight. All adults 134 million (66%) Women 65 million (62%) Men 69 million (71%) Be provocative OECD Factbook 2007 Slide from Garr Reynolds: http://www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 84. Text and fonts No more than 2-3 types
- 85. Text and fonts use color and size to build contrast
- 86. Text and fonts Blinking, sparkling, or twirling text is just not cool
- 87. Text and fonts Ro tation can make the slide more intere sting, but don’t overdo it
- 88. Reduce to the max Text is redundant People cannot listen and read at the same time
- 89. Use quotes “Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means ” —Dr. Koichi Kawana
- 91. 1 point per slide 1
- 92. Design principles Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity
- 93. Contrast
- 94. Repetitio n of design elem ents gives a co hesive lookR e petition Slide from Jesse Desjardins: http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/steal-this-presentation-5038209
- 95. Alignment
- 96. Proximity
- 97. no templates or the following one
- 99. Rule of third
- 100. Use color properly
- 101. Black: is all about elegance White: is about trust
- 102. Apply a contrasting color palette
- 103. Choose with tools www.colorschemer.com http://kuler.adobe.com
- 104. Do not forget that 7-10% of people are color-blind
- 105. Use images properly
- 106. Small images Ugly clip art Do not use Distorted images Watermarked images
- 107. Go full quality
- 109. Make images transparent or use
- 110. Where to get good images? www.istockphoto.com (pay)
- 111. Where to get good images? google images
- 112. Where to get good images? sxc.hu (free)
- 113. Do not omit the credits Image from irishfireside.com
- 114. Be consistent Stick to your settings
- 115. a slide costs 0$ avoid clutter: make more slides
- 116. use empty space
- 117. This is different from...
- 118. ... this
- 119. Show the data A must see: www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html
- 120. Make the data memorable
- 121. World of Warcraft users worldwide 11M 9M 2M 2005 2007 2008 Not memorable
- 122. World of Warcraft users worldwide 1.4 times the swiss population
- 123. Facebook users 800 Millions Not memorable
- 124. World most populated countries 1,333M 1,170M 800M 307M
- 125. iPod capacity 5 GB vs 1,000 songs
- 126. Break the rules, but do it sparingly Slide from Eduardo S. de la Fuente: http://www.slideshare.net/eduardo.delafuente/the-art-of-presentation-following-the-zen-path-why
- 127. Some before/after examples by presentation guru Garr Reynolds
- 128. before after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 129. before after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 130. before after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 131. before after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 132. before after after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 133. before after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 134. before after Slide from Garr Reynolds: www.slideshare.net/garr/sample-slides-by-garr-reynolds
- 135. Preparation Design Delivery
- 136. Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse Rehearse
- 137. Spend some time in the light table view
- 138. Show your passion • show your passion
- 139. Introduce yourself
- 140. Start strong
- 141. Be confident
- 142. Keep it short Audience attention steadily drops after 10 minutes
- 143. The 10-minute rule The 10-minutes rule High Attention Attention Low 10 20 30 40 50 Minutes of class time Minutes of class time Source: www.brainrules.net/attention Source: www.brainrules.net/attention
- 144. do something emotionally relevant at each 10-minute mark to regain attention
- 145. End on a high note
- 146. Move away from the podium audience screen laptop you
- 147. Use a remote • use the presenter view
- 148. Make
- 149. Make pauses
- 150. • do not apologize Do not apologize
- 151. Use Keynote presenter display actually no
- 152. Remember the B key B
- 154. Keep lights on • keep the lights on
- 155. Be prepared Check the beamer beforehand
- 156. Body language matters body language 55% voice 38% content 7%
- 157. Be slightly more elegant than the audience
- 158. Always recap Preparation Design Delivery
- 159. Share your work speakerdeck.com www.slideshare.net
- 160. Resources www.garrreynolds.com www.ted.com
- 161. Takeawa ys & DQJohnotes u a’s Credits ules Medin rain R r. from BWhat all pres enters ne ed to know s) tion (of sort A presenta eynolds by Garr R SEMINAR (I) http://slidesha.re/3mMo3c http://slidesha.re/fausgs Following the ZEN path http://slidesha.re/i8QMa Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce Alberto de Vega http://slidesha.re/8Ykmry Eduardo S. de la Fuente http://slidesha.re/17P2Hh Sample slides Here are a few before/after slides Garr Reynolds
- 162. Marco D’Ambros Computer science researcher Marco earned a PhD in Informatics from the University of Lugano (Switzerland), and MSc degrees from both Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA). His research interests lie in software engineering, software evolution, and software visualization. He authored more than 30 technical papers, and is the creator of several software visualization and program comprehension tools. Marco is passionate about presentations: He distilled his experience, gained by giving more than 30 talks at international conferences, in this presentation. www.inf.usi.ch/phd/dambros/ On the Evolution of Source Code and www.linkedin.com/in/dambros Software Defects amzn.com/1460953568 www.slideshare.net/marcodambros twitter.com/marquitodambros