This document provides 10 tips for preparing an effective presentation before actually giving it. The tips include knowing your audience and purpose, outlining your content, avoiding templates, reducing text, using simple fonts and layouts, limiting content to 1 point per slide, keeping it simple, and being aware of any presentation guidelines. It emphasizes starting preparation offline without technology, letting visuals support the presenter rather than replace them, and always having a backup plan in case of technical issues. The overall message is to focus on clearly communicating the most important messages to the audience above all other presentation elements.
Incorporating photos and videos into your PowerPoint decks can greatly enhance a presentation. Learn how illustrating concepts with meaningful imagery can make your presentation great.
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1) The document introduces Alexei Kapterev, who published a popular presentation on presentation skills 4 years ago and has since become an expert in the field.
2) While most presentations still suffer from issues like poor structure, bad slides, and boring delivery, Kapterev believes everyone can learn to present well by focusing on a few key principles rather than rules.
3) The principles of focus, contrast, and unity are described as more effective than rules, and examples are given of how to apply these principles to structure, slides, and delivery.
This document provides tips for creating effective presentations using slideware. It begins with an introduction of the author and his experience creating popular presentations. The bulk of the document then outlines 10 tips for crafting presentations with stories that engage audiences, such as using visually appealing first slides, building credibility within slides, changing topics every 8-10 minutes, and ending with a clear call to action. The goal is to share stories and insights that resonate with audiences and encourage them to share content.
This document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. It begins with an introduction of the presenter and outlines some general and corporate uses of PowerPoint. It then discusses the importance of having a clear purpose, understanding your audience, and preparing for your presentation. The bulk of the document focuses on five tips: look for quality in fonts, images and design; keep things simple with limited text and clear visuals; use visuals wisely; hold some information back rather than putting everything on slides; and prepare thoroughly instead of just winging it. Examples of good, bad and ugly PowerPoint slides are also briefly presented.
Pitching Ideas: How to sell your ideas to othersJeroen van Geel
Learn how to convince others of your UX ideas by understanding them.
We are good in designing usable and engaging products and services. We understand the user's needs and have a toolkit with dozens of deliverables. But for some reason it remains difficult to sell an idea or concept to team members, managers or clients. After this session that problem will be solved!
Selling your ideas and convincing others is one of the most undervalued assets in our field. This ranges from convincing a colleague to use a certain design pattern to selling research to your boss and convincing a client to go for your concept. You can come up with the best ideas in the world, but if it is presented in the wrong way these ideas will die a lonely dead. This is sad, because everybody can learn how to bring a message across. The main thing is that you know what to pay attention to.
In this session I will take you on a journey through the world of presenting ideas. We will move through the heads of clients and your colleagues, learn what their thoughts and needs are. We will move to the core of your idea and into the world of psychology.
The document provides tips and guidance for improving presentation skills. It emphasizes preparing thoroughly by starting offline and focusing on curiosity before content. When designing presentations, it recommends keeping things simple with one point per slide, high quality visuals over text, and dumping templates. For delivery, it stresses practicing extensively, presenting from notes not slides, using presenter view, and asking for feedback. The overall goal is to treat audiences like kings by planning strategically and designing and delivering presentations that are visual, coherent and engage attention.
This short PowerPoint presentation shows five great ways to get the attention of your audience during your speech or sales pitch.
Try them out in your next speech and you will see how you can engage your audience with these simple tips.
This presentation was created 100% in PowerPoint by my presentation design agency Slides. We are based in Spain (Europe) but have clients worldwide.
Drop me an email and we will discuss your project.
12 Secrets of Making Every Presentation Fun, Engaging and EnjoyableSketchBubble
This document provides 12 tips for making presentations fun, engaging and enjoyable. The tips include keeping presentations short and to the point, opening with an interesting icebreaker, using humor, telling stories instead of just presenting facts, practicing delivery, moving around and using hand gestures, engaging the audience by relating concepts to everyday experiences, using stunning images, ending strongly, asking for audience interaction, and introducing yourself memorably.
The Science of Story: How Brands Can Use Storytelling To Get More CustomersDigital Surgeons
Storytelling is not only an entertaining source for information, but a way to engage and humanize our messages that helps them stick. Our brains are wired for stories. Like a drug, we seek them out. Good stories create lasting emotional connections that persuade, educate, entertain, and convert consumers into brand loyalists.
Here’s another good reason to believe in the power of stories: You don't have a goddamn choice. We spend a third of our waking hours crafting stories, and the rest of the time consuming them. Our brains are always searching for stories. You need stories. You live your life around stories. Your life itself is a story. So, now find out how you can use them to better understand how brands and businesses can use storytelling to increase engagement and sales.
Want to make better presentations at work? Here are 12 timeless principles. Applied by Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and other impactful presenters. Use the principles and your audience will love you!
For the one-page guide, go to www.coachbay.com/tools
Slide deck from recent presentation in my grad school class, Delivering Training. Teaching fellow trainers-in-training how to give better presentations.
Watch video from April 13 training session recorded on April 15, 2009 at http://mediasite.nmu.edu/NMUMediasite/Viewer/?peid=b4d26217a51d4084882eca5dcbd0f1b6
The document outlines the eight distinctions of a world-class presenter: 1) Get to the point quickly without dramatic distractions. 2) Avoid rambling and keep content concise using less words. 3) Present to persuade by causing changes in mindset, feelings, and behaviors of the audience. 4) Connect with the audience before influencing them by establishing common ground. 5) Sell the "why" of the message before the "what" and "how". 6) Use stories and vivid language to paint pictures in the minds of the audience. 7) Treat the audience as king by helping solve their problems and leaving them better than before. 8) Be authentic rather than polished.
Why Marketing should care about EntertainmentWAKSTER Limited
This document discusses why marketing should incorporate elements of entertainment. It argues that stories and emotional connections are more effective at capturing attention and driving sales than facts and figures. Research shows that people are more likely to remember stories than statistics. The document provides examples of how incorporating personality, emotion, and stories into marketing pitches and brand messaging can make the content more engaging and memorable for the audience. It encourages marketers to think about how to communicate their messages in a more entertaining way by choosing emotional triggers and finding creative metaphors.
We held the largest ever Virtual SlideShare Summit a week back, if you missed it here's your chance to hear from the experts once more on some of the takeaways on presentation design and SlideShare Marketing
How I got 2.5 Million views on Slideshare (by @nickdemey - Board of Innovation)Board of Innovation
This document provides tips for creating engaging slide decks on SlideShare that garner many views. It recommends focusing on quality over quantity when creating each slide, using compelling images and headlines, and including calls to action throughout. It also suggests experimenting with sharing techniques and doing so in waves to build momentum. The goal is to create decks that are optimized for sharing and spread across multiple channels over time.
What Would Steve Do? 10 Lessons from the World's Most Captivating PresentersHubSpot
The document provides 10 tips for creating captivating presentations based on lessons from famous presenters like Steve Jobs, Scott Harrison, and Gary Vaynerchuk. The tips include crafting an emotional story with a beginning, middle, and end; creating slides that answer why the audience should care, how it will improve their lives, and what they must do; using simple language without jargon; using metaphors; ditching bullet points; showing rather than just telling through images; rehearsing extensively; and that excellence requires hard work with no shortcuts.
Karlyn Borysenko and I discuss the elements of putting together an impactful presentation and how to submit them to conferences.
Originally presented at Penn State Web - updated and reshared at HighEdWeb 2016 in Memphis Tennessee.
How to Create an INSANELY GREAT Presentation or PitchMartafy!
This document provides tips for creating highly effective presentations. It emphasizes the importance of clear communication and storytelling to engage audiences. The key recommendations are to have a single core message, keep content simple, start with an engaging story rather than an agenda, use visuals over words whenever possible, appeal to emotions, and practice presentation skills. The overall goal is to make presentations "insanely great" so that audiences feel compelled to pay attention.
The document discusses the growth and impact of social media. Some key points made include:
- Social media usage, especially on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr has grown tremendously in recent years in terms of time spent, content shared, and number of users.
- Many large brands and organizations, including governments and the military, are actively using social media for marketing, outreach, and sharing information.
- Younger generations are leading the transition to digital and social media usage that will continue to shape future media habits.
The document provides examples of standard, boring presentation templates and encourages the creation of unique, visually appealing templates instead. It emphasizes using fewer words and more images per slide, varying fonts and colors, and breaking content into multiple slides to keep audiences engaged. Inspiration sources like design blogs and galleries of infographics and slide designs are recommended for making impactful presentations that attract and impress audiences.
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This deck covers five tips on how to improve the typography on your presentation slides.
This presentation was created 100% in PowerPoint by my presentation design agency Slides. We are based in Spain (Europe) but have clients worldwide.
Drop me an email and we will discuss your project.
This quick and simple guide shows how you can save your PowerPoint slides as high resolution images. This trick is ideal for uploads to SlideShare as you won't lose any quality of your slides. It also works perfect for sharing individual high-quality slides on social media.
This presentation was created 100% in PowerPoint by my presentation design agency Slides. We are based in Spain (Europe) but have clients worldwide.
Drop me an email and we will discuss your project.
Today we all live and work in the Internet Century, where technology is roiling the business landscape, and the pace of change is only accelerating.
In their new book How Google Works, Google Executive Chairman and ex-CEO Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products Jonathan Rosenberg share the lessons they learned over the course of a decade running Google.
Covering topics including corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption, the authors illustrate management maxims with numerous insider anecdotes from Google’s history.
In an era when everything is speeding up, the best way for businesses to succeed is to attract smart-creative people and give them an environment where they can thrive at scale. How Google Works is a new book that explains how to do just that.
This is a visual preview of How Google Works. You can pick up a copy of the book at www.howgoogleworks.net
You and I have wasted enough time on PowerPoint Presentations. It's a necessary evil, but there are much better ways to approach it. Based off a talk I gave @ APTS. Enjoy!
Arnold Schwarzenegger provides six secrets to success in his article:
1. Trust yourself and figure out what makes you happy, even if it seems crazy to others.
2. Break rules in order to get ahead, as following all rules will not lead to success.
3. Do not be afraid to fail, as making decisions and pushing yourself is important.
4. Do not listen to naysayers who say something cannot be done.
5. Work hard as others are also working hard to get ahead.
6. Give back through helping others, as that will bring more satisfaction than achievements.
Here are my top three tips on how to get featured on SlideShare and end up on the homepage. After reaching over 1.5M+ views on SlideShare, I wanted to share my best advice on how to maximize your marketing on SlideShare. Enjoy!
This document lists 33 advertising campaigns from various brands and their respective advertising agencies. For each campaign there is a brief description and the agency credited. The campaigns span various industries and countries.
Here is a very simple three step guide on how to create a professional Twitter cover photo in PowerPoint. Use this strategy for your business, personal brand or whatever you want in order to bring traffic to your other sites.
This document is a guide to free resources for creating visually impressive presentations. It provides direct links to websites for free fonts, colors, icons, photos, backgrounds, charts, infographics, PSD/vector files, inspiration, and extras. The guide aims to provide creative people with everything they might need for their design process. It encourages using the resources to complement unique creativity and create designs for all to share.
The document provides five design principles for creating slides that effectively communicate messages to audiences:
1. Focus on the main message you want the audience to remember.
2. Keep designs simple with less text and only 1 main point per slide.
3. Use interesting fonts instead of boring standard ones to engage audiences.
4. Include high quality images that visually represent the message.
5. Choose a color scheme that fits the theme and works cohesively.
Using icons is a great way to add visuals to your presentation. There are many ways to get icons online, some are even free. But if you need a specific icon that you can’t find or if you want a special spin to your icon (color, shadow etc) – you can use PowerPoint’s great (and somewhat hidden) “Merge Shapes” commands to create your own icons.
Using these commands you can combine basic shapes into other shapes. You can union and subtract shapes. You can intersect and combine. All while still working natively inside PowerPoint. Once you have created an icon you can change the color, filling and add shadows as needed.
It is just as fun as building with Lego blocks! Well, almost..
This is a guide in 15 steps showing you how you can use these commands to create your own icon - the example we are using is a calendar icon.
An impactful approach to the Seven Deadly Sins you and your Brand should avoid on Social Media! From a humoristic approach to a modern-life analogy for Social Media and including everything in between, this deck is a compelling resource that will provide you with more than a few take-aways for your Brand!
Rand Fishkin discusses why content marketing often fails and provides 5 key reasons: 1) Unrealistic expectations of how content marketing works, 2) Creating content without a community to amplify it, 3) Focusing on content creation but not amplification, 4) Ignoring search engine optimization, and 5) Giving up too soon and not allowing time for content to gain traction. He emphasizes that content marketing is a long-term process of building relationships and that most successful content took years of iteration before gaining significant reach.
This document provides tips for creating effective presentations. It discusses the importance of simplicity in design through limiting text, using images to support key points, and focusing on one main idea per slide. Preparation is key, including practicing aloud and getting feedback. When presenting, speak conversationally rather than reading slides, maintain eye contact with the audience, and get them involved through questions. The overall message is that with practice and following design principles of simplicity, presentations can be engaging rather than "Death by PowerPoint."
The document provides tips for creating effective presentations without overusing PowerPoint. It recommends writing a script before creating slides, planning to reveal one point at a time, and considering alternatives to PowerPoint for short talks. Tips include establishing a clear purpose and understanding the audience, developing a structured presentation with a beginning, middle, and end, and using design elements like images and formatting to enhance readability without unnecessary animations or effects. The document stresses using PowerPoint as a visual aid rather than the main presentation content.
Effective Use of Powerpoint as a presentation tool recommends:
1. Writing a script before designing slides to control the flow of information and keep the audience engaged.
2. Displaying one new point per slide so the audience stays synchronized with the presenter.
3. Avoiding paragraphs of text on slides and using them to reinforce what is being said verbally.
4. Following best practices for slide design like using sans serif fonts, dark text on light backgrounds, and left or right alignment.
The document provides 10 tips for creating more effective PowerPoint presentations:
1. Write a script before creating slides to ensure a logical flow and storytelling structure.
2. Only include one main point per slide to avoid getting ahead of the presentation.
3. Avoid using large blocks of text on slides; use bullet points and keep slides concise.
4. Pay attention to design elements like fonts, alignment, and use of images/effects.
The document provides 10 rules for effective PowerPoint presentations:
1. Write a script before creating slides
2. Only include one main point per slide
3. Avoid long paragraphs of text on slides
4. Pay attention to simple slide design with easy to read fonts and colors
5. Use images sparingly to reinforce points
6. Consider your presentation manner beyond just the slides
7. Open with an intriguing hook to engage the audience
8. Ask questions of the audience to encourage interaction
9. Modulate your voice to keep the presentation lively
10. Be willing to break rules when it enhances the presentation
The document provides 10 tips for creating readable PowerPoint slides:
1. Ensure slides can be read from the back of the room by using at least 24-point text.
2. Limit bullets to 5 per slide and break content into multiple slides if needed.
3. Use consistent wording, active voice, and avoid excessive text.
4. Keep backgrounds and charts simple with only a few elements to avoid distraction.
The document also outlines "10 PowerPoint Commandments" including frequently saving work, storing presentations properly, avoiding overuse of formatting, and not panicking during presentations.
The Magic Is In The Details - Better PowerPointPaul Williams
I put this presentation together when I worked at Starbucks as a tool to help people with the finer points of a great PowerPoint presentation. While it is meant to have narration, it pretty much can stand alone.
The document discusses common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design, including putting too much word-for-word text on slides, not including enough visual elements, using low quality images, having an inconsistent layout, and lack of preparation. It provides examples of each mistake and recommends allocating sufficient time to plan, gather content, and rehearse the presentation in order to create an effective design that supports the speaker without overloading the audience with text.
The document discusses common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design, including putting word-for-word text on slides, including too much information on single slides, using low quality images, having an inconsistent layout, and lack of preparation. It provides tips to avoid these mistakes such as using one main point per slide, finding high quality images, using consistent formatting, and spending significant time preparing the presentation. The overall message is that presenters are responsible for the quality of their presentations and should design engaging slides that enhance the presentation rather than reading slides verbatim.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software developed by Microsoft that is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It runs on Windows and Mac operating systems. Presentations are created using available templates or a blank slide. Users can import various media types like audio, video, graphics and text to create engaging presentations. The slides serve to reinforce the presenter's message.
This document provides a summary of common mistakes in PowerPoint presentation design and tips to avoid them. It identifies the top 5 mistakes as including putting too much information on slides, not using enough visuals, using poor quality visuals, having a disorganized "visual vomit" style, and lack of preparation. The document emphasizes telling a story over slide design, using whitespace on slides, consistent formatting, and spending significant time preparing presentations.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software developed by Microsoft that was first launched in 1990. It runs on Windows and Mac operating systems. Over the years, Microsoft has released many versions of PowerPoint for both Windows and Mac to support newer operating systems and add new features. Effective PowerPoint presentations require preparation, concise slide composition focused on the key points being spoken, consistent style and limited use of animations and graphics, and delivery that engages the audience.
Tips for making effective power point presentationszulfi799
The document provides tips for making effective PowerPoint presentations with concise guidelines. It recommends using a consistent simple design template with limited text on each slide. Fonts should be large and easy to read from the back of the room. Graphical images should reinforce the message without being distracting. Effective use of color, layout, and design principles can enhance readability and visual impact without relying on flashy transitions or overuse of special effects that may detract from the core message. Proper preparation, practice, and having backups for any technical difficulties are also advised.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software developed by Microsoft that was first launched in 1990. It has since had many versions for Windows and Mac operating systems. Some key features of PowerPoint include allowing users to create digital slide presentations with text, images, and animation effects. However, simply adding various formatting elements does not make an effective presentation. Presenters must combine strategic use of PowerPoint tools with solid public speaking skills like preparation, clear slide composition, and consistency in style and pacing.
The document provides tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations and reading decks. It distinguishes between presentation decks, which are used to complement an oral presentation, and reading decks, which are sent for others to read on their own. Key recommendations include keeping presentation decks concise with 4-5 key points, engaging graphics, and interactivity; and using consistent formatting and voice in all decks. The document emphasizes that decks should support clear communication goals rather than just organizing information.
The document provides 15 guidelines for creating effective presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint or other slide software. The guidelines include keeping the content simple with limited text and illustrations, using large bold fonts, varying font sizes, incorporating visual elements like graphics and videos, and planning presentations in advance. Following these tips can help ensure audience attention and comprehension of the intended message.
Effective usage of power point presentationlacsonjessica
The document provides tips for developing effective PowerPoint presentations. It recommends:
1) Developing the content of the presentation first before considering visual design elements like colors and graphics. An outline helps ensure solid content.
2) Using sufficient color contrast between text and background for visibility, such as dark blue background with white text. Font size should be at least 24 point for readability.
3) Preventing the mouse pointer from appearing on screen during presentations by using keyboard shortcuts to avoid distracting the audience.
4) Including backup slides at the end to avoid accidentally dropping out of the presentation if more slides are advanced than intended.
The document provides tips for effectively using PowerPoint as a presentation tool. It discusses PowerPoint's features and 10 thoughts for using it effectively, such as using sparse slides with limited text, rehearsing the presentation, using high contrast colors, and concentrating on engaging the audience rather than the slides. It also provides other tips such as writing a script first, displaying one point per slide, avoiding paragraphs of text, paying attention to simple design, using images sparingly, thinking about the entire presentation including mannerisms, hooking the audience early, asking questions, and modulating your voice. The overall message is to use PowerPoint to enhance a presentation rather than as the presentation itself.
The document provides tips for improving PowerPoint presentations with concise summaries of key points:
1. Keep presentations clear, concise and focused on the audience with well-structured slides using simple designs, fonts, and colors.
2. Use visuals like graphs, charts and images sparingly to reinforce text but do not overwhelm slides.
3. Present confidently to engage the audience rather than relying on animated slides or reading slides verbatim.
Stories to help you better your presentationsSticky SPY
This is a compilation of stories and ideas to help you better your presentations. Includes examples of slide design and others. Also available in multi-touch ibooks version for the iPad. Most information is also available from www.stickyspy.com.
Similar to 10 Killer Tips for an Amazing Presentation - Way Before You Actually Give One (20)
Green Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Biological application.pptxAhmedSaeed181245
Description:
This presentation explores the innovative green synthesis methods of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and their diverse applications in biology. It covers the synthesis techniques emphasizing environmental sustainability, the unique properties of MNPs, and their role in biomedical applications such as targeted drug delivery, imaging, and biosensing. The presentation also discusses challenges, future directions, and the potential impact of MNPs in advancing biotechnological and medical fields.
Introduction to dosage forms and routes of drug administrationDefinition, the need for dosage forms, classification, overview of dosage form design
❖ Introduction to pharmaceutical ingredients (definition, importance)
❖ Routes of administration
Destyney Duhon personal brand explorationminxxmaree
Destyney Duhon embodies a singular blend of creativity, resilience, and purpose that defines modern entrepreneurial spirit. As a visionary at the intersection of artistry and innovation, Destyney fearlessly navigates uncharted waters, sculpting her journey with a profound commitment to authenticity and impact.This Brand exploration power point is a great example of her dedication to her craft.
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they your
financial team
waiting for the past
semester reports? Share the
best results first, ask them questions,
use graphics instead of tables, prepare handouts.
29. Ideas, thoughts
about some subjects,
images or icons that
you’d like to use,
videos or stories that
can complement your
points, how you’ll
divide your talk, etc.
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that we don’t even
need to open PowerPoint or
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36. Click to add Title
Notes No.Date
Logo
The idea of having everything ready for you to
fill up, can work for presentations that need to
be released continuously.
Some other decorative add-ons
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38. Without limits and restrictions that
condition you along the entire presentation.
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44. Just try and test
all the amazing tools
PowerPoint and Keynote
have for you (without you
even knowing*)
*Because you’ve been using templates all the time.
74. This should be the basis for the entire
process of creating a presentation.
75. Don’t let your message get lost in the middle
of complicated definitions, busy charts
and unnecessary slides. Just
focus on what’s really
important.
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process of creating a presentation
• Don’t let your message get lost in the
middle of complicated definitions, busy
charts and unnecessary slides. Just
focus on what’s really
important
• Every slide should have always a clear
objective
• So don’t feel tempted to fill it with
logos, page numbers, more text…
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page numbers, more text or anything else
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audience.
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Keep it Simple
• This should be the basis for the entire
process of creating a presentation
• Don’t let your message get lost in the
middle of complicated definitions, busy
charts and unnecessary slides. Just
focus on what’s really
important
• Every slide should have always a clear
objective
• So don’t feel tempted to fill it with
logos, page numbers, more text…
82. White space is actually very
precious in graphic design.
101. Write up some notes in a few cards.
10 Killer Tips (Pt. 1)
Light in room + your audience
Intro (3min)
Operating system… problems: adapt!
10 tips introduction
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102. You’ll be
able to continue
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projector stops
working
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happens a lot!