PRe

1. Telling the story
of the greatest story
ever told

3. Presentations are
about story telling

4. Heroes

5. Villains

6. Cool, cool
characters

7. Narrative, tone, pace
and salience

8. Start with the promise
of a great story

9. A long time ago,
in a galaxy far, far away

10. Keep the story
simple

11. Evil Empire rules the galaxy. Rebels fight them.
Princess Leia is kidnapped by Darth Vader.
Farm boy called Luke Skywalker joins rebels.
Luke meets two droids, C-3PO and R-2D2, who lead him to
Obi-Wan Kenobi.
They hire smuggler Han Solo and Wookie sidekick,
Chewbacca and set out to rescue the Princess.
Luke's journey to becoming a Jedi Knight begins,
just like his supposedly murdered father, Anakin Skywalker.

12. Create chapters that hold the
presentation together and
move us to the next scene

13. End scenes by concluding
or teasing what
could happen next

14. Get the basics right

15. Never tell them what
you are going to tell
them

16. Orphaned son...
Life of drudgery and exile...
Called to adventure by a herald...
Encounters a protective figure, who
supplies the amulets and advice...
Enters the adult world.

17. Find a twist

19. Talk with, don’t
present at

20. Never add
more than
is needed

21. Don’t rely
on technology

22. Look good

23. Look really good

24. and most importantly

25. Have a single, poignant, memorable,
and brilliantly delivered moment
that will never be forgotten

26. You can’t practice
presentations

27. Do or do not,
there is no try

28. May the force be with you