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Diane Windingland
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4 Easy Design Principles
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U.S.A.
 Revis family
 North Carolina, U.S.A. $341.98/week
 Spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
From the book “Hungry Planet”

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Aboubakar family
Breidjing Camp, Chad
$1.23/week
Soup with fresh sheep meat
From the book “Hungry Planet”
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 Revis family
 North Carolina,
U.S.A.
$341.98/week
 Spaghetti, potatoes,
sesame chicken

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Chad
Aboubakar family
Breidjing Camp,
Chad
$1.23/week
Soup with fresh
sheep meat

From the book, “Hungry Planet”
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Weekly Food Consumption
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 Revis family
 North Carolina,
U.S.A.
$341.98/week
 Spaghetti, potatoes,
sesame chicken

Chad
 Aboubakar family
 Breidjing Camp,
Chad
$1.23/week
 Soup with fresh
sheep meat

From the book, “Hungry Planet”
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Chad

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Dogs Vs. Cats
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• 78.2 Million owned
39% households own
40% more than one

Cats
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• 33% households own
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No more than 6 words per bullet
Don’t wrap points past one line
Fade-in bullets one at a time
This rule is better than wall-o-text.
Ugh. BORING. TMI. Do you like?
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Make Information Visual

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My Family
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Diane, born in Oregon
Sean, born in California
Clara, born in California
Yuri, born in Russia
Kim, born in South Korea
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My Family
Diane, born in Oregon
Sean, born in California
Clara, born in California
Yuri, born in Russia
Kim, born in South Korea
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Diane

Sean

My Family

Clara

Yuri

Kim

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Survey Question:
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Survey Question:
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have you attended in the last 3 months?

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4 Easy Design Principles
Go BIG!

Rule of
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Contrast

Less is
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Tips and Tricks
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Sections
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Remove background of picture
Making text “pop”

Not covered: video, audio, animations
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Picture

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What does this eye-tracking study tell you?

Eye-tracking study by James Breeze at ObjectiveEyeTracking.com

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A person starts dying
when they stop dreaming

-Brian Williams

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Sean

My Family

Clara

Yuri

Kim

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hold shift to size objects proportionally
arrow keys move objects, CTRL arrow nudge
Hold shift to select multiple objects
Copy short cut: Press CTRL while dragging
Shift F5 to jump to slide show mode
Select text box to animate bullets one-by-one

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Sample PowerPoint Checklist
Laptop
AC Adapter
Mouse
Electrical
Power strip
Extension cord
Projector
AC adapter
Lap top cable
Remote control
Projector screen
Accessories
Speakers
Laser Pointer

Handouts
handouts
flyers
biz. Cards
Just in case
remote batteries
spare bulb
CD w/ ppt file
flash drive w/ppt file
Speaker Notes
slides printout
Venue
set up
power access
internet access
set up early?

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Additional Resources
• Tutorials on Lynda.com (David Diskin)
• Book: Presentation Zen
• Book: PowerPoint 2010 for Dummies

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Your Take Aways . . .
• Planning your presentation
• 4 easy design principles
• A few tips and tricks
• Delivering with confidence

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PowerPoint for speakers

  • 1. Easy PowerPoint for Speakers Diane Windingland VirtualSpeechCoach.com 1
  • 3. The Boring Agenda Slide • Plan your presentation • Discover 4 easy design principles • Learn a few tips and tricks • Deliver with confidence 3
  • 4. The Not-So-Boring “About Me” Slide     Communications Expert Author Speaker Presentation Coach 4
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  • 12. 4 Easy Design Principles Go BIG! Rule of Thirds Contrast Less is More 12
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  • 30. Is this easy to read? 30
  • 31. Is this easy to read? 31
  • 33. U.S.A.  Revis family  North Carolina, U.S.A. $341.98/week  Spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken From the book “Hungry Planet” 33
  • 34. Chad     Aboubakar family Breidjing Camp, Chad $1.23/week Soup with fresh sheep meat From the book “Hungry Planet” 34
  • 35. Weekly Food Consumption USA  Revis family  North Carolina, U.S.A. $341.98/week  Spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken     Chad Aboubakar family Breidjing Camp, Chad $1.23/week Soup with fresh sheep meat From the book, “Hungry Planet” 35
  • 36. Weekly Food Consumption USA  Revis family  North Carolina, U.S.A. $341.98/week  Spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken Chad  Aboubakar family  Breidjing Camp, Chad $1.23/week  Soup with fresh sheep meat From the book, “Hungry Planet” 36
  • 37. Weekly Food Consumption USA Chad $341.98 $1.23 From the book, “Hungry Planet” 37
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  • 40. A picture is worth ____ _____. 40
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  • 43. Dogs Vs. Cats Dogs • 78.2 Million owned 39% households own 40% more than one Cats • 86.4 Million owned • 33% households own 52% more than one 43
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  • 51. One idea per slide 51
  • 52. 6 X 6 Rule 52
  • 53. The 6 X 6 Rule • • • • • • No more than 6 bullets per slide No more than 6 words per bullet Don’t wrap points past one line Fade-in bullets one at a time This rule is better than wall-o-text. Ugh. BORING. TMI. Do you like? 53
  • 55. My Family • • • • • Diane, born in Oregon Sean, born in California Clara, born in California Yuri, born in Russia Kim, born in South Korea 55
  • 56. My Family Diane, born in Oregon Sean, born in California Clara, born in California Yuri, born in Russia Kim, born in South Korea 56
  • 58. Survey Question: How many PowerPoint presentations have you attended in the last 3 months? Answer choices Responses Zero 1-2 3-5 More than 5 1 5 7 9 58
  • 59. Survey Question: How many PowerPoint presentations have you attended in the last 3 months? 59
  • 60. Survey Question: How many PowerPoint presentations have you attended in the last 3 months? 60
  • 61. Survey Question: How many PowerPoint presentations have you attended in the last 3 months? 73% Attended 3 or more 61
  • 62. Survey Question: How many PowerPoint presentations have you attended in the last 3 months? 7 out of 10 attended 3 or more 62
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  • 67. 4 Easy Design Principles Go BIG! Rule of Thirds Contrast Less is More 67
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  • 69. Tips and Tricks • • • • Sections Picture placement Remove background of picture Making text “pop” Not covered: video, audio, animations or transitions due to limitations of webinar platform 69
  • 70. Organize and plan with Sections 70
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  • 74. What does this eye-tracking study tell you? Eye-tracking study by James Breeze at ObjectiveEyeTracking.com 74
  • 75. “ “ A person starts dying when they stop dreaming -Brian Williams 75
  • 76. “ “ A person starts dying when they stop dreaming -Brian Williams 76
  • 77. “ “ A person starts dying when they stop dreaming -Brian Williams 77
  • 78. “ “ A person starts dying when they stop dreaming -Brian Williams 78
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  • 83. Zoom in for finer control 83
  • 86. Making text “Pop” Making text “Pop” Making text “Pop” Making text “Pop” Making text “Pop” Making text “Pop” Making tex t “ Pop” Making text “Pop” 86
  • 91. Gradient fill box extended Muay Thai Boxing 91
  • 92. Gradient fill box extended Dashed lines added to show boxes from previous slide Muay Thai Boxing 92
  • 93. Shaded boxes to Make Text “Pop” No shading transparent box gradient box gradient boxtop and bottom 93
  • 94. Bonus tips: Keyboard Shortcuts • • • • • • hold shift to size objects proportionally arrow keys move objects, CTRL arrow nudge Hold shift to select multiple objects Copy short cut: Press CTRL while dragging Shift F5 to jump to slide show mode Select text box to animate bullets one-by-one 94
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  • 97. Sample PowerPoint Checklist Laptop AC Adapter Mouse Electrical Power strip Extension cord Projector AC adapter Lap top cable Remote control Projector screen Accessories Speakers Laser Pointer Handouts handouts flyers biz. Cards Just in case remote batteries spare bulb CD w/ ppt file flash drive w/ppt file Speaker Notes slides printout Venue set up power access internet access set up early? 97
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  • 103. Additional Resources • Tutorials on Lynda.com (David Diskin) • Book: Presentation Zen • Book: PowerPoint 2010 for Dummies 103
  • 104. Your Take Aways . . . • Planning your presentation • 4 easy design principles • A few tips and tricks • Delivering with confidence 104