A Path to Better Presentations
Emory Maiden
Learning Technology Services
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Not a “technology” workshop
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-Garr Reynolds
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Presentation Zen
focuses on an approach, not a tool
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Powerpoint* is not the presentation
* or any slideware
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You are the presentation
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“giving more effective and
engaging presentations”

Why it matters …

“99% of all presentations suck”
- Guy Kawasaki
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Three tips for “Presentation Zen”

1. Simplicity
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Find the core
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2. Be Visual
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“Picture Superiority Effect”
pictures > words

More Images
Less Text (and no bullet points)
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Finding High-Quality Images

3. No “slideuments”
PPT = a document

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Handouts can set you free
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You must “unlearn” what you have
learned
- Master Yoda
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Three more approaches…

“10/20/30 Rule”
-Guy Kawasaki
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“Rule of Three”
-Steve Jobs
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“3 word challenge”
-Rick Altman
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Become a student of presenting

TED Talks
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Slideshare
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And now some tools
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but it’s not about just changing or
adding tools
Prezi slideshare
Google presentation powerpoint
vuvox
Openoffice Impress Adobe buzzword
Zoho show
sliderocket empressr
280 slides
keynote http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowhere77/3969151427

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