This document provides 5 hacks for making presentations better: 1. Aim to teach the audience something that will help them complete their own tasks. 2. Reduce cognitive load by removing unnecessary text or images that distract from the core message. 3. Use narratives and storytelling, which are easier for audiences to remember than just facts. 4. Create drama by alternating between "what is" and "what could be" to keep audiences engaged. 5. Summarize the main takeaways at the end to reinforce the key lessons and encourage further thinking.

1. 5
hacks for
making your
presentations
better
!
Kristian Luoma, @kluoma

2. A KITTEN DIES WHENEVER
YOU MAKE A BAD PRESENTATION

3. BAD PRESENTATIONS WASTE TIME

4. GREAT
PRESENTATION
INSPIRES

5. 1
Aim to teach something

6. YOUR INTEREST
THEIR INTEREST

7. YOUR INTEREST
THEIR INTEREST
TEACH THIS!

8. WASTE OF TIME
YOUR INTEREST
THEIR INTEREST
WASTE OF TIME
TEACH THIS!

9. 1
Aim to teach something:
Focus on what you can
teach them & what will
enable them to deliver
what you need

10. 2
Reduce cognitive load

11. BAD
GOOD
MUCH BETTER !
PRESENTATION

12. BAD
GOOD
MY SLIDE TITLE!
!
•This slide uses bullets for highlighting the points
•It has so many bullets
•I actually read out loud my bullets too. Because I
don’t think you can read
•Raise your paw if you’re reading this and not
listening to me
• This tiny text here is irrelevant, but I’ll just add it - just in case
FEW INSPIRING WORDS
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13. BAD
GOOD

14. 2
Reduce cognitive load:
Take away everything
that guides attention
elsewhere.

15. 3
Use narratives

16. FACTS
3 mins - takes 2 months to prepare
7 mins - takes 1 months to prepare
60 mins - let’s start!

17. “Shorter speeches
are harder”
Winston Churchill

18. 3
Use narratives
We remember stories
much easier than facts
alone. Make up stories
and use personas.

19. 4
Create drama

21. vs

22. Copyright Nancy Duarte

23. 4
Create drama:
“What is, What could be, What is, What could be, ..”
It keeps your audience
engaged and listening.

24. 5
Summarize takeaways

25. 1 Aim to teach something
2 Reduce cognitive load
3 Use narratives
4 Create drama
5 Summarize takeaways

26. 5
Summarize takeaways:
A proper wrap-up
highlights what you were
teaching and activates.

27. +1
Don’t tell everything
directly, let people draw
conclusions and think.

28. My hidden message:
All presentations are meant to
teach something. Prepare them
accordingly.

29. Thanks.
You can follow me: @kluoma