How to create a captivating presentation
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Presentations are a powerful medium that can quickly disseminate information and help teach people new ideas. Unfortunately not every slide deck is effective at reaching this goal. Do you remember the boring professor you had in college who used to read his PowerPoint slides verbatim? By the time the lectures were over, you and half the class were usually asleep with your faces stuck to your desks in piles of drool. To truly create a captivating presentation that engages the masses you must capture people's attention in an enchanting manner. But how can you design slides to draw such interest or exclamations of beauty? http://dashburst.com/presentation/how-to-create-a-presentation/
![Captivate
[kap-tuh-veyt]
to attract and hold the attention or interest of,
as by beauty or excellence; enchant.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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How to create a captivating presentation
- 1. How to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION By Daniel Zeevi @DashBurst
- 2. Captivate [kap-tuh-veyt] to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant.
- 7. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION
- 8. Start with an idea
- 9. Organize your into an OUTLINE 1
- 10. If you can encapsulate your into a single captivating sentence, you’re halfway home. - Len Wein 1
- 14. OptimizeYour
- 16. Tweets < 140 characters - But save more space for retweets
- 20. COVER SLIDE Create a Captivating 3
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- 25. 4 Pick Cool See the 5 Most Useful Color Tools for Designers
- 28. That fit your theme PICK 2-3 COLORS
- 30. Keep it
- 31. 5 Add Sharp
- 32. SIZING MATTERS Examples (pixels): 1024 X 768 (best) 800 X 600 < 1024 >
- 33. SIZING MATTERS Examples (pixels): 1024 X 768 (best) 800 X 600 < 1024 > - width : height ratio of a regular slide = 4 : 3
- 34. Types of
- 35. 1. YOUR OWN IMAGES Screenshots Photography See Screen Capture (by Google)
- 36. 2. CREATIVE COMMONS See creativecommons.org Flickr is a great source of CC images
- 37. 2. Last slide 2 Ways to Add Credits 1. Bottom of image
- 38. 3. ROYALTY FREE iStockphoto Shutterstock
- 40. CONTRAST MATTERS
- 41. Funny
- 42. FUNNY IS GOOD!
- 47. BUT DON’T OVERDO IT
- 50. Popular Times New Roman can be boring
- 51. Fresh Fonts Alternate Gothic No. 2 Frutiger Droid Sans Rockwell Impact Lobster Two
- 52. 8 Can Be Sexy
- 54. And CAPTIVATING
- 55. But make sure your video WORKS … 1. Embed videos from websites like YouTube directly into your presentation, or… 2. Insert a video file – but make sure it works on the target machine 3. Embed a YouTube video via SlideShare after uploading your presentation See “A TED speaker's worst nightmare”
- 56. 9 PRACTICE
- 58. Repetition
- 62. Focus on your AUDIENCE
- 63. Or else…
- 67. No Need to Shout
- 70. 12 RECAP Always
- 71. Let’s go over the STEPS
- 72. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION
- 73. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating Presentation 1) OrganizeYour Idea Into an Outline 2) Pick an Attention-Grabbing Title 3) Create a Captivating Cover Slide 4) Pick Cool Colors 5) Add Sharp Images 6) Communicate Information Visually 7) Select Standout Fonts 8) Videos Can Be Sexy 9) Practice 10) EngageYour Audience 11) Relax and TakeYour Time 12) Always Recap
- 74. Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. - Aaron Sorkin
- 76. Looking for a CREATIVE spark?
- 77. Let us HelpYou Create a Captivating PRESENTATION Contact Daniel Zeevi dan@DashBurst.com dashburst.com