Ideas on how to create powerful presentations A guide for Project Managers by Ciprian Rusen corporategeek.info

we use presentations as means of communication

yet since 1990 we create… boring bad presentations filled with meaningless bullet-points

Instead of… simple, legible & engaging presentations

How to make them better ?

Think of… a presentation as a project and of presentation stages as project stages

Scoping Planning Execution Monitoring & Controlling Closing translate to… Project Stages

Think Story Design Optimize Present Presentation Stages

Scoping is to THINK!

What is your point? Why does it matter? THINK Goal!

Audience! THINK

Restrictions! THINK

THINK Goal!

Think Goal Audience Restrictions Goal REMEMBER!

Planning is to create the STORY!

Be Alone!

Pen & paper Whiteboard Post its Go Analog!

Draft Script! Each STORY has Introduction Action Closure

Write Story! and remember…

Good stories are Simple!

Good stories are Concrete!

Good stories are Credible!

Good stories are Emotional!

Story Be Alone Go Analog Draft Script Write Story REMEMBER!

Execution is to DESIGN!

Design & Be Visual!

Design & Use Empty Space!

Design & Use Contrast!

Design & Use Repetition!

Design & Align Elements!

Design Be Visual Empty Space Repetition Align Elements REMEMBER!

Monitoring & Controlling is to OPTIMIZE!

Stand back!

Scope Plan Execution Check!

Plan Execution Improve!

Share & Get Feedback!

Optimize Stand back Check Improve Get Feedback REMEMBER!

Closing is to PRESENT!

Remove barriers!

Be completely present!

Connect with the audience!

Present Remove Barriers Be present Connect with the audience REMEMBER!

Can we create simple, legible & engaging presentations?

YES!

Think Story Design Optimize Present is to… Scoping Planning Execution Monitoring & Controlling Closing REMEMBER!

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Credits & Recommendations “ Beyond Bullet Points” by Cliff Atkinson “ presentation zen” by Garr Reynolds “ slide:ology” by Nancy Duarte Stock Photos taken from: Office Online Library Crestock.com