World's Best Presentation Contest 2007 on SlideShare

World's Best Presentation Contest 2007 Winners!

(chosen by the judges)

1st

Shift Happens

from: jbrenman

2nd

Meet Henry

from: chereemoore

3rd

Sustainable Food Lab

from: chrislandry

People's Choice Winners

1st

Panipuri - an Introduction...

from: thakkar

2nd

Shift Happens

from: jbrenman

3rd

Meet Henry

from: chereemoore

Honorable Mentions (chosen by the judges)

I Am The Media

from: alainthys

translation as vocation: a...

from: tr4nslator

Unlocking Cool - By Jeremy...

from: trendhunter

Flickr

from: deborah890

The 25 Basic Styles of Blogging ...

from: rohitbhargava

Contest ran from
19 Mar to 23 Apr 07

443 entries, 2805 votes
Thanks for participating!

Judged by top presentation gurus

1st prize
An Alienware laptop with
Windows Vista

2nd prize
An XBox 360
with games

3rd prize
An Xbox 360

more about prizes..

1st prize
A Video Ipod (30GB)

2nd prize
An Ipod nano (2 GB)

3rd prize
An Ipod shuffle (1 GB)

Contest Details and Rules

How to enter the contest

To enter the contest, do the following -
- First upload your presentation to SlideShare.
- Now find the "Edit" button for the presentation (click "edit" for that presentation from your "My SlideSpace" page).
- Find the "Participate in Contest" dropdown and select "World’s Best Presentation Contest" and press "Update".
- Your entry will now show up in the contest.
You can upload PowerPoint (PPT, PPS & POT), OpenOffice (ODP), PDF and Keynote (for Mac users).
You can enter UPTO 5 presentations only.
While uploading the presentation file, you should tell us something about it in the description section. This will give the voters and judges some context as to your presentation. Specifically, tell us which of the below options describes how your presentation was used (or is meant to be used).
- "PowerPoint Deck as Leave Behind"
- "In Person Presentation Support"
- "Both of the above"
- "Others (please specify)"
Also, be sure to specify what country you are from in your SlideShare profile. Only contestants from USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and India can enter their presentations (sorry, this is due to contest law issues!).
Please make sure you are only submitting material that you own the copyright for. Learn more about our copyright policy here.

Voting Mechanism and Winners

SlideShare’s users will vote on the entries while the contest is on. The winning entries will be decided by our panel of judges, which is comprised of the who's who of the presentation world. The People's Choice prizes will be decided on the basis of the votes polled. Winners will be announced one week after the contest ends. For details read the contest rules.

More about the judges

Guy Kawasaki (http://blog.guykawasaki.com/)
Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

Bert Decker (http://www.deckerblog.com)
Bert Decker is a major figure in the communications field. He has been on NBC's Today Show many times as their communications expert, often commenting on the Presidential debates. He is the author of the best selling book "You've Got To Be Believed To Be Heard" and "Speaking With Bold Assurance" as well as video and audio programs such as "High Impact Communication" and "Creating A Powerful Presence" for Nightingale Conant. Bert has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on ABC's 20/20, as well as in major articles in Business Week and The New York Times. Bert founded Decker Communications, Inc., an executive development company that has trained over 250,000 executives and managers in the spoken word. He personally coaches CEOs and leaders such as Charles Schwab, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Olympian speedskater Bonnie Blair, and is currently Chairman of Decker and continues speaking and writing books.

Garr Reynolds (http://www.presentationzen.com/)
Garr Reynolds is the founder and director of Design Matters Japan and the author of the Presentation Zen website. Garr spent most of the '90s as a "salaryman" in Japan with Sumitomo Electric before working as a marketing program manager at Apple in Cupertino where he refined his simple, visual, engaging approach to presentations. Currently, Garr is Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan and is a popular speaker and consultant both in Japan and abroad. A long time student of the Zen arts and resident of Japan, Garr currently lives in Osaka with his wife (a Japanese designer) and two Siamese cats (who have no appreciable design skill).

Jerry Weissman (http://www.powerpresentations.blogs.com)
Jerry Weissman is the world's number one corporate presentations coach. His private client list reads like a who's who of the world's best companies, including the top brass at Yahoo!, Intel, Intuit, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Dolby Labs and many others. Mr. Weissman founded Power Presentations, Ltd. in 1988. One of his earliest efforts was the Cisco Systems IPO roadshow. Following its successful launch, Don Valentine, of Sequoia Capital, and then chairman of Cisco's Board of Directors, attributed "at least two to three dollars" of the offering price to Mr. Weissman's coaching. That endorsement led to nearly 500 other IPO roadshow presentations that have raised hundreds of billions of dollars in the stock market. Mr. Weissman's focus widened from coaching IPOs to include public and privately held companies. His techniques have helped another 500 firms develop and deliver their mission-critical business presentations.

Best Presentation Prize Details

1st Prize
An Alienware Area 51 Laptop (with Windows Vista Ultimate)
2nd Prize
An Xbox (tm) System (Game Console, 2 Wireless Controllers, Headset, and 20GB Detachable Hard Drive)
Game: Gears of War
Game: X-men: The Official Game
Game: Project Gotham Racing
3rd Prize
An Xbox 360(tm) System (Game Console, 2 Wireless Controllers, Headset, and 20GB Detachable Hard Drive)

Contest Rules

You must read these Official Rules before entering the Slideshare "Worlds Best Presentation Contest" (the "Promotion").  All entrants ("Entrants") agree to be bound by these Slideshare Slideshow Official Rules (the "Official Rules").

No purchase necessary.  The Promotion is void where any aspect of the Promotion is prohibited by law or where registration, bonding or translation is required.

Sponsor:  Sponsor of the Promotion is Uzanto LLC dba Slideshare ("Slideshare"), 655 W. Evelyn Ave #4, Mountain View CA 94041, USA.  All questions regarding the Promotion should be directed by e-mail to worldsbestcontest@slideshare.net.  

How to Participate/Eligibility: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), March 19, 2007, and continuing through 11:59 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), April 23, 2007 (the "Promotion Period"), visit the web site at www.slideshare.net, register, and post a slideshow presentation electronically.  Files may be no more than 50 megabytes in length. Limit of five entries per person.

Entrant must also supply a valid email address as part of the registration process and such other identification information as is requested, including their country of origin.  No entries will be accepted after 11:59 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), April 23, 2007.  Each Entrant must be an individual who is legal resident at least the age of majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence for the duration of the Promotion Period.  The Promotion is open only to residents of the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and India.  Residents of the province of Quebec are not eligible.  Slideshare, in its sole discretion, shall determine the eligibility of Entrants and the time of entry.

Submissions must be "in good taste", may not contain any sexually explicit material or illegal content or activity, and must otherwise comply with the Slideshare terms and conditions at http://www.slideshare.net/terms.  Slideshare reserves the right to reject any entry for any reason in its sole discretion.

Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of Slideshare, its affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, the judges, and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons, are not eligible to win a prize in the Promotion.

Entrants expressly waive any right Entrant may have under the laws of the country of Entrant's domicile or residency to have the Official Rules, the Promotion registration, the Promotion website, and all correspondence with Entrant written in the official language of such Entrant's country of domicile or residency.

By registering for or participating in the Promotion, Entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and any decision Slideshare or its designees make regarding any matters relating to the Promotion.  Entrants who do not comply with the Official Rules are not eligible to compete or win a prize. All decisions made by Slideshare or its designees shall be final and binding.  Slideshare reserves the right to disqualify from the Promotion, and any future contest or other promotion conducted by Slideshare, and to prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Entrant who, in Slideshare's reasonable suspicion, tampers with any of Slideshare's sites, the entry process, the Promotion, violates these Official Rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.  In the event of disqualification of a winner, Slideshare may replace the winner with the next runner-up at the sole discretion of the Slideshare.

By participating in the Promotion, each Entrant participating in the Promotion agrees to grant to Slideshare a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, use, exploit, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any entries, materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas for new or improved products or services) submitted by the Entrant in connection with the Promotion by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. Each participating Entrant hereby waives his or her moral rights in any such entries, materials and information, and hereby warrants that any such entries, materials and information are original with the Entrant, or that the Entrant has the right to submit such entries, materials and information.  Entrant warrants that all persons appearing in the entry are able to give, and have given, their full consent to participation and to the exploitation of the rights in the entry envisaged hereunder.  Each Entrant warrants that any music included in the entry is cleared for use as envisaged hereunder, and no further release are need to be obtained by Slideshare or any third party in relation to exploitation.  Each Entrant warrants that the entries, materials and information submitted do not contain information considered by Entrant's place of business or any other third party to be confidential, and that the entries, materials and information submitted do not violate or infringe the rights of any third parties or violate any laws or regulations.  Each Entrant agrees that he or she shall have no recourse against Slideshare for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in an Entrant's entry.

By participating in the Promotion, Entrant consents to Slideshare's use of his or her name, photograph and/or likeness, address, voice, and statements made by or attributed to him or her, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereafter developed (including, without limitation, print, broadcast, and Internet), for all business purposes including advertising and promotional activities without additional compensation, notice or approval, unless prohibited by law.
Contest Categories and Judging
Judging to determine the winners among the contest entries will be conducted by the online voters and Slideshare or its designee(s).  Online voters will determine the "People's Choice" winners.  Slideshare or its designee(s) will determine the "World's Best Presentation" winners.  Voters and Slideshare will judge the contest entries based on three equally weighted factors: (i) the creativeness of Entrant's presentation; (ii) the clarity of Entrant's presentation; and (iii) the persuasiveness of Entrant's presentation.

The "People's Choice" winners will be the three entries with the highest online vote totals following the tallying of the public votes received by Slideshare during the Promotion Period. (Vote totals will be calculated by determining the number of positive votes and subtracting the number of negative votes an entry receives.)  

The "World's Best Presentation" winners will be selected by Slideshare or its designee(s). 

Slideshare will identify and count the online votes and will be the sole inspector and final arbiter of these numbers.   Entrant agrees not to use any form of "spamming" or other improper means to increase votes in a way inconsistent with the spirit of this Promotion, or any methods considered by Slideshare in its sole discretion to be unsportsmanlike.  Slideshare reserves the right to through out any votes it suspects are improper in its sole discretion.

Because this part of the Promotion is a contest of skill, winning the contest aspect of the promotion is dependent on the quality of submissions received.

Finality of Decisions:  All decisions of the Slideshare are final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion.

Prizes:  

Prizes for "World's Best Presentation" winners:  
First place: AlienWare Area 51 Laptop (with Vista):
Second place: An Xbox 360(tm) System, including
*       Xbox 360(tm) Game Console
*       Wireless Controller
*       Combination High-Definition Component and Standard A/V Cable
*       20GB Detachable Hard Drive
*       Ethernet Cable
*       Headset
*       Xbox Live(r) Silver
*       Xbox Live(r) Gold 30-Day Trial
*       Extra Wireless Controller
*       Xbox 360(tm) Quick Charge Kit
*       Game:  Gears of War
*       Game:  X-men: The Official Game
*       Game: Project Gotham Racing

Third Prize: An Xbox 360(tm) System, including
*       Xbox 360(tm) Game Console
*       Wireless Controller
*       Combination High-Definition Component and Standard A/V Cable
*       20GB Detachable Hard Drive
*       Ethernet Cable
*       Headset
*       Xbox Live(r) Silver
*       Xbox Live(r) Gold 30-Day Trial
*       Extra Wireless Controller
*       Xbox 360(tm) Quick Charge Kit



Prizes for "People's Choice" winners:
First place: A Video iPod (30Gb)
Second place: An iPod nano (2GB)
Third place: An iPod shuffle (1GB)

Taxes:  ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS.  Slideshare reserves the right to withhold any taxes as required by applicable law.  All prizes will be awarded (other than prizes withheld for tax purposes as required by applicable law) and are not transferable.  No substitutions (including for cash) are permitted, except Slideshare reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater monetary value to the prizes if for any reason any prize cannot be awarded as contemplated in these Official Rules.  Winners will be required to supply a Social Security Number (or, in Canada, a Social Insurance Number, or, in the United Kingdom, a National Insurance Number) or similar Taxpayer or government ID prior to the award of any prize.

Notification of Winners:  Winners will be attempted to be notified on or about May 1, 2007.  Winners will be notified by e-mail, phone and/or regular mail and must sign and return an declaration of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, a publicity/liability release (unless prohibited by law), and any other requested documents within the time period stipulated in the documents.  Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification.  Any notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification.  In the event of a dispute about the identity of an Entrant, entries will be declared submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry or associated with a Slideshare account.  "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider or online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  A winner may be required to provide Slideshare with proof that he or she is the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address associated with the winner.

Individuals may request the name of the winners by sending an e-mail to worldsbestcontest@slideshare.net or submitting a self-addressed, stamped, envelope before June 1, 2007 to Slideshare Worlds's Best Presentation  Contest, Winners' List Request, 655 W. Evelyn Ave #4, Mountain View CA 94041, USA.  Residents of Vermont, the United Kingdom, Canada and other jurisdictions where submission of return postage is prohibited may omit return postage.
Disclaimer and Limit of Liability:  SLIDESHARE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR ANY ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION.  SLIDESHARE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, COST, OR INJURY THAT ARISES FROM OR RELATES TO PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION, OR WINNING OR USE OF A PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) LATE, LOST, DELAYED, DAMAGED, MISDIRECTED, INCOMPLETE, OR UNINTELLIGIBLE ENTRIES; (II) TELEPHONE, ELECTRONIC, HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PROGRAM, NETWORK, INTERNET, OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS, FAILURES, VIRUSES OR DIFFICULTIES OF ANY KIND; (III) FAILED, INCOMPLETE, GARBLED, OR DELAYED COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS; (IV) THE DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROMOTION; OR (V) ANY OTHER CONDITION THAT MAY CAUSE THE PROMOTION TO BE DISRUPTED OR CORRUPTED.  SLIDESHARE RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, TO SUSPEND OR CANCEL THE PROMOTION OR ALTER THE RULES FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IF AT ANY TIME A COMPUTER VIRUS, TECHNICAL PROBLEM, OR OTHER UNFORESEEABLE EVENT ALTERS OR CORRUPTS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROMOTION.

Release:  BY ENTERING THE PROMOTION, EACH ENTRANT RELEASES AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SLIDESHARE AND ITS PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RELATED TO PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY OR DEFAMATION) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (I) THE ENTRY SUBMITTED BY ENTRANT; (II) ENTERING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PROMOTION; AND/OR (III) ACCEPTING OR USING ANY PRIZE.  HOWEVER NOTHING IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL LIMIT SPONSOR'S LIABILITY UNDER ANY CATEGORY OF LIABILITY WHICH UNDER THE LAW OF AN ENTRANT'S JURISDICTION CANNOT LAWFULLY BE LIMITED.

Governing Law:  The Promotion and the rights and obligations of Slideshare and Entrants will be governed by and controlled by the laws of the State of California, United 
States of America, applicable to contracts made and performed therein without reference to the applicable choice of law provisions.  All actions, proceedings or litigation relating hereto will be instituted and prosecuted solely within the State of California, Santa Clara County.  The parties consent to the jurisdiction of the state courts of California and federal court located within such state and county with respect to any action, dispute or other matter pertaining to or arising out of the Promotion.

Privacy:  Entrant information submitted as part of the registration process will be collected in accordance with Slideshare's Privacy Policy which can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/privacy

Sponsor:  Sponsor of the Promotion is Uzanto LLC dba Slideshare, 655 W. Evelyn Ave #4, Mountain View CA 94041, USA.  All questions regarding the Promotion should be directed by e-mail to worldsbestcontest@slideshare.net or mail to 655 W. Evelyn Ave #4, Mountain View CA 94041, USA.

What's new?