Presentations with
Powerpoint – part 1
Miles Metcalfe, 2008-10-22

What we’ll cover

What we’ll cover
• The first of two sessions

What we’ll cover
• The first of two sessions
• Get beyond Powerpoint to the presentation

What we’ll cover
• The first of two sessions
• Get beyond Powerpoint to the presentation
• Next week:

What we’ll cover
• The first of two sessions
• Get beyond Powerpoint to the presentation
• Next week:
• Powerpoint karaoke!

Have something to say
“It’s not worth doing a presentation for a
small idea, or for a budget, or to give a
quarterly update. That’s what memos are for.”
Seth Godin

Tips – not rules
Rules are the death of good presentations –
but know why you are breaking them

The basics

The basics
• If you are conveying information:

The basics
• If you are conveying information:
• Tell people what to expect

The basics
• If you are conveying information:
• Tell people what to expect
• Give it to them

The basics
• If you are conveying information:
• Tell people what to expect
• Give it to them
• Sum it up

The basics
• If you are conveying information:
• Tell people what to expect
• Give it to them
• Sum it up
• Leave on a rise

More basics

More basics
• If you are pitching, conveying an idea or a
vision:

More basics
• If you are pitching, conveying an idea or a
vision:
• Tell a story

More basics
• If you are pitching, conveying an idea or a
vision:
• Tell a story
• Be open

More basics
• If you are pitching, conveying an idea or a
vision:
• Tell a story
• Be open
• Entertain

Stuff you wished you’d
known the first time…

Don’t read the bullet
points

Don’t read the bullet
points
Seriously – don’t do this!

Contrast is important

Contrast is important

As ! cla\"ty

As is clarity

One slide a minute is
fast

Know the venue

Don’t take risks

Alt-Tab

Alt-Tab *
*Or Command-Tab on a Mac

Stuff you might find
useful one day

Rave Template
Miles Metcalfe
Head of IT R&D

Rave Template
 You can use the Ravensbourne template
Miles Metcalfe
Head of IT R&D

Rave Template
 You can use the Ravensbourne template
 It’s available on the Intranet
Miles Metcalfe
Head of IT R&D

Rave Template
 You can use the Ravensbourne template
 It’s available on the Intranet
 It isn’t easy to use
Miles Metcalfe
Head of IT R&D

Rave Template
 You can use the Ravensbourne template
 It’s available on the Intranet
 It isn’t easy to use
 You might want to try it without the pictures
Miles Metcalfe
Head of IT R&D

If you are really stuck

Get a remote

Mind-mapping

Resources
• Presentation Zen
• Slideshare
• Seth Godin
• Intranet templates

Thanks!

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