WHY MOST PRESENTATIONS
SUCK
AND HOW TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING

PART I:
INTRO

PART I:
INTRO WHY DO
THEY SUCK
THAT MUCH?

DON’T BLAME
POWER
POINT

DON’T BLAME
POWER
POINT
WHEN
YOUR
PITCHES
SUCK.

BLAME
THE
WORLD
AND THAT MAY INCLUDE YOURSELF

WHEN WERE YOU LAST
LOOKING
FORWARD
TO ATTENDING A SLIDEWARE-RAN GATHERING ?

WHEN WERE YOU LAST
LOOKING
FORWARD
NESS KEYNOTES PROPOSALS MEETINGS CONFERENCES PITCHES PROJECT REPORTS PRESEN
TO ATTENDING A SLIDEWARE-RAN GATHERING ?

IF YOU’RE TEMPTED TO SAY
NEVER
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

IF YOU’RE TEMPTED TO SAY
NEVER
SO
WHY
SHOULD
YOU CARE?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

BECAUSE SLIDES ARE THE
HOTTEST
MEDIA
NE W
AVAILABLE THESE DAYS

BECAUSE SLIDES ARE THE
HOTTEST AND ALSO
THE MOST
CREDIBLE
MEDIA
NE W
AVAILABLE THESE DAYS
POWERFUL
MALLEABLE
INTERACTIVE

MEDIA? SURE.THINK ABOUT AN
INCON-
VENIENT
TRUTH

MEDIA? SURE.THINK ABOUT AN
INCON-
VENIENT
TRUTH
ACADEMY AWARDS
TO A POWERPOINT
PRETENDING TO BE
A DOCUMMENTARY

KILLER PRESENTATIONS ARE
MEDIA
SHOTS
NOT DOCUMENTS FOR LIVE READING

KILLER PRESENTATIONS ARE
MEDIA
TED TALKS
STEVE JOBS
& BALLMER
SHOTS
SLIDESHARE
GUY KAWASAKI
WEB 2 STARTUPS
YOU AS A BRAND
NOT DOCUMENTS FOR LIVE READING

YOU KNOW YOU’RE NOT A
PERFOR
MER

YOU KNOW YOU’RE NOT A
PERFOR
MER
WHY THEN
WOULD ANYONE
CARE TO SEE YOU
READING ALOUD?

THAT’S WHY THE BULLETS HAVE LOST THEIR
POWER
DUE TO POINTLESS RITUALS AND REPETITION.

POWERPOINT IS NOT TO BLAME. IT’S A
TOOL
NOT INTENDED TO BE A METHOD.

IT CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP
GREAT
MANY
THINGS

IT CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP
GREAT
MANY BUT FIRST
YOU HAVE
TO ANSWER
THINGS FIVE LITTLE
QUESTIONS:

QUESTION #1:
WHAT IS THE
SUBJECT
THAT YOU WILL ADDRESS?

QUESTION #1:
WHAT IS THE
SUBJECT
THAT YOU WILL ADDRESS?
IS IT TRULY
IMPORTANT FOR
THE AUDIENCE?

QUESTION #2:
WHAT IS YOUR
ROLE
TOWARDS YOUR ATTENDANTS?

QUESTION #2:
WHAT IS YOUR
ROLE
WHO DO YOU
WANT TO BE?
THEIR LEADER?
SOME EXPERT?
CHEERLEADER?
TOWARDS YOUR ATTENDANTS?

QUESTION #3:
WHO’S IN THE
AUDIENCE?
HAVE THEY COME WILLINGLY?

QUESTION #3:
WHO’S IN THE
AUDIENCE?
HAVE THEY COME WILLINGLY?
WHAT WILL
THEY LEARN
FROM YOU?

QUESTION #4:
WHAT IS THE
FORMAT
OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

QUESTION #4:
WHAT IS THE
FORMAT
LAYOUT
TONE
STORY
OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

QUESTION #5: WHAT ARE THE
NEXT
STEPS
OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

QUESTION #5: WHAT ARE THE
NEXT
STEPS
ARE THEY
REAL?
CLEAR?
FEASABLE?
OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS IS SO
SIMPLE
THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED.

ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS IS SO
SIMPLE
THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED.
IT SHOULDN’T.

“SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE
SOPHIS
TICATION
SAID ONCE GOOD OL’ LEO DA VINCI.
”

I CALL THIS METHOD
PaM

I CALL THIS METHOD
PaM PRESENTATIONS
AS MEDIA

PaMs HAVE REFINED
GOALS

PaMs HAVE REFINED
GOALS
AUDIENCE
FORMATS
PLAYERS
STAGING
ACTIONS

I’LL DETAIL EACH OF THEM LATER
STAY
TUNED
IT WON’T TAKE LONG. PROMISE.

THESE SLIDES COMPILE 18 YEARS’
EXPERIENCE ON THE SUBJECT. TELL ME:
WOULD
YOU READ
A BOOK ON THIS SUBJECT?

THESE SLIDES COMPILE 18 YEARS’
EXPERIENCE ON THE SUBJECT. TELL ME:
WOULD I HAVEN’T
WRITTEN
IT YET,
YOU READ
A BOOK ON THIS SUBJECT?
THAT’S WHY
I’M ASKING.

IF SO, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU
SPEND

IF SO, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU ON:
SPEND
A 120-PAGE
PAPERBACK?
AN E-BOOK?
99 TEMPLATES?

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FEEDBACK
slideware.manager@gmail.com

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FEEDBACK YOU MAY
ALSO COMMENT
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