Better Presentations

Slide 1: Would the last person to arrive please leave the lights on

Slide 2: Every day Millions of people around the world are suffering death by powerpoint.

Slide 3: Death by Powerpoint

Slide 4: Prompt Data Dump Handout

Slide 6: Presentationzen [there is another way]

Slide 7: Pecha Kucha [4:20 left] 20 20 6:40

Slide 8: left right verbal visual logical emotional

Slide 9: People read faster than you talk You’re redundant

Slide 10: Emotions [engage them]

Slide 11: Bullets kill kill Bullets

Slide 12: The 1-7-7 rule: What is it? • Have only one main idea per slide. • Insert only seven lines of text maximum. • Use only seven words per line maximum. • The question is though: does this work? • Is this method really good advice? • Is this method really an appropriate, effective “visual”? • This slide has just seven bullet points!

Slide 13: [Simplicity] [Clarity] [Brevity]

Slide 15: “The picture superiority effect says that pictures are remembered better than words, especially when people are casually exposed for a very limited time”

Slide 16: “ ” a thousand words.

Slide 17: Slides Notes Handouts [for everyone] [for you] [for them]

Slide 18: Signal vs Noise Ratio

Slide 19: Empty Space Contrast Repetition Alignment

Slide 20: We Sell Fish Sold Here FreshFresh Fish Here FreshFish Fish Fresh Sold Fish

Slide 21: http://newheyscpd.blogspot.com/