Fight the Power(point)!

FIGHT THE POWER(POINT)!DESIGN AND DELIVERY TIPS FOR KICK-ASS PRESENTATIONS

5,000 x 6 x 100 = 3,000,000

“We’re not gonna take it... ANYMORE!” Dee Snyder, Twisted Sister

PRESENTATION DESIGN

DESIGN IS NOT DECORATION

“Good design is as little design as possible” Dieter Rams, Design Director (former), Braun

OH, C.R.A.P.Photo: Flickr / Pete Zarria

BEFORE This is what poor contrast looks like.

AFTER This is what BETTER CONTRAST looks like.

DESIGN IS NOT DECORATION OH, C.R.A.P. FIGHT THE POWER(POINT)! DESIGN AND DELIVERY TIPS FOR KICK-ASS PRESENTATIONSLET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT, BABY IN LIVING COLOR CONSTRUCTING YOUR TALK

BEFORE This is an example of poor alignment Photo: treubold 2011

AFTER This is an example of better alignment Photo: treubold 2011

BEFORE Building Better Presentations All About Proximity Dr. Jane Smith Professor and Director

AFTER Building Better Presentations All About Proximity (and Contrast) Dr. Jane Smith Professor and Director

BEFORE My Research on all things Water ❖ Water is essential to life on Earth ❖ Freshwater: 13 Trillion Gallons ❖ Glaciers and Ice Caps account for 68.7% ❖ Groundwater is 30.1% of all freshwater ❖ 0.9% is considered water vapor ❖ Surface water is around 0.3% ❖ One billion people lack access to clean drinking water ❖ I just told you a whole bunch of interesting facts! www.worldwaterfacts.net/freshwater/jun30/242469.asp Source: The Book of Everything U of Everything Page 36

AFTER One billion people lack access to clean drinking water

GRIDS One billion people lack access to clean drinking water

YOU SHOULD BE IN PICTURES

People remember 10% of what they hear...Source: brainrules.net

65% But up to of what they hear and seeSource: brainrules.net

The Amazon Rainforest is being cleared at an alarming rate

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s electricity comes from wind powerSource: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s electricity comes from wind power RandomStockPhoto.comSource: American Wind Energy Association

AFTER 10 Percent of Minnesota’s electricity comes from wind powerSource: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE New home construction declined in 2010

AFTER New home construction declined in 2010

THIRDS

NEVER, EVER USE CLIP ART.

IN LIVING COLOR

What does GREEN remind you of?

And RED?

How about ORANGE?

Can your audience see colors?

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MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

LET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT, BABY

Please try to LIMIT the number of fonts in your presentation

When should you use Comic Sans?

Photo: Flickr / dbkfrog

Photo: Flickr / kristofabrath

When should you use Comic Sans?A) Presenting to a bunch of clownsB) Presenting to a bunch of kidsC) A, B or never!

Helvetica

75+ Words!This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. And now for the next 50 slides... Can you say “slide-ument”?

50+ Words!• Hi, this is my slide with 50+ words• I’m going to add some bullet points to make it more interesting• And then I’m going to to read the slide• Nearly word for word• Are we having fun yet?• Phew, are we to 50 yet? No?• OK, this is the last line - I promise! Can you say “teleprompter”?

“The audience will either read your slides or listen to you. They won’t do both.” Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design

DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE

“Data slides really aren’t about the data.They’re about the meaning of the data.” Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design

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BEFORE !"#$%&&()*+,+#&-*.&(*.&()$/*.&(*-0,* *+,-+./0123$ 4+150.6$ 7+.5018$ 9:+2+1$ ;+/<=>5$ ?@A@$ ?9B$ #$ !#$ )#$ #$ !"#$ (#$ %&#$

BEFORE !"#$%&&()*+,+#&-*.&(*.&()$/*.&(*-0,* !"#$%&&()*+,+#&-*.&(*.&()$/*.&(*-0,* <6># *+,-+./0123$ 4+150.6$ 7+.5018$ 9:+2+1$ ;+/<=>5$ ?@A@$ ?9B$ <"="# 8(,9:;2# #$ 67(/(.# !#$ )#$ 4(+2-.5# 1(.2-+3# #$ !"#$ ()*(+,-./0# !"!# !"$# %"!# %"$# &"!# &"$# ()*(+,-. 1(.2-+3# 4(+2-.5# 67(/(.# 8(,9:;2# <"="# <6># /0# (#$ =:,?2()(+0#@5@,(/#A(+#A(+0?.#A(+#/-5# &"$# %"B# !"C# !"D# !"$# !"&# !"%# %&#$ A>&E1"#"%*,F6F&"),C"%,C"%*E(,C"%,)6, "!# &"$# !"#$"%&()*+, -./, &"!# A bunch of text. Lots and lots of text to explain A1,C"%,)6, 0"(1%2+,3.4, %"$# 5"%1(6+,7.8, ,-./012134#565.17#813#8134/9#813#7:6# the charts and graphs. A bunch of text. Lots %"!# !"$# 9:")"(+,7.;, <"&=>?1+,7./, and lots of text to explain the charts and graphs. !"!# @.A.+,7.-, @9B+,7.3, A bunch of text. Lots and lots of text to explain !# %# &# # (# D(2, $# )# *# +# the charts and graphs...Photo: Flickr / Salim Virgi

BEFORE !"#$%&&()*+,+#&-*.&(*.&()$/*.&(*-0,* *+,-+./0123$ 4+150.6$ 7+.5018$ 9:+2+1$ ;+/<=>5$ ?@A@$ ?9B$ #$ !#$ )#$ #$ !"#$ (#$ %&#$

AFTER Kilometers cycled per person per day 3 2.25 1.5 0.75 0 USA UK Belgium Sweden Germany Denmark Netherlands

AFTER Kilometers cycled per person per day 3 2.25 1.6 1.5 0.75 0.1 0 USA UK Belgium Sweden Germany Denmark Netherlands

AFTER Danes cycle 16x further than Americans each day 3 2.25 Km per day 1.6 km 1.5 0.75 0.1 km 0 USA UK Belgium Sweden Germany Denmark Netherlands

One more thing about data

100 billion gallons of oil are used in the production of polymers each year (Enough to fill the Metrodome 200 times)

RESTRAIN, REDUCE, EMPHASIZE

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME NOW?

Random Facts About Alaska’s Forest Products Industry A detailed county by county analysis: 1980-2010 • Primarily Boreal Forest • No endangered or threatened species in Alaska’s forests • Provides hundreds of jobs and contributes millions to the economy • Wood is renewable, biodegradable and recyclable • Americans consume 630 lbs of paper and lumber per year • Alaska has 129 million forested acres • The Tongas National Forest is the largest forest in the United States • The forest spans 16.8 million acres - that’s a LOT of trees When President Theodore Roosevelt created the Tongass National Forest in 1907 he did so with the utmost wisdom. Roosevelt was way ahead of his time, recognizing as early as 1903 the importance of multiple use.Source: The Book of Forest Facts Slide 30/100

Exit 99 of 124 with additional exits beyond that we thinkSlow down your vehicle and exit here to see the following:• Restaurants: Chuckwagon, Cowboy Grille, Aunt Betty’s Pies, Fish Shack• Gas stations: Super 88, Gas n’ Go, Truckers Superstore, Al’s Oil• Hotels: Motel 99, Spirit of the West Inn, Sleep Palace, Otto’s Place• Sights: Biggest Wagon Wheel in the West, Big Bear Waterslide, TheTurquoise Connection, River Run Outlet Mall, Big Mike’s HotrodsSign presented by: The Department of Highway Signs

The wrong questions

SLIDES ARE FREE

PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT

BEHIND THE SCENES

HI, NICE TO MEET YOU

Audience Audience before after

What do you want people to do? Why does it matter?

Source: Mercedes-Benz

CONSTRUCTING YOUR TALK

Chronological Problem-Solution Climatic Cause-Effect And more!Source: Resonate, Nancy Duarte

“PowerPoint presentations may be state-of-the-art,but stories are state-of-the-heart. They connect us.” Peter Guber, Mandalay Entertainment

1 Identify the problem 2 Determine causes of the problem 3 Show how and why you solved the problemSource: The Naked Presenter, Garr Reynolds

MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

The 10 minute rule High Attention Span Low 10 20 30 40 50 60 Minutes of Time ElapsedSource: brainrules.net/attention

Photo: Flickr / How-7

PRESENTATION DELIVERY

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

1 Arrive early2 Mingle3 Get people to sit close4 Don’t forget to breathe

IT’S SHOWTIME!

Photo: Flickr / familymwr

BEFORE ANALYSIS OF URBAN AIR POLLUTION: Implications for Global Health and Mortality in the Developed World Professor John Smith Department of Health Studies University of ABC DEPARTMENTAL LECTURE SERIES May 1, 2010

AFTER URBAN AIR POLLUTION: THE SILENT KILLER Professor John Smith // Department of Health Studies // University of ABCPhoto: Flickr / Sunset Noir

30-60 SECONDSPhoto: Flickr / wwarby

GET A REMOTE

Photo: Flickr / modowd

DON’T HIDE

LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON

DON’T GO LONG

Don’t read your slides word for word. The audience willquickly become bored & tune out. So, please, please, please don’t do this.

“Be yourself. Just a little more interesting.” Andy Goodman, Cause Communications

CREATE A S.T.A.R. MOMENT

FINISH STRONG

ASK FOR FEEDBACK

RESOURCES

THESCIENCE PRESENTATION COMMANDMENTS

Questions?

Simplifyreub0002@umn.edu / 612.624.6140

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