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7. Plan Design Practice Present Give
These four steps are
prepared before you present
8. (with inspiration from the world’s best
presenters sprinkled throughout)
Let’s tackle the four steps…
Seth Godin
Andrew Stanton
Chris Anderson
Nancy Duarte
Rob Biesenbach
Garr Reynolds
(…and more)
20. photo: TED
“The most engaging speakers
do a superb job of very quickly
introducing the topic, explaining
why they care so deeply about
it, and convincing the audience
members that they should, too.”
-- Chris Anderson, Curator of TED
21. To convince your audience “…engage their
emotions… and the key to their hearts is story.”
Robert McKee, Award-winning screenwriting teacher
23. Through stories, you connect with your
audience and build up to your takeaway
Stories Emotions Memory
24. photo: TED
We all want affirmations that our lives
have meaning. And nothing does a
greater affirmation than when we
connect through stories.”
-- Andrew Stanton, Filmmaker
Stories affirm who we are.
"We all love stories. We're born for them.
25. Identify problem
Explain causes of problem
Reaction
Main takeaway (how problem is solved)
Why it’s solved
Actionable to do
EndIntro
Great presentations follow a story outline…
37. photo: PopTech
“Great presenters layer
story and information
like a cake, and
understand that different
types of talks require
differing ingredients.”
-- Nancy Duarte, CEO Duarte Design, Author
38. If any point doesn’t
support your takeaway,
cut it out
42. Rand’s blog post: How to Cheat at Creating Great Presentations for Tech & Marketing
Audiences
Chris Anderson: How to Give a Killer Presentation
Andrew Stanton’s TEDTalk: The Clues to a Great Story
Garr Reynolds: Presentation Zen
Matteo Cassese: Playbook for a Successful Presentation: The 8 Basic Components of Every
Great Speech
Chip & Dan Heath: Made to Stick
Before we go on, here are some links for you…
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50. Planning the presentation
• Start with the takeaway
• What do you want your audience to remember, feel, or ACT upon?
• Then focus on
• WHO is your audience
• Talk to someone in your audience for feedback
• WHY do they care
• Your challenge: How to get them to care
• STORIES
• " We all love stories. We're born for them. Stories affirm who we are. We all
want affirmations that our lives have meaning. And nothing does a greater
affirmation than when we connect through stories.” - Andrew Stanton
• Make your message stick
• simplicity
• unexpectedness
• concreteness
• credibility
• emotion
Umm… No.
52. Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
Don’t include your whole speech in the deck. Your audience came to listen, not read.
88. To help you create killer slides, I’ve
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89. KissMetrics: How to Use the Psychology of Color to Increase Website Conversions
KissMetrics: The Art of Color Coordination
Marketing Land: Fonts & Conversion Optimization: Everything You Need to Know
Sarah Hyndman: TEDxBedford Wake Up & Smell the Fonts
Fonts: FontSquirrel.com | TypeGenius.com
Color Schemes: Color.Adobe.com | ColourLovers.com
Again, here are more helpful links for you…
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94. -- Rob Biesenbach, Speaker, Author
“Actors spend hundreds of
hours rehearsing a play and
when they come out on
stage they perform it as if
it’s fresh and brand new —
night after night.”
108. Rob Biesenbach: 5 Fundamental Presentation and Public Speaking Tips
Michael Hyatt: How to Improve Your Public Speaking by Practicing Out
Loud
Ethos3: The Mini Guide to Presentation Practice
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And a few more helpful links for you…
116. “Remember, the presentation is
to make an emotional sale. The
document is the proof that helps
the intellectuals in your audience
accept the idea that you’ve
sold them on emotionally."
-- Seth Godin
118. photo: TED
“Inspiration is great, but
application is everything: never be
afraid to say, "Tonight, think of an
employee who is really struggling"¦
and then tomorrow, do (this) and
(this) to try to rescue them."
-- Dan Ariely, Behavioral economist, Author