1. ● Knowledge transfer
● Material preparation
● Slide creation
● Slide design
● Presentation
● Hints
● Tools
How to make a presentation
Author: Volodymyr Shymanskyy

2. Trainer? Coach? Mentor? Teacher?
It’s still Information Technology
Leadership matters
Focus on fastest
Study psychology

3. Can’t teach
● Can’t pass experience
● Have to:
o Motivate
o Be an example
o Help with some knowledge and advice
o Train (create mental or physical environment)
● Mostly not looking for the knowledge

4. Ohm’s Law
Action
Motivation
Obstacles
+ time

5. from
systems wiki
DIKW

6. Material preparation
● Who’s the audience?
● What do they expect?
● What’s the main goal of presentation?
● How much time do I have?
● What do I want them to remember?
● How many slides to prepare?
● Which slide transition effects?
● Which animations?

7. Brainstorming
● Do it offline
● No criticism
● Only creation, no editing
● Lots and lots of ideas

8. Restrictions are needed for creativity

9. Structurization
MindMup

10. Linearization & slide creation
● Mostly 1 slide per idea
o Unless too lazy like me
● Several slides if needed
● Empty slides not to disturb
o Maybe some nice neutral picture
● Prefer putting notes

11. Unleash your thought
1. Define main thesis
2. Show context
3. Unveil thesis
4. Example + proof
5. Show counterarguments
6. One more example
7. Summary or suggestion
from this blog (rus)

12. Good presentation
● Simple
● Unexpected
● Concrete
● Meaningful
● Emotional
● Telling

13. Slides design
Makes your presentation functional
● Simple, minimal
o No borders, funky fonts
o No logos unless required
o No backgrounds for plots
o No 3D plots for 2D data
o No small details (resolution)
o Empty space, contrast helps
● Transfers emotions
● Animations can help
Try Prezi

14. Finalization
● Go all over slides
o Check sequence
o Consult wiki and google
● Remove everything doubtful
o Time is money.
● Show to good friends for feedback
o You will have many! :)

15. Now that we know how to do slides...

16. Showtime!
Introduce yourself...

17. Well, audience… ★ Yawns, sleeps
★ Is trolling
★ In trance
★ Is paralyzed
★ Manipulates you
★ Shows NO:
○ Understanding
○ Acceptance
○ Concentration
★ Is unbalanced

18. Scared?

19. ‘Smartass’ in the audience?

20. Tell your story!

21. Ask others about them

22. Be an active listener

23. Become
a wave

25. Well…

26. Fakeituntilyoumakeit

27. Tools & Tips
Google Presentation, Prezi
Find images:
http://www.flickr.com/search
http://inspired.com.ua/sites/15-stock-photosites/
https://www.iconfinder.com/
Mind maps:
MindMup
● Record your presentation (at least voice)
● Share materials

28. Materials
● Garr Reynolds - Presentation Zen:
o Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (2nd Edition)
o and his blog http://www.presentationzen.com/
● My Slides Workflow by Armin Ronacher
● Maxim Ilyahov:
o http://maximilyahov.ru/blog/?go=all/criteria/
o http://maximilyahov.ru/blog/?go=all/kak-raskryt-mysl/
● Pixar story rules
● TED Commandments & TEDs:
o The history of our world in 18 minutes
o How schools kill creativity

29. Bonus: Gradients in Google Slides
Find image
like this
Add
transparency
Resize Rotate & cut

30. Thanks to
Taras Bunyk for his blog post.

31. Volodymyr Shymanskyy
Embedded Trainer
Embedded Software Developer
Hackerspace Co-Founder
vshymanskyi@gmail.com
skype: vshymanskyi
LinkedIn, Facebook
Submit your ideas and corrections