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How to create a captivating presentation
- How to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION By Daniel Zeevi @DashBurst
- Captivate [kap-tuh-veyt] to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant.
- ENCHANT with catatonic BEAUTY!
- INSPIRE THROUGH EXCELLENCE!
- HAVE A DREAM!
- CONVEY YOUR DREAM! smithsonianmag.com
- 12 Steps to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION
- Start with an idea
- Organize your into an OUTLINE 1
- If you can encapsulate your into a single captivating sentence, you’re halfway home. - Len Wein 1
- Pick an Attention-Grabbing 2
- OptimizeYour
- is better In general,
- Tweets < 140 characters - But save more space for retweets
- Focus on KEYWORDS
- Focus on KEYWORDS
- COVER SLIDE Create a Captivating 3
- FACEBOOK SHARING Killing Time: 11 Ways to Ruin Your Productivity
- is everything An eye-popping
- 4 Pick Cool See the 5 Most Useful Color Tools for Designers
- That fit your theme PICK 2-3 COLORS
- Color Scheme Designer
- Keep it
- 5 Add Sharp
- SIZING MATTERS Examples (pixels): 1024 X 768 (best) 800 X 600 < 1024 >
- SIZING MATTERS Examples (pixels): 1024 X 768 (best) 800 X 600 < 1024 > - width : height ratio of a regular slide = 4 : 3
- Types of
- 1. YOUR OWN IMAGES Screenshots Photography See Screen Capture (by Google)
- 2. CREATIVE COMMONS See creativecommons.org Flickr is a great source of CC images
- 2. Last slide 2 Ways to Add Credits 1. Bottom of image
- 3. ROYALTY FREE iStockphoto Shutterstock
- Find SHARP Images
- CONTRAST MATTERS
- Funny
- FUNNY IS GOOD!
- 6 Communicate INFORMATION Visually
- BUT DON’T OVERDO IT
- 7 Select Standout
- Popular Times New Roman
- Popular Times New Roman can be boring
- Fresh Fonts Alternate Gothic No. 2 Frutiger Droid Sans Rockwell Impact Lobster Two
- 8 Can Be Sexy
- And CAPTIVATING
- But make sure your video WORKS … 1. Embed videos from websites like YouTube directly into your presentation, or… 2. Insert a video file – but make sure it works on the target machine 3. Embed a YouTube video via SlideShare after uploading your presentation See “A TED speaker's worst nightmare”
- 9 PRACTICE
- Repetition
- 10 ENGAGEYour Audience
- Focus on your AUDIENCE
- Or else…
- 11 RELAXAnd TakeYour Time
- No Need to Shout
- 12 RECAP Always
- Let’s go over the STEPS
- 12 Steps to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION
- 12 Steps to Create a Captivating Presentation 1) OrganizeYour Idea Into an Outline 2) Pick an Attention-Grabbing Title 3) Create a Captivating Cover Slide 4) Pick Cool Colors 5) Add Sharp Images 6) Communicate Information Visually 7) Select Standout Fonts 8) Videos Can Be Sexy 9) Practice 10) EngageYour Audience 11) Relax and TakeYour Time 12) Always Recap
- Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. - Aaron Sorkin
- Looking for a CREATIVE spark?
- Let us HelpYou Create a Captivating PRESENTATION Contact Daniel Zeevi dan@DashBurst.com dashburst.com
