SIMPLIFY
simplify
SI MPLIFY

THERE’S T HIS MOVIE “UP
in the AIR”

it ’s ABOUT A GUY
WHO FIRES PEOPLE

HE GIVES ADVICE to a
YOUNG COLLEAGUE

How much DOES YOUR LIFE
WEIGH? Imagine for a second that you’re carrying a backpack…

I want you to pack
it with all the stuff that you have in your life… Start with the little things.The shelves, the drawers, then you start adding larger stuff… the backpack should be getting pretty heavy now…

You go bigger. Your couch,
your car, your home… stuff it all into that backpack. Now fill it with people. Start with casual acquaintances, friends of friends, your brothers, your sisters…

. into t hat bag..
them You get FEEL WEIGHT the of THAT BAG...

THINK of your PRESENTATION as
a BACKPACK

FE E L the WE
I G H T of it

CAN YOU CARRY IT OR
IS IT DRAGGING EASILY? ALONG?

IS IT BOGGED DOWN BY
TOO MANY WORDS, VISUALS OR SLIDES?

The weight of your backpack
(YOUR PRES ENTATION) will be on your audience’s shoulders when you’re done.

DON’T make their BACKPACKS HEAVIER
WITH YOUR PRESENTATION

REMEMBER THEIR BACKPACKS are already
FULL

DON’T MA KE THEM FIT
SOMETHING cu mbersome & bulky IN THERE

SIMPLICITY
is
KEY

PRETEND LIKE YOU HAVE TO
PAY for EVERY WORD YOU USE

SAY ONLY WHAT is truly
NECESSARY

How can you SIMPLIFY YOUR
BACKPACK?