WHY MOST PRESENTATIONS SUCK AND
HOW TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING

PART I:
INTRO

PART I: INTRO WHY DO
THEY SUCK THAT MUCH?

DON’T BLAME
POWER
POINT

DON’T BLAME POWER POINT WHEN
YOUR PITCHES SUCK.

BLAME THE WORLD AND THAT
MAY INCLUDE YOURSELF

WHEN WERE YOU LAST LOOKING
FORWARD TO ATTENDING A SLIDEWARE-RAN GATHERING ?

WHEN WERE YOU LAST LOOKING
FORWARD NESS KEYNOTES PROPOSALS MEETINGS CONFERENCES PITCHES PROJECT REPORTS PRESEN TO ATTENDING A SLIDEWARE-RAN GATHERING ?

IF YOU’RE TEMPTED TO SAY
NEVER YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

IF YOU’RE TEMPTED TO SAY
NEVER SO WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

BECAUSE SLIDES ARE THE HOTTEST
MEDIA NE W AVAILABLE THESE DAYS

BECAUSE SLIDES ARE THE HOTTEST
AND ALSO THE MOST CREDIBLE MEDIA NE W AVAILABLE THESE DAYS POWERFUL MALLEABLE INTERACTIVE

MEDIA? SURE.THINK ABOUT AN INCON-
VENIENT TRUTH

MEDIA? SURE.THINK ABOUT AN INCON-
VENIENT TRUTH ACADEMY AWARDS TO A POWERPOINT PRETENDING TO BE A DOCUMMENTARY

KILLER PRESENTATIONS ARE MEDIA SHOTS
NOT DOCUMENTS FOR LIVE READING

KILLER PRESENTATIONS ARE MEDIA TED
TALKS STEVE JOBS & BALLMER SHOTS SLIDESHARE GUY KAWASAKI WEB 2 STARTUPS YOU AS A BRAND NOT DOCUMENTS FOR LIVE READING

YOU KNOW YOU’RE NOT A
PERFOR MER

YOU KNOW YOU’RE NOT A
PERFOR MER WHY THEN WOULD ANYONE CARE TO SEE YOU READING ALOUD?

THAT’S WHY THE BULLETS HAVE
LOST THEIR POWER DUE TO POINTLESS RITUALS AND REPETITION.

POWERPOINT IS NOT TO BLAME.
IT’S A TOOL NOT INTENDED TO BE A METHOD.

IT CAN BE USED TO
DEVELOP GREAT MANY THINGS

IT CAN BE USED TO
DEVELOP GREAT MANY BUT FIRST YOU HAVE TO ANSWER THINGS FIVE LITTLE QUESTIONS:

QUESTION #1: WHAT IS THE
SUBJECT THAT YOU WILL ADDRESS?

QUESTION #1: WHAT IS THE
SUBJECT THAT YOU WILL ADDRESS? IS IT TRULY IMPORTANT FOR THE AUDIENCE?

QUESTION #2: WHAT IS YOUR
ROLE TOWARDS YOUR ATTENDANTS?

QUESTION #2: WHAT IS YOUR
ROLE WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE? THEIR LEADER? SOME EXPERT? CHEERLEADER? TOWARDS YOUR ATTENDANTS?

QUESTION #3: WHO’S IN THE
AUDIENCE? HAVE THEY COME WILLINGLY?

QUESTION #3: WHO’S IN THE
AUDIENCE? HAVE THEY COME WILLINGLY? WHAT WILL THEY LEARN FROM YOU?

QUESTION #4: WHAT IS THE
FORMAT OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

QUESTION #4: WHAT IS THE
FORMAT LAYOUT TONE STORY OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

QUESTION #5: WHAT ARE THE
NEXT STEPS OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

QUESTION #5: WHAT ARE THE
NEXT STEPS ARE THEY REAL? CLEAR? FEASABLE? OF YOUR PRESENTATION?

ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS IS SO
SIMPLE THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED.

ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS IS SO
SIMPLE THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED. IT SHOULDN’T.

“SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHIS
TICATION SAID ONCE GOOD OL’ LEO DA VINCI. ”

I CALL THIS METHOD
PaM

I CALL THIS METHOD PaM
PRESENTATIONS AS MEDIA

PaMs HAVE REFINED
GOALS

PaMs HAVE REFINED GOALS AUDIENCE
FORMATS PLAYERS STAGING ACTIONS

I’LL DETAIL EACH OF THEM
LATER STAY TUNED IT WON’T TAKE LONG. PROMISE.

THESE SLIDES COMPILE 18 YEARS’
EXPERIENCE ON THE SUBJECT. TELL ME: WOULD YOU READ A BOOK ON THIS SUBJECT?

THESE SLIDES COMPILE 18 YEARS’
EXPERIENCE ON THE SUBJECT. TELL ME: WOULD I HAVEN’T WRITTEN IT YET, YOU READ A BOOK ON THIS SUBJECT? THAT’S WHY I’M ASKING.

IF SO, HOW MUCH WOULD
YOU SPEND

IF SO, HOW MUCH WOULD
YOU ON: SPEND A 120-PAGE PAPERBACK? AN E-BOOK? 99 TEMPLATES?

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