This document summarizes the results of a survey about presentation skills and habits. Some key findings include: - PowerPoint 2007 was the most commonly used presentation software, used by 36% of respondents. - Nearly half of respondents deliver or view over 25 presentations per year. However, only 30% rehearse for more than 2 hours and 16% rehearse 5 or more hours. - Respondents rated the average presentation in their organizations a mediocre 5.56 out of 10. - The top factors cited for what goes wrong in presentations were lack of preparation, not understanding the audience, presenting by reading slides, and using too much text.

1. How are we
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A look at how we all present and where it all goes wrong
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3. Keep a look out for the brilliant comments received from respondents

4. What software do you use?

5. Ppt 07 36.0%
Ppt 10 33.7%
Ppt 03 12.4%
Keynote 10.1%
Prezi 3.4%
Other 4.5%

6. The software winners and losers since our 2010 survey

7. Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
Let’s compare usage stats between our results in 2010 and 2011
2010 vs 2011

8. 53%
36%
Ppt 2007
Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
2010 vs 2011

9. 53%
36%
Ppt 2007
19%
Ppt 2003
12%
Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
2010 vs 2011

10. 53%
36%
Ppt 2007
19%
Ppt 2003
12%
7%
Other
5%
Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
2010 vs 2011

11. 53%
Ppt 2007
19%
Ppt 2003
7%
Other
Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
36%
12%
5%
12%
34%
Ppt 2010
2010 vs 2011

12. 53%
Ppt 2007
19%
Ppt 2003
7%
Other
Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
36%
12%
5%
12%
34%
Ppt 2010
9%
10%
Keynote
2010 vs 2011

13. 53%
Ppt 2007
19%
Ppt 2003
7%
Other
Usage in 2010
Usage in 2011
36%
12%
5%
12%
34%
Ppt 2010
9%
10%
Keynote
0%
3%
Prezi
2010 vs 2011

14. Learn what to do with PowerPoint, not just how to use it

15. Presentations Viewed and Delivered per year

16. 5%
10%
8%
14%
6%
3%
4%
4%
47%
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
16-18
19-21
22-24
25+
How many presentations do you view per year?
Almost half of our presenters sit through over 25 presentations per year

17. 14%
18%
8%
22%
9%
6%
4%
3%
18%
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
16-18
19-21
22-24
25+
How many presentations do you deliver per year?

18. Seriously consider the goals of both the presentation and individual slides

19. How do you rank yourself compared to your peers in terms of…

20. 0%
11%
51%
38%
Bottom 25%
Bottom 26-50%
Top 50-26%
Top 25%
…Ability to present

21. 0%
11%
51%
38%
Bottom 25%
Bottom 26-50%
Top 50-26%
Top 25%
…Ability to present
89% “Above Average”
11% “Below Average”
A confident bunch!
Hardly anyone describes themselves as being below average

22. 1%
12%
44%
43%
Bottom 25%
Bottom 26-50%
Top 50-26%
Top 25%
…Presentation software skills
87% “Above Average”
13% “Below Average”

23. 6%
15%
48%
31%
Bottom 25%
Bottom 26-50%
Top 50-26%
Top 25%
…Preparation & Preparedness
79% “Above Average”
21% “Below Average”

24. These results could point to a pretty substantial over-estimation of our skills compared to our peers Average?... Surely not me…

25. Never stop learning and improving your presentation skills

26. How many hours do you spend rehearsing for your average presentation?

27. 4%
24%
30%
15%
11%
0%
16%
0
1
2
3
4
5
5<
Hours spent rehearsing
4% of respondents “wing it”
16% of respondents are super-rehearsers!

28. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!

29. Which of these presentation resources do you use?

30. 37%
26%
27%
45%
Presentation
websites & blogs
Books on
presentations
Online tutorials
None of the
above
Resources used by respondents

31. How would you rate the average presentation given in your organisation Out of 10

32. 3%
4%
15%
9%
16%
19%
13%
15%
5%
1%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Score out of 10
The average score was 5.56 out of 10

33. Ask for honest feedback… Then action it

34. Do you agree that your organisation…

35. 24%
41%
22%
5%
8%
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Unsure
…Makes sales as a direct result of presentations
27% Disagree
65% Agree

36. 13%
37%
27%
18%
5%
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Unsure
…Aims to develop employees presentation skills
45% Disagree
50% Agree

37. 17%
38%
28%
14%
3%
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Unsure
42% Disagree
55% Agree
…Take presentations as seriously as they should

38. Learn what to do with PowerPoint, not just how to use it

39. Where does it all go wrong

40. 46%
49%
53%
68%
Lack of preparation/
practice
Lack of understanding
of audience's needs
Presenter reads
off screen
Too much text
Top 4 factors as voted by respondents

41. Tell stories, use visuals, be more human - less robot

42. That’s all folks A huge thanks to everyone who took part in the survey, and good luck with any presentations you might have in the near future!
Find out a bit more about the creator of this survey

43. The presentation was created by me, Ed, that’s me below! I run a presentation design company which you can find @ www.clearpreso.com
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