How are we Presenting? A Survey on all things presentation related
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This document summarizes the results of a survey about presentation skills and habits. Some key findings include: - The majority of respondents rated themselves as above average in presentation skills compared to peers. - PowerPoint 2007 was the most commonly used presentation software in 2010 but fell to 36% in 2011. - Nearly half of respondents view over 25 presentations per year but only 18% deliver that many. - The top factors for poor presentations were identified as too much text, presenters reading slides, lack of understanding the audience's needs, and lack of preparation.
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How are we Presenting? A Survey on all things presentation related
- 1. How are we PRESENTING A look at how we all present and where it all goes wrong www.clearpreso.com
- 3. Keep a look out for the brilliant comments received from respondents
- 4. What software do you use?
- 5. Prezi 3.4% Other 4.5% Keynote 10.1% Ppt 07 Ppt 03 36.0% 12.4% Ppt 10 33.7%
- 6. The software winners and losers since our 2010 survey
- 7. Usage in Usage in 2010 vs 2011 2010 2011 Let’s compare usage stats between our results in 2010 and 2011
- 8. Usage in Usage in 2010 2011 Ppt 2007 53% 2010 vs 2011 36%
- 9. Usage in Usage in 2010 2011 Ppt 2007 53% 2010 vs 2011 36% Ppt 2003 19% 12%
- 10. Usage in Usage in 2010 2011 Ppt 2007 53% 2010 vs 2011 36% Ppt 2003 19% 12% Other 7% 5%
- 11. Usage in Usage in 2010 2011 Ppt 2007 53% 2010 vs 2011 36% 34% Ppt 2003 19% Ppt 2010 12% 12% Other 7% 5%
- 12. Usage in Usage in 2010 2011 Ppt 2007 53% 2010 vs 2011 36% 34% Ppt 2003 19% Ppt 2010 12% 12% 10% Keynote 9% Other 7% 5%
- 13. Usage in Usage in 2010 2011 Ppt 2007 53% 2010 vs 2011 36% 34% Ppt 2003 19% Ppt 2010 12% 12% 10% Keynote 9% Other 7% 5% 3% Prezi 0%
- 14. Learn what to do with PowerPoint, not just how to use it
- 15. Presentations Viewed and Delivered per year
- 16. How many presentations do you view per year? 25+ 47% 22-24 4% 19-21 4% Almost half of our presenters sit through 16-18 3% over 25 presentations per year 13-15 6% 10-12 14% 7-9 8% 4-6 10% 1-3 5%
- 17. How many presentations do you deliver per year? 25+ 18% 22-24 3% 19-21 4% 16-18 6% 13-15 9% 10-12 22% 7-9 8% 4-6 18% 1-3 14%
- 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. …Ability to present 51% 38% 11% 0% Bottom 25% Bottom 26-50% Top 50-26% Top 25%
- 21. …Ability to present 11% “Below Average” 89% “Above Average” 51% A confident bunch! Hardly anyone describes themselves as being 38% below average 11% 0% Bottom 25% Bottom 26-50% Top 50-26% Top 25%
- 22. …Presentation software skills 13% “Below Average” 87% “Above Average” 44% 43% 12% 1% Bottom 25% Bottom 26-50% Top 50-26% Top 25%
- 23. …Preparation & Preparedness 21% “Below Average” 79% “Above Average” 48% 31% 15% 6% Bottom 25% Bottom 26-50% Top 50-26% Top 25%
- 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. 16% of 30% respondents are super-rehearsers! 24% 4% of respondents “wing it” 15% 16% 11% 4% 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 5< Hours spent rehearsing
- 29. Which of these presentation resources do you use?
- 30. Resources used by respondents 45% 37% 26% 27% Presentation Books on Online tutorials None of the websites & blogs presentations above
- 31. How would you rate the average presentation given in your organisation Out of 10
- 32. The average score was 5.56 out of 10 19% 16% 15% 15% 13% 9% 5% 4% 3% 1% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score out of 10
- 33. Ask for honest feedback… Then action it
- 34. Do you agree that your organisation…
- 35. …Makes sales as a direct result of presentations 65% Agree 27% Disagree 41% 24% 22% 5% 8% Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Unsure Agree Disagree
- 36. …Aims to develop employees presentation skills 50% Agree 45% Disagree 37% 27% 18% 13% 5% Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Unsure Agree Disagree
- 37. …Take presentations as seriously as they should 55% Agree 42% Disagree 38% 28% 17% 14% 3% Strongly Agree Disagree Strongly Unsure Agree Disagree
- 38. Learn what to do with PowerPoint, not just how to use it
- 39. Where does it all go wrong
- 40. Top 4 factors as voted by respondents Too much text 68% Presenter reads off screen 53% Lack of understanding of audience's needs 49% Lack of preparation/ practice 46%
- 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 If you need help with a presentation just let me know! • You can email me at Ed@clearpreso.com • Or if you are on twitter then lets connect, you can find me at www.twitter.com/clearpreso
- 44. Don’t forget to share :-)