Remote Presentations
Lean Presentation Design Academy
When we think about
Presentations
Let’s be honest
It is more often like this
%
We all
communicate
Virtually
Growth in
remote
work over
the last
10yrs
How do you
communicate?
Audio
Audio + Content
Audio + Content + Video
The more
effective
way is:
Audio
Audio + Content
Audio + Content + Video
BUT
Does video conferencing work?
97%
93% 92%
87% 87%
Improves connectedness
sense
Improves effectiveness Enables individual's
productivity
Improves relationships Improves sales
Video conferencing drives productivity
100%
Connectedness
Effectiveness Productivity Relationships
Sales
Improves performance Replacing audio-conf.
for internal meetings
Replacing audio-conf.
for external meetings
92% 80% 84%
Video-conf. is replacing audio-conf.
So…
an effective remote presentation?
How to make
“A successful
presentation is made of”
3 pillars
Source: the Lean Presentation Design book
Performance
Focus on your audience
What do they see?
Maurizio’s DesktopMaurizioLindaMatt
Maurizio’s DesktopMaurizioLindaMatt
YOU!
Maurizio’s DesktopMaurizioLindaMatt
YOUR SLIDES!
You need to
optimize
both
What
About
YOU? ?
Performance
Are you looking at them?
Look at each
of them
Live presentation
During a live
presentation you
need to constantly
look at each of
them to keep them
engaged
Live presentation
During a
remote
presentation
you need to
constantly
look at the
camera each
of them to
keep them
engaged
Looking at the
camera is not easy
Remote presentation
TOO MANY DISTRACTIONS !!
Look in the camera
Looking at each of them means looking at just one point
 Avoid looking at
yourself
Look in the camera
Looking at each of them means looking at just one point
 Avoid looking at
yourself
 Avoid looking at the
participants
Look in the camera
Looking at each of them means looking at just one point
 Avoid looking at
yourself
 Avoid looking at the
participants
 Avoid looking down at
your notes
Look in the camera
Looking at each of them means looking at just one point
Look at the
camera to
engage
them all
Hand gestures
help
Hold on!
Let’s be clear
Hand gestures
MAKE THE
DI
F
FE R
EN
C
Hand gestures allow you to be WAY
MORE ENGAGING
So how should you sit in front of
the camera?
Rule of Thirds
1/3
1/3
1/3 1/3
can you create engagement?
How else
…
…
Talk
to your
audience to
create
interaction
CHAT
Have a colleague
managing the
chat
What do they hear?
Not too fast
No mumbling
Especially in a foreign language
Performance
Be ENGAGING but…
Performance
and…
Mute yourself
If you are not talking
Not like you just
woke up
Clear voice
Have a
For stronger voice
Sit straight
Performance
Technology matters
SHOW SEE HEAR SPEAK
SHOW SEE HEAR SPEAK
%
of executives
agree that video
significantly
improves the
quality of
communication
Show
yourself
Traditional
webcams
for me are a
NO GO
Quality = cost too much
Not always with you
Bad angle
Performance
What’s your best camera?
STANDING
/
SITTING
STANDING
Hand Gestures
Voice
Bluetooth earbuds
Smartphone
Tripod
Backdrop
SITTING
Managing slides
SHOW SEE HEAR SPEAK
Performance
What do you see?
Attendants Current slide
Performance
What do you need to see?
PowerPoint
Presenter view
Focus on your
next slide and
lead your
speech
Performance
If you don’t have a 2nd monitor?
Performance
Embedded videos?
Performance
SHOW SEE HEAR SPEAK
OR
Headphones Earbuds
Both are just fine
Some are even
Integrated
Which is fine too
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Visual
Less is more
Busy-ness Background
noise
1 Call To Action
BACKGROUND
NOISE
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
2
5
10 15
Quarterly growth of the company during the last financial year
2
5
10
15
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Quarterly growth
last year
5.4
5.6
6
6.1
7.9
8.1
8.6
8.7
9.5
11.4
USA
Poland
Austria
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Germany
Belgium
UK
Switzerland
KG per capita
Visual
Not too less sometimes
Visual
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P H A S E 1 : D E V E L O P M E N T + D E S I G N
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P H A S E 3 : D E L I V E R F I N A L P R E S E N T A T I O N
P H A S E 2 : F E E D B A C K + A P P R O V A L
1
PROCESS
D E V E L O P M E N T
2 0 X X D E S I G N K I T
+ S T O R Y T E L L I N G
+ P R E S E N T A T I O N A S S E S S M E N T
+ P R E S E N T A T I O N D E S I G N
+ P R O D U C T P L A C E M E N T
+ I N F O G R A P H I C S
+ M O T I O N I N F O G R A P H I C S
+ R E B R A N D I N G
+ C O R P O R A T E T R A I N I N G
+ P O W E R P O I N T S O F T W A R E
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M E D I U M R E C T A N G L E
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1 2 5 × 1 2
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F I R S T A N A L Y S I S O F A S - I S
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C O N T E N T A S S E S S M E N T
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I N T E R V E N T I O N P R O P O S A L
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Development
L E A D E R B O A R D |
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2 0 X X D E S I G N K I T
D E V E L O P M E N T + D E S I G N
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FEEDBACK
C O M M E N T
L o r e m i p s u m
d o l o r s i t a m e t ,
c o n s e c t e t u e r
a d i p i s c i n g
e l i t .
2
2 0 X X D E S I G N K I T
F E E D B A C K + A P P R O V A L
C O M M E N T
L o r e m i p s u m
d o l o r s i t a m e t ,
c o n s e c t e t u e r
a d i p i s c i n g
e l i t .
C O M M E N T
L o r e m i p s u m
d o l o r s i t a m e t ,
c o n s e c t e t u e r
a d i p i s c i n g
e l i t .
C O N C L U S I O N S
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FINAL
DELIVERABLE
2
2 0 X X D E S I G N K I T
D E L I V E R F I N A L P R E S E N T A T I O N
F I N A L C O M M E N T S
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Visual
A navigation system is made of
Agenda Section Dividers Navigator
Storyline is important…
Death by
PowerPoint
What to say FIRSTand what to sayNEXT ?
Learning from
METHODOLOGY
Plan
First
Objective
Situation
Complication
Resolution
Performance
Self improvement
RECORD yourself
Additional resources
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How to deliver an effective remote presentation