How to Make Your Next Presentation Great

How to make your next
presentation great

Set a
ear objective
Every great presentation
starts with a clear
objective

DoFeelThink
Objective
based on what you want an audience to
and

PowerPoint by the numbers
There are 500 million PowerPoint users

PowerPoint by the numbers 2
creating 30 million presentations every single day
10 million 10 million 10 million

too many slides in too short a time
long boring slides that turn the audience off
too much text in too small a font
the presenter simply reads the slides
“I know you can’t read this, but ..” slides
too much information to take in
no clear outcomes or objectives
Why do they fail?

2There are types of presentation
Two types of presentation

Facilitated prsentation
1The facilitated
Presentation has
YOUas the main event

Your job as presenter
Your job is to build an engaged audience through
what you say; your slides are simply your
supporting cast.

The remote presentation
The remote presentation has no
audience or direct interaction2

Use complete information
a remote presentation must
be whole and complete;
giving viewers enough
information to fully
understand the context.

You can’t combine the two types
You cannot combine both types in a single
PowerPoint presentation because each audience’s
needs are different

Remember the rules
1
10
20
30Remember the rules

1 point per slide
Point Per Slide
keeps the audience on track and
avoids confused messages
1

10 points per presentation
Points Per Presentation
means they’ll remember what you say
and you’ll achieve your objective
1 10

Got an hour’s slot?
create a presentation
that lasts 20 minutes
using the rule of 1/3’s

Present for 1/3 of your time
1/3 presentation time
1/3 question time
1/3 technical & ‘other’ time

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A minimum of 30point font means
you can’t fit too many words on the
screen.
and it’s visible in any size of room from
a small meeting room to an arena

Bullet points
X• dump the bullet point

Dump the bullet point
Instead of this:
• 60% drive to work
• 20% take the bus
• 15% take the train
• 5% drive

Alternatives to bullet points
60%
drive
20%
bus
15%
train
5%
walk
try this:

Use graphics
60%drive to work
5% walk to work
20% get the bus
15% let the train take the strain
or even this:

Colour schemes
Black on White
White on Black
remember, strongcontrast works well

Colours to avoid
but, don’t use these colours for differentiation

Colour problemsYellow bleaches in
artificial light
Differentiation using red
and green is not good
for colour blindness

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