This document provides tips and best practices for creating effective presentations. It recommends sketching ideas, using mind maps to connect points, and practicing presentations with friendly groups. When presenting, the document advises making final preparations beforehand, thanking the audience, and ending early. It also provides examples of visualization tools and stock photo sites that can be used to enhance presentations.

1. © Matthew McCullough, Ambient Ideas, LLC

2. Matthew

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19. kuler.adobe.com

21. fakenamegenerator.com

23. istockphoto.com

24. Examples

26. ted.com

28. poptech.com

29. Assembly

30. Sketch your ideas

31. Ske tch you r ideas
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32. Mind M
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40. Practice

42. Friendly group

43. Friendly group

46. Presenting

47. Make
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51. Final thoughts

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53. end early.

54. Thank you

56. Contact
Matthew McCullough
matthewm@ambientideas.com
@matthewmccull
http://www.presentationpatterns.com/blog

57. References

58. Web Sites
•http://istockphoto.com
•http://kuler.adobe.com
•http://fakenamegenerator.com
•http://ted.com
•http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/
william_kamkwamba_on_building_a_windmill.html
•http://poptech.com
Books
• Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
• Presentation Zen
• Presentation Zen Design
• Made to Stick
• UR a Brand
• Confessions of a Public Speaker
• Brain Rules by John Medina

59. Credits

60. Photo & Data Credits
• William Henry Harrison
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison
• Friends
• http://www2.warnerbros.com/friendstv/img/friends_index.jpg
• Martin Luther King
• http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2420/1556389874_47f0929047.jpg
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/g_cliser/1556389874/
• http://chrisabraham.com/2009/01/19/martin-luther-king-jr/
• All others
• http://iStockPhoto.com
• http://AmbientIdeasPhotography.com

61. Extras

62. Fonts
• Maximum of 2 or 3 fonts per presentation
• Subtypes within a Font family is OK

63. Off the Computer
• Story board sheets
• Similar to film directing
• Strong outline makes implementing easy

64. Audience
• Who?
• What do they know?
• Topic relevant?

65. Learning Styles
• Visual
• Auditory
• Combined

66. Animations & Builds
• Fade through black
• Dissolve
• Grey out previous words
(progressive build)

67. Magazines as Inspiration
• Wired
• National Geographic
• Burner