Garr Reynolds is a communications expert who teaches about effective presentations. He advocates for a minimalist "Presentation Zen" style with simple, visually appealing slides used to enhance the speaker's storytelling rather than serving as the focus. Reynolds emphasizes preparing the key message, using vivid examples and personal anecdotes, and delivering presentations extemporaneously while engaging the audience. Effective presentations share information through clarity, creativity and passion rather than relying on bullet points or being read verbatim from slides.

1. WITH INSIGHTS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS
GURU GARR REYNOLDS!
REVAMPING THE ART OF PRESENTATION WITH
PRESENTATION ZEN!!

2. • GARR HAS LIVED IN HAWAII, OREGON,
CUPERTINO, PALO ALTO, AND JAPAN!!!
CURRENTLY, HE’S THE ASSOCIATE
MARKETING PROFESSOR AT KANSAI GAIDAI
UNIVERSITY.
HE RUNS A DESIGN GROUP CALLED
DESIGN MATTERS AND ORGANISES TED
LIKE TALKS.
HE USED TO WORK FOR APPLE!!
HE USED TO WORK FOR APPLE!!
HE USED TO WORK FOR APPLE!!
HE USED TO WORK FOR APPLE!!
OUR TEACHER: GARR REYNOLDS

3. THE QUESTION IS…..
IS IT IMPORTANT TO
POSSESS PRESENTATION
SKILLS????
IS IT IMPORTANT TO
POSSESS PRESENTATION
SKILLS????

4. 30 MILLION PRESENTATIONS ARE
GIVEN IN A DAY…..

5. ….. AND
90% OF THEM ARE UNBEARABLE!!

6. O, WHY DOES IT MATTER??

7. • Well, its not everything. Its
one thing.
• To be a leader, its
important to tell your story.
• You need to be a great
communicator.
• If you’re not appearing,
you’re disappearing!

8. FOOD FOR THOUGHT…
GUY KAWASAKI SAYS ,”EAT LIKE A BIRD, POOP LIKE AN ELEPHANT’.
“Type a quote here.”

9. PRESENTATION IS’NT EVERYTHING. BUT IT’S ONE WAY WE
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

10. • HE PRESENTS WITHOUT BULLET
POINTS.
NORMALLY THERE ARE SIMPLE
GRAPHICS BEHIND HIM. HE’S IN THE
FRONT TELLING HIS STORY.
NORMALLY THERE ARE SIMPLE GRAPHICS
BEHIND HIM. HE’S IN THE FRONT
TELLING HIS STORY.
LETS TAKE AN EXAMPLE…
AL GORE

11. STIFF, ROBOT-
LIKE,
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ,
AL GORE BEFORE…

12. BAM!!!!!!
Then after Duarte Design…..

13. HOW PRESENTING
DIFFERENTLY CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE…
• With the same message, he
became a better presenter.
• He won an Oscar, Nobel
Peace Prize, and was also
clamoured to run for the
President.

15. SO, MORAL OF THE STORY?
COMMUNICATION MATTERS!
COMMUNICATION MATTERS!

16. HOW DO WE PREVENT/CURE “DEATH BY POWER
POINT”??
BUT….

17. GOOD BAD
BEING COHERENT PLAINLY READING SLIDES
WRONG SLIDES.
SLIDES DON’T JIVE WITH THE SPEECH.
POOR PACING
INTERACTIVE, ENGAGING
GOOD HUMOR

18. WHAT WE WANT WHAT WE GET
• CLARITY
• MEANING
• CONTENT
• CONFUSION
• BOREDOM
• WASTED TIME

19. PRESENTATION ZEN
• Garr Reynolds made his first
multimedia presentation at the
age of 17.
• Importance of spreading ideas.
• Presentation Zen blog
• Why ZEN??
• Importance of simplicity,
restraint, naturalness
• Influences

20. Simplicity means …..

21. …. MAXIMUM EFFECT WITH MINIMUM EFFORTS

22. LESSONS ARE ALL AROUND US

23. • PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE….
NOTHING SUPERFLUOUS
MINIMALISTIC
BEAUTY MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS
CONTENT MATTERS

24. AVOID THIS

25. SOLUTION?????

26. • CREATIVITY
• SIMPLICITY
• SIMPLICITY NEEDS CREATIVITY
Importance to

28. WWW.TED.COM
HEARD OF THIS?

30. DON’T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES
Be curious…

32. • You may be an expert, but try to think like a child sometimes. Adopt their
creativity.
• Preparation
• Visuals
• Delivery
TIPS

33. PREPARE
• Step back
• Alone time
• “So what” not just “What”
• Inclusion and exclusion
• What’s your story?

34. GOOD READ

35. 6 KEY PRINCIPLES TO
MAKE MESSAGES
STICKY
• Simplicity
• Unexpectedness
• Concreteness
• Credibility
• Emotion
• Story

36. Bring liveliness on stage!

38. VISUAL SIMPLICITY
STEP 2:

39. ZEN AESTHETICS
• NATURAL
• EMPTY SPACE
• CAREFUL, PURPOSEFUL
PLACEMENTS
• UNCLUTTEREDNESS

40. DESIGN IS SOUL DEEP…
DESIGN MATTERS
DESIGN MATTERS
DESIGN MATTERS

41. 7LINES OF TEXT PER SLIDE
7 WORDS PER LINE
1
1-7-7 RULE

42. YOU CAN’T READ FROM THE SLIDE.
IMAGES FROM ISTOCKPHOTO.COM
KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. MINIMUM DATA.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
SUPPORT THEM WITH PICTURES.
Few more tips….

43. DON’T DO IT THIS WAY.

44. A better way….

45. Delivery

46. The ”Jobsian” Method

47. Tahakashi method

48. PRESENTATIONS ARE A BALANCE OF THREE RHETORICAL PROOFS: ETHOS, PATHOS, AND
LOGOS.
PASSION
ENTHUSIASM
PASSION
BEING IN THE MOMENT
What a presentation delivery needs

49. MOVE AWAY FROM
THE PODIUM
USE A REMOTE

50. POWERPOINT IS NOT THE PRESENTATION.
YOU ARE.
YOU ARE.
YOU ARE.

51. A Story should be:
• Natural
• Open
• Visual
• Fresh
• Honest
• Simple

52. So, in a nutshell…
tion isn’t everything. However, it’s one of the most importa
sentation, it should be simple, creative, have clarity, and sh
• Avoid dense slides.
• Focus on presentation, visuals, and delivery.
• As a speaker, try to be as natural as possible.

53. For additional resources, visit
• Presentation Zen
• istockphoto.com
• www.ted.com