This document provides tips and strategies for effective presentations. It emphasizes that a presentation is a performance, not just a meeting, and should inspire and engage the audience emotionally. It encourages identifying your personal presentation style and using techniques like storytelling, metaphors, and creating tension to hold audience attention. Bullet points are discouraged in favor of a single powerful idea per slide. Rehearsing and ensemble presenting with other speakers is also recommended to feel confident and connected to the audience. The overall message is that an effective presentation transfers emotion to inspire the audience.

1. PRESENTATION
ELEVATION
Michael Weiss
@mikepweiss

2. Who is this guy?
AND WHAT IS
HER DOING
HERE?

14. Still Chasing
THE ROCK
AND ROLL
DREAM

29. Now you know
MICHAEL
WEISS

30. That is called
THE LESSIG
METHOD

31. YOU
THEM
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32. YOU

33. What is your
STYLE?

34. It is critical that you
IDENTIFY &
ACCEPT
your style

35. Are you
CASUAL?

36. Are you
FORMAL?

37. What about your
CADENCE?

38. Are you a
FAST
talker?

39. Or do you
TAKE YOUR
TIME?

40. How do you use your
HANDS?

41. Are you aware of your
FACE?

42. How do you use your
BODY?

44. At the 1988 DNC
Clinton was
BOO’ED
off the stage

46. Clinton uses his
HANDS
better than anyone

53. Cadence

54. Repetition
REPETITION
Repitition

56. It was hard not to feel his
PASSION

58. Jim Morrison was
a master of
CROWD
CONTROL

59. It comes down to
CHARISMA

60. !
A personal quality making a person capable of
INFLUENCING or INSPIRING large
numbers of people.

61. Is it
INNATE
or can it be
LEARNED?

62. CLTs*
(Charismatic Leadership
Tactics)
* John Antonakis, Marika Fenley, and Sue Liechti

63. Metaphor

64. “It is obvious today that America
has defaulted on this promissory
note insofar as her citizens of color
are concerned. Instead of honoring
this sacred obligation, America has
given the Negro people a bad check,
a check that has come back marked
'insufficient funds.’ “
– Martin Luther King

65. Story

66. Want to learn how to tell a better story?
WATCH
COMEDIANS

67. Communication is the
TRANSFER
OF EMOTION
Seth Godin

68. Contrast

69. “Ask not what your country can do for you,
BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR
YOUR COUNTRY.”

70. Confidence

71. If you don’t believe it
NEITHER
WILL THEY

72. THEM

73. The human brain not only
looks for the
UNEXPECTED
but actually craves it
Gregory Berns

74. Create
TENSION

76. NESTED LOOPS

77. Open with the
CONCLUSION

78. ? It creates
MYSTERY

79. It unravels a
PUZZLE

80. 2
THE PITCH
THE
WORKING
SESSION

81. Let’s talk about
THE PITCH

82. Your proposal is factual and filled with
PROCESS AND
BUDGETS

83. Your pitch is
EMOTIONAL,
ENGAGING &
INSPIRATIONAL

84. 3
READ YOUR
PROPOSAL
DEVOURED
YOUR WEB
SITE
KNOW YOU
CAN DO THE
JOB

85. Bottom Line
YOU ARE IN THE
ROOM FOR A
REASON

86. Now is not the time to talk about
ME ME ME

87. Now is not the time to talk about
THEM

88. This is just another
MEETING

89. A Presentation Is Not A Meeting;
IT’S A
PERFORMANCE

90. Let’s talk about
THE
WORKING
SESSION

91. Nancy Duarte

92. HOW

93. STORYTELLING
STORYTELLING

94. Campfires have been replaced with
PROJECTOR
BULBSNancy Duarte

95. You don’t have to tell the
ENTIRE
STORY

96. RULE
OF
3

97. The 3 Little Pigs
Goldilocks & the 3 Bears
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Stop, Drop & Roll
Location, Location, Location
Duty, Honor, Country
Veni, Vidi, Vici

98. 3
It’s
ALL
they can
remember

99. Be
RESPECTFUL

101. #1
Exercise boosts
BRAIN
POWER

102. If we didn’t move
we would have been
EATEN

103. UNPLUG

104. GO ANALOG

105. Multitasking is a
MYTH

106. #4
We do not pay
attention to
BORING
THINGS

108. Do something different
EVERY 10
MINUTES

109. #10
Vision trumps
all other
SENSES

115. HEAR
a piece of information
and 3 days later you’ll remember
10% OF IT

116. ADD A
PICTURE
and you’ll remember 65%

117. CHOOSE YOUR TOOL

119. Too often we build our presentations
AROUND OUR
DECKS

120. I want you to build your decks
AROUND YOUR
PRESENTATIONS

121. Swab !
The Decks"

122. Beware Of
The Bullet
Points

123. Why I Love Dolphins
★ I
Met
One
Once
★ It
was
a
summer
day
in
Florida.....
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125. 1
IDEA
PER
SLIDE

126. Slides are for
SUPPORT
ONLY

127. Say no to
ANIMATION

128. HI-REZ
images only

129. Your slide deck is NOT a
HANDOUT

130. ENSEMBLE
PRESENTING

131. “Jazz, like any language, has its own
grammar and vocabulary.
There’s no right or wrong,
just some choices that are
better than others.”
- Wynton Marsalis

132. #1
Spend time
TOGETHER

133. #2
Take calls
TOGETHER

134. #3
Rehearse
TOGETHER

135. Kibbitz & Nosh

136. "I've learned that people will forget what you
said, people will forget what you did, but
people will never forget how you
made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou

137. YOU
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