Presenter: Larry Asher, Worker Bees, SVC, Principal We live in an information economy, right? Then why do so many people churn out boring, dense, indecipherable, and worthless information via the endless stream of horrid PowerPoints we’re forced to sit through most days? There’s another way, and you can learn it in 40 minutes at this session. We’ll show you what good storytelling, cleanly designed slides, and compelling presentation support is supposed to look like. You’ll also learn about what The Wave — that thing people do at football and baseball stadiums — has to do with dreadful presentations. Now, of course, you aren’t an offender and your PowerPoint and Keynote decks are just fine. So bring some bullet-point addict you know who really needs this. You’ll be doing us all a favor.

2. ABOUT YOUR
POWERPOINT:

3. ONCE UPON
A TIME

12. WHAT JUST
HAPPENED?

13. HERE’S MY STORY

31. WHAT'S YOUR
STORY?

32. WHO YOU ARE. "
HOW YOU PRESENT.
WHAT’S NOT WORKING.

33. STORY + "
PRESENTER +
PRESENTATION = "
NOT SHITTY

34. STORYTELLING

37. WHY DO WE "
TELL STORIES?

38. Save a life
Share some wisdom
Establish moral codes
Connect us to others
Pass down history
CAVEPEOPLE

39. BIZPEOPLE
Save a life
Share some wisdom
Establish moral codes
Connect us to others
Pass down history

40. Sell an idea
Set a vision
Educate
Build camaraderie
Create understanding
BIZPEOPLE

41. STORIES ARE
STICKIER

43. ‣ Invented in 1748
‣ Conceived by John Montagu
‣ Flatbreads to hold meat used earlier in Middle East
‣ Rise of working class favored sandwich’s portability
‣ Also known as butty, sarnie, sammie, sanger
ISTORY OF THE SANDWIC

44. WE LOVE STORIES

50. A story is the only way to activate
parts in the brain so that a
listener turns the story into their
own idea and experience.

51. WHAT MAKES
STORIES STICK?

52. EXPOSITION
CLIMAX
RESOLUTION

53. EXPOSITION
CLIMAX
RESOLUTION

54. EXPOSITION
CLIMAX
RESOLUTION

56. IT
YOU

57. IT’S NOT JUST
ABOUT THE STORY

58. STORY + "
PRESENTER +
PRESENTATION = "
NOT SHITTY
√

59. 1. TELL A STORY

60. 2. BE THE STAR

65. 3. MAKE IT
EMOTIONAL

66. If logic alone worked,
no one would ever smoke.

69. 4. BE BRIEF

70. 5. STAND BY THE
SCREEN

71. Stand here.
Don’t sit here.

72. 6. PRACTICE

73. 7. INVOLVE THEM

74. 8. KNOW YOUR STUFF

75. “People who know what they’re
talking about don’t need powerpoint.”
~Steve Jobs

76. 9. EXUDE CONFIDENCE

78. STORY + "
PRESENTER +
PRESENTATION = "
NOT SHITTY
√
√

79. IT

80. “Think of your slides as billboards. Can the audience
comprehend them in 3 seconds?”
Think of your
slides as billboards.

81. “Think of your slides as billboards. Can the audience
comprehend them in 3 seconds?”
You should be able
to comprehend in
3 seconds.

82. “Think of your slides as billboards. Can the audience
comprehend them in 3 seconds?”
Stick with one or
two typefaces.

83. “Think of your slides as billboards. Can the audience
comprehend them in 3 seconds?”
Colors and image
style should
be consistent.

84. “Think of your slides as billboards. Can the audience
comprehend them in 3 seconds?”
Convey one idea "
per slide.

85. 10. USE VISUALS,
NOT WORDS

86. > Cat stuck in tree
> Fire department called
> Fireman scratched
> Kids happy again

87. 11. NO
TELEPROMPTER
SLIDES

88. IS THIS ANNOYING?
• Hello! You can start reading this slide now.
• Wait, how about if I read it aloud to you?
• Why are we doing this? Well, I didn’t really know what I
wanted to say, so I’m going to read this.
• Only I’m not going to read it verbatim, which makes it
even harder to pay attention.
• Bet I’m not the first guy to pull this one on you.

90. 12. 10 WORDS PER
SLIDE MAX.

93. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?

96. 13. USE HIGHLIGHTED
BULLETS

97. ‣ Highlighted bullets keep the reader focussed
‣ They allow you to stick to the 10-words rule
‣ They add production value
‣ But bullets are still a bad idea

98. 14. KEEP GRAPHICS
SIMPLE

104. Stereotypical 20-something female’s idea of love

105. Stereotypical 20-something male’s idea of love

106. 15. MAKE A SEPARATE
HANDOUT

110. PRESENTATIONS
VS.
CONVERSATIONS

113. www.duarte.com/slidedocs

114. www.tinyurl.com/svc-slidedocs

117. STORY + "
PRESENTER +
PRESENTATION = "
NOT SHITTY
√
√
√

118. WHY IS THIS
SO HARD?

121. MAKEOVER TIME

122. Nicely on-
brand, but
there’s no
story.
Necessary,
but a bit of
a visual and
narrative
buzz kill.
Creepy visual
isn’t relevant
to topic of
confidentiality
.
Too many
words.
Way too
much to
absorb here.

123. It’s amazing what we’ll accomplish together.
Presenters have no financial relationship with a commercial interest.

124. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
What’s the
mountain we
need to climb?

125. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
We need to
reduce the
incidence of
postpartum
hemorrhage at
[Hospital].

126. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
How do we
define
postpartum
hemorrhage?
‣ EBL/cumulative blood loss of >500 ml for
vaginal delivery
‣ EBL/cumulative blood loss of >1,000 ml
for caesarian delivery
‣ Blood loss symptoms

127. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
What are the
causes of PPH?
The 4 Ts
Tone Tissue
Thrombin Trauma

128. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
Who will be your
guides on this
journey?
Name
Name Name
Name
Name
Name
Name
Name
Name
Name

129. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
What will
success look
like?

130. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
What will
success look
like?
Out of X,XXX deliveries, only
XX will experience PPH, or X%.

131. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
How we’ll avoid
disasters.

132. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
How we’ll avoid
disasters.
1. 3-way repeat back
2. Clear leader
3. Recap
4. Speak up for safety
5. Chain of command if needed

133. It’s amazing what will accomplish together.
What are the
main warning
signs of PPH to
be looking for?
To the top, shall we?

134. A FEW PRO TIPS

135. USE PRESENTER VIEW

137. ALWAYS CHECK THE
ROOM OUT

139. BRING EXTRA
EVERYTHING

141. KNOW WHO’S GOING
TO TALK

143. YOUR BEST
PRESENTER PRESENTS

144. YOUR BEST
PRESENTER PRESENTS

145. K
END WITH AN ASK

146. HERE’S MINE:

147. 1. STICK TO 10
WORDS PER SLIDE

148. 2. USE VISUALS
MORE THAN WORDS

149. 3. TELL US A STORY

150. WE DIVE DEEPER

151. BETTER POWERPOINT,
BETTER PRESENTATIONS
WED. NOV. 18, 10A-1P

152. POWERPOINT TRICKS & TIPS
MON. NOV. 13, 10A-1P

153. SIC ATTENDEES SAVE 15%
USE CODE SIC2017
SVCSEATTLE.COM

154. CUSTOM TEAM TRAINING
SVC’S PLACE OR YOURS

155. Msft—storytelling
HAPPY
PRESENTING
Larry Asher
School of Visual Concepts"
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School of Visual Concepts"
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