This document discusses simplifying presentations by making them lightweight. It uses the metaphor of a backpack to represent a presentation, suggesting that presenters pack their "backpack" with only the essential information and avoid overloading the audience. The document advises treating every word as something that must be paid for, including only what is truly necessary. The goal is to avoid creating a heavy burden for the audience to carry by keeping the presentation simple and streamlined.

1. SIMPLIFY
simplify
SI MPLIFY

2. THERE’S T HIS MOVIE
“UP in the AIR”

3. it ’s
ABOUT A GUY WHO
FIRES
PEOPLE

4. HE GIVES ADVICE
to a
YOUNG COLLEAGUE

5. How much
DOES YOUR LIFE
WEIGH?
Imagine for a second
that you’re carrying
a backpack…

6. I want you to pack
it with all the stuff that
you have in your life…
Start with the little
things.The shelves, the
drawers, then you start
adding larger stuff…
the backpack should
be getting pretty heavy
now…

7. You go bigger.
Your couch, your
car, your home…
stuff it all into that
backpack. Now fill it
with people.
Start with casual
acquaintances, friends of
friends, your brothers,
your sisters…

8. .
into t hat bag..
them
You get
FEEL WEIGHT
the
of THAT BAG...

9. THINK of your PRESENTATION as a
BACKPACK

10. FE E L the
WE I G H T
of it

11. CAN YOU CARRY IT OR IS IT DRAGGING
EASILY? ALONG?

12. IS IT BOGGED DOWN BY TOO MANY
WORDS, VISUALS OR SLIDES?

13. The weight of your backpack
(YOUR PRES ENTATION)
will be on your audience’s
shoulders when you’re done.

14. DON’T make their BACKPACKS
HEAVIER
WITH YOUR PRESENTATION

15. REMEMBER
THEIR BACKPACKS
are already FULL

16. DON’T
MA KE THEM FIT SOMETHING
cu mbersome & bulky
IN THERE

17. SIMPLICITY
is
KEY

18. PRETEND LIKE YOU
HAVE TO PAY
for
EVERY WORD YOU USE

19. SAY ONLY WHAT
is truly
NECESSARY

20. How can you
SIMPLIFY
YOUR BACKPACK?