Talk at Tetuan Valley Startup School, Spring 2010. Byron Stanford from Project Presentation speaks on how to improve today's presentations by traveling.

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2. En Project-Presentation we’re trying to change the world
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3. Presentations aren’t the most important thing, but they are important
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4. Imagine when you speak
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5. People listen
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6. And follow
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7. You could spread your message, and change your world
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8. I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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9. I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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10. I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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11. I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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12. I was born in USA, came to Spain at age 5 and traveled to Japan
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13. But I looked like this
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14. I had the pleasure of being Garr’s student. Presentation guru and great mentor
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15. Author of Presentation Zen, which inspires today’s talk
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17. Why is it important?
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18. People like Seth Godin
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19. Or Guy Kawasaki, agree that presentations today impede communication in stead of
aiding it.
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20. These people see more than 10 presentations a day. You should listen to what they
say (and follow their blogs). They are the type of people you will be selling your ideas
and dreams to.
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21. But what is a Zen Presentation?
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22. Why Zen?
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23. It doesn’t mean you need to meditate before your prez
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24. Garr relates 3 principle of Zen to Presentations. Restraint, simplicity and Naturalness.
I want to relate them to the 3 parts of presentations: Preparation, design and Delivery
Restraint in preparation
Simplicity in design
Naturalness in delivery
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25. Garr relates 3 principle of Zen to Presentations. Restraint, simplicity and Naturalness.
I want to relate them to the 3 parts of presentations: Preparation, design and Delivery
Restraint in preparation
Simplicity in design
Naturalness in delivery
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26. But how?
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27. Travelling
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29. Follow me on a journey. The journey of making a presentation
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30. As in any journey we have a point of origin
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31. A destination
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32. And many ways to get there. But this time the shortest way is not the best one
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33. We could take shortcuts
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34. But they will only bring you here
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35. Preparing our trip requires us to decide our destination, what message we want to
convey.
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36. Get away from the computer
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37. Take a notebook and a pencil to write down everything that comes to mind
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38. Don’t be afraid to have a lot of ideas
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39. Learn that destruction is part of the process of creation
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40. Don’t be satisfied with the first idea that comes to mind. Push your ideas further and
then reduce them to their core.
Image from the book Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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41. Take those reduced ideas and put them on post-its to create the map of your journey.
If an idea doesn’t fit on a post-it it’s too complex. You need to make it simpler.
Image from the book Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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42. Organize your topics like stops on the road
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43. Decide how you will go there.
Power Point
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44. Keynote
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45. Flash
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48. When we tell our friends about our stop along the way
Image from the book Slide:ology by Nancy Duarte
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49. We use images. They are more powerful
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53. Images you choose because they communicate an emotion to you. Don’t constraint it
to the rules.
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54. Use your image as the background and have your text on top
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55. Everyday image
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56. cropped
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57. Use the rule of thirds
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58. 80% of people prefer this image
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59. Choose your colors wisely
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60. If you need help you can use online resources like Kuler
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61. Use a power color!
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62. Design your slide thinking about the person at the back of the room
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63. This style helps you convey an idea. If you need to give out more info put it in a
handout.
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64. Don’t use ugly 3D graphs
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65. Use simple graphs that can be understood right away
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66. Example of a way to show big amounts of data.
Convey emotion! Be passionate about your journey!
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67. Naturalness in delivery through rehearsing
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68. In the shower
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69. In the car
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70. In the elevator
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71. Walking the dog
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72. Shopping with your girlfriend
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73. Don’t be afraid to be yourself.
Connect with the audience
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74. Tell your story, your way
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75. Ex: Dylan Moran comes out on stage drinking and smoking.
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76. Enjoy. This is your destination, the whole trip was to arrive to this point. Don’t be
afraid to enjoy the moment
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77. Review:
Restraint in preparation: keep only the essential. Only make the necessary stops on
your way
Simplicity in design: Practice design, not decoration.
Naturalness in delivery: Enjoy the moment
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79. Become a designer and a writer
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80. Mind the words you use
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81. Some words are more powerful than others
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82. Repetition is essential for people to process your message
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83. Review:
Restraint in preparation: keep only the essential. Only make the necessary stops on
your way
Simplicity in design: Practice design, not decoration.
Naturalness in delivery: Enjoy the moment
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85. People will concentrate on the mistake, not on the message
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