This document provides tips for creating effective presentations in 4 types: those that inform, advocate, are for show, or sell. It emphasizes the importance of visualizing the presentation, organizing the content clearly, and telling a compelling story. Key recommendations include using meaningful images instead of clipart, limiting fonts and colors per slide, structuring the presentation with a clear beginning, middle and end, and delivering the presentation conversationally without reading the slides. The overall goal is to inspire the audience through an engaging presentation.

2. http://www.slideshare.com

3. 50% of them are poorly planned, poorly delivered or just unbearable

6. 4Types of Presentations

7. presentations that I N F O R MLet people KNOW something

8. presentations that A D V O C A T ELet people KNOW and FEEL something

9. presentations that are F O R S H O WLet people SEE something

10. presentations thatS E L LTo make people believe you and buy

11. 1MESSAGESTORY

12. The best presentation may be no presentation at all

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15. Templates and Bullets

16. Consecutive bullets canKILL your presentation

17. “A presentation should have 10 slides, last no more than 20 minutes, and contain no font smaller than 30 points.Guy Kawasaki“

19. “Slides often contain just a single word, short phrase, or a photo synchronized.Lawrence Lessig“

22. Use professional images.No dissolves, spins, or transitions. Complement.““Seth Godin

25. FACE orPRESENTATION

26. Let’s make BETTER presentationsVISUALIZEORGANIZETELL A STORY

27. Today, people are 90% visual. VISUALIZE

28. Present with CON-textnot just textWords + Pictures > WordsVisualize what you will say and how you will say it

29. Avoid using clipartSelect real meaningful imagesIf you don’t have a good picture, don’t put any30pt should be your smallest font size

30. Kiran’s Simple Design Rules1 Idea per slide2 Fonts at most3 Matching colors at most4-tos Not clipart

31. “Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler. ORGANIZE“

32. Structure your presentationEstablish rapportGreet and state your objectiveStart interestingCreate a smooth slide flowEnd with a BANG

33. Slidumentation is not acceptableDo not copy-paste from books/internetMake your OWN slides

34. Creating effective slides is just half the battle, DELIVERYis another challenge.TELL A STORY

35. ConnectBe conversationalAsk questions Look at your audience

36. NICE TO SEE YOU!HELLO!Be an EmoticonHumorGesturesFace-to-Face interactionDID YOU KNOW?HE HE HE!

37. Orchestra dudeBENJAMIN ZANDER

38. Steve Jobs

39. Deliver with confidenceKnow your slides beforehandTalk slowly but clearly

40. Take short breaks to maintain attentionMake presentations to expressSlides are not notesSo DO NOT READ

41. After all,your audience came to LISTEN TO YOU(not to read your slides)

42. Creating presentations is NOT EASYRULES are just RULES

43. Prepare Well Think Out of the BoxBe InterestingInspire

44. All this leads toWOWthis leads toWWPRESENTATIONSand GOOD GRADESkiranbudhrani@gmail.com