1. FIGHT THE POWER(POINT)!
DESIGN AND DELIVERY TIPS FOR KICK-ASS PRESENTATIONS

2. 5,000 x 6 x 100 = 3,000,000

3. “We’re not gonna take it... ANYMORE!”
Dee Snyder, Twisted Sister

4. PRESENTATION DESIGN

5. DESIGN IS NOT DECORATION

6. “Good design is as little design as possible”
Dieter Rams, Design Director (former), Braun

7. OH, C.R.A.P.
Photo: Flickr / Pete Zarria

8. This is what poor contrast looks like.
BEFORE

9. This is what
BETTER CONTRAST
looks like.
AFTER

10. FIGHT THE POWER(POINT)!
DESIGN AND DELIVERY TIPS FOR KICK-ASS PRESENTATIONS
DESIGN IS NOT DECORATION OH, C.R.A.P.
LET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT, BABY IN LIVING COLOR CONSTRUCTING YOUR TALK

11. This is an example of poor alignment
Photo: treubold 2011
BEFORE

12. This is an example of better alignment
Photo: treubold 2011
AFTER

13. Building Better Presentations
All About Proximity
Dr. Jane Smith
Professor and Director
BEFORE

14. Building Better Presentations
All About Proximity (and Contrast)
Dr. Jane Smith
Professor and Director
AFTER

16. BEFORE
My Research on all things Water
❖ Water is essential to life on Earth
❖ Freshwater: 13 Trillion Gallons
❖ Glaciers and Ice Caps account for 68.7%
❖ Groundwater is 30.1% of all freshwater
❖ 0.9% is considered water vapor
❖ Surface water is around 0.3%
❖ One billion people lack access to clean drinking water
❖ I just told you a whole bunch of interesting facts!
Source: The Book of Everything U of Everything Page 36
www.worldwaterfacts.net/freshwater/jun30/242469.asp

17. AFTER
One billion people
lack access to clean drinking water

18. One billion people
lack access to clean drinking water
GRIDS

19. YOU SHOULD BE IN PICTURES

20. People remember 10%
of what they hear...
Source: brainrules.net

21. But up to 65%
of what they hear and see
Source: brainrules.net

22. The Amazon Rainforest is being cleared at an alarming rate

23. The Amazon Rainforest is being cleared at an alarming rate

24. BEFORE
10 Percent
of Minnesota’s electricity
comes from wind power
Source: American Wind Energy Association

25. BEFORE
10 Percent
of Minnesota’s electricity
comes from wind power
Source: American Wind Energy Association

26. BEFORE
10 Percent
of Minnesota’s electricity
comes from wind power
Source: American Wind Energy Association

27. BEFORE
10 Percent
of Minnesota’s electricity
comes from wind power
Source: American Wind Energy Association

28. BEFORE
10 Percent
of Minnesota’s electricity
comes from wind power
Source: American Wind Energy Association
RandomStockPhoto.com

29. AFTER
10 Percent
of Minnesota’s electricity
comes from wind power
Source: American Wind Energy Association

30. BEFORE
New home construction
declined in 2010

31. AFTER
New home construction
declined in 2010

32. AFTER
New home construction
declined in 2010

33. THIRDS

34. THIRDS

35. NEVER, EVER USE CLIP ART.

36. IN LIVING COLOR

37. What does GREEN remind you of?

38. And RED?

39. How about ORANGE?

40. BLUE?

42. Can your audience see colors?

43. kuler.adobe.com

44. MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

45. LET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT, BABY

46. Please try to LIMIT the number
of fonts in your presentation

47. When should you use Comic Sans?

48. Photo: Flickr / dbkfrog

49. Photo: Flickr / kristofabrath

50. When should you use Comic Sans?
A) Presenting to a bunch of clowns
B) Presenting to a bunch of kids
C) A, B or never!C) A, B or never!

51. Helvetica

52. 75+ Words!
This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.
This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.
This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.
This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.
This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words.
And now for the next 50 slides...
Can you say “slide-ument”?

53. • Hi, this is my slide with 50+ words
• I’m going to add some bullet points to make it more interesting
• And then I’m going to to read the slide
• Nearly word for word
• Are we having fun yet?
• Phew, are we to 50 yet? No?
• OK, this is the last line - I promise!
Can you say “teleprompter”?
50+ Words!

54. “The audience will either read your slides
or listen to you. They won’t do both.”
Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design

56. DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE

57. “Data slides really aren’t about the data.
They’re about the meaning of the data.”
Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design

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Photo: Flickr / Salim Virgi
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66. One more thing about data

67. 100 billion gallons of oil are used in the
production of polymers each year
(Enough to fill the Metrodome 200 times)

68. RESTRAIN, REDUCE, EMPHASIZE

69. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME NOW?

70. Random Facts About Alaska’s Forest Products Industry
A detailed county by county analysis: 1980-2010
• Primarily Boreal Forest
• No endangered or threatened species in Alaska’s forests
• Provides hundreds of jobs and contributes millions to the
economy
•Wood is renewable, biodegradable and recyclable
• Americans consume 630 lbs of paper and lumber per year
• Alaska has 129 million forested acres
• The Tongas National Forest is the largest forest in the
United States
• The forest spans 16.8 million acres - that’s a LOT of trees
When President Theodore Roosevelt created the Tongass National Forest in 1907 he did so with the utmost
wisdom. Roosevelt was way ahead of his time, recognizing as early as 1903 the importance of multiple use.
Source: The Book of Forest Facts Slide 30/100

71. Exit 99 of 124 with additional
exits beyond that we think
Slow down your vehicle and exit here to see the following:
• Restaurants: Chuckwagon, Cowboy Grille, Aunt Betty’s Pies, Fish Shack
• Gas stations: Super 88, Gas n’ Go, Truckers Superstore, Al’s Oil
• Hotels: Motel 99, Spirit of the West Inn, Sleep Palace, Otto’s Place
• Sights: Biggest Wagon Wheel in the West, Big Bear Waterslide, The
Turquoise Connection, River Run Outlet Mall, Big Mike’s Hotrods
Sign presented by: The Department of Highway Signs

72. The wrong questions

73. SLIDES ARE FREE

74. PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT

75. BEHIND THE SCENES

81. HI, NICE TO MEET YOU

82. Audience
before
Audience
after

83. What do you want people to do?
Why does it matter?

84. Source: Mercedes-Benz

85. CONSTRUCTING YOUR TALK

86. Chronological
Source: Resonate, Nancy Duarte
Problem-Solution
Climatic
Cause-Effect
And more!

88. “PowerPoint presentations may be state-of-the-art,
but stories are state-of-the-heart. They connect us.”
Peter Guber, Mandalay Entertainment

89. 1 Identify the problem
Source: The Naked Presenter, Garr Reynolds
2 Determine causes of the problem
3 Show how and why you solved the problem

90. MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

91. The 10 minute rule
Attention
Span
High
Low
Minutes of Time Elapsed
10 20 30 40 50 60
Source: brainrules.net/attention

94. Photo: Flickr / How-7

95. PRESENTATION DELIVERY

96. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

98. 1 Arrive early
2 Mingle
3 Get people to sit close
4 Don’t forget to breathe

99. IT’S SHOWTIME!

100. Photo: Flickr / familymwr

101. BEFORE
ANALYSIS OF URBAN AIR POLLUTION:
Implications for Global Health and Mortality in the Developed World
Professor John Smith
Department of Health Studies
University of ABC
DEPARTMENTAL LECTURE SERIES
May 1, 2010

102. AFTER
URBAN AIR POLLUTION: THE SILENT KILLER
Professor John Smith // Department of Health Studies // University of ABC
Photo: Flickr / Sunset Noir

103. 30-60 SECONDS
Photo: Flickr / wwarby

104. GET A REMOTE

105. Photo: Flickr / modowd

106. DON’T HIDE

107. LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON

108. DON’T GO LONG

109. Don’t read your slides
word for word. The audience will
quickly become bored & tune out.
So, please, please, please
don’t do this.

111. “Be yourself. Just a little more interesting.”
Andy Goodman, Cause Communications

112. CREATE A S.T.A.R. MOMENT

113. FINISH STRONG

114. ASK FOR FEEDBACK

115. RESOURCES

121. THE
SCIENCE PRESENTATION
COMMANDMENTS

122. Questions?

123. Simplify
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