PresentationsPresentationsThe Art & Science ofThe Art & Science of

PresentationsPresentations

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Why?

Death by PowerPointLife after…

Stop doing this…

..and this…

IT Modernization Roadmap

Which leads to…

and costs…

It’s not working

What’s the most common

communication mistake?communication mistake?

TOO MUCH TOO MUCH InfoInfo

Why do you present? Why do you present?

RememberRemember1

Do SomethingDo SomethingDo SomethingDo Something2

Cognitive

Load

Coherence

Principle

Redundancy

Principle

Modality

Principle

Long-term

Memory

Working

Memory

PrincipleMemory

Sensory

inputs

Long-term

memoryinputs memory

Audience

Sensory

inputs

Long-term

memory

WorkingWorking

MemoryMemory

inputs memory

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Formula for Better PresentationsFormula for Better Presentations

Treat them like kings!

Got it?Got it?Got it?Got it?

PreparationPreparationPreparationPreparation

Start

OfflineOffline

Curiosity

before before

Content

after after

10 minutes10 minutesaudience attention audience attention

steadily dropssteadily drops

10 minutes10 minutes

Parachute in!Parachute in!

DesignDesignDesignDesign

Keep it simple

If you can't explain it simply, you

don't understand it well enough—Albert Einstein

Reduce TextReduce TextReduce TextReduce Text

No “SLIDE-U-MENTS”

Notes Area

NotesNotes

PagePage

Presenter View

Audience Presenter

Make it visual.Make it visual.(But don’t decorate.)(But don’t decorate.)(But don’t decorate.)(But don’t decorate.)

Pictures beat text!

Better recall for visual info

Text

Pictures

High High

Quality Quality

ImagesImagesImagesImages

1 Point Per Slide1 Point Per Slide1 Point Per Slide1 Point Per Slide

ExampleExample

Dump the Dump the

templatestemplatestemplatestemplates

Keep it simple

Imitation is the sincerest

form of flattery

Squint TestSquint Test

DELIVERYDELIVERYDELIVERYDELIVERY

“Practice is the best “Practice is the best

of all instructors”of all instructors”of all instructors”of all instructors”Publilius Syrus

Read books – NOT Your Slides!!

Presenter View

Learn some Learn some

shortcuts!

Learn some shortcuts

Who & Why 1st

Plan before PPT

“Plain English”

Cut the Text

Visual w/o

decoration

1 Point per

Slide

Backup Plan

Never read

slides

Practice

PREPARE DESIGN DELIVERY

“Plain English”

Parachute in.Dump the

templates

What the #s

MEAN

Practice

Ask for

Feedback

Learning Forum

Be a Super Heropresentation^

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T. Michael TaylorLearning Development Consultant

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155 W. Nationwide Blvd

Columbus, Ohio 43215

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