Few tips for great presentations

Few tips, examples and hints related to presentation skills. What to do when making a presentation and what should be avoided. To what should you focus. Useful for absolute beginners but skilled professionals could find few hints too.

This presentation was first presented on the SCOPE project organized by IAESTE in Prague (more info at http://get-in-scope.cz/)

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1. Tomáš Jukin
   @Inza
   Few tips for great
   presentations
   

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2. Presentation = YOU + Slides
   

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3. Presentation = YOU + Slides
   

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4. Presentation = YOU + Slides
   

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5. YOU
   YOU Slides
   beginner
   

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6. YOU
   YOU Slides
   beginner
   {Content
   Delivery
   

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7. Content
   YOU Slides
   beginner
   

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8. Content
   Message
   Structure
   Recap
   YOU Slides
   beginner
   Do NOT
   Do
   

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9. No Message
   =
   No REASON to present
   YOU Slides
   beginner
   

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10. Message
    to Inform
    to Inspire
    to Entertain
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    

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11. Prepare a Message
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    

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12. Structure =
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    Subtopic 1
    Subtopic 2
    Subtopic 3
    Subtopic 4
    +
    Recap
    {
    

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13. Recap =
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    I have talked about:
    A, B, C ,D
    +
    And YOU should
    remember E.
    

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14. Have MAX of 4 subtopics
    Make a recap Divide subtopics
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    

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15. Use that SHITTY roadmap
    Repeat yourself Teach audience
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    

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16. Delivery
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    

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17. Delivery YOU Slides
    beginner
    Talent Experience Preparation
    10%
    30%
    60%
    

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18. BE prepared
    TRY IT! TRY IT AGAIN!
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    

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19. Memorize & Recite
    Read slides Turn back
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do
    

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20. Stand LEFT to the screen
    Look at audience Speak clearly
    YOU Slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    intermediate
    

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21. Move on stage without intent
    Be nervous Skip eye contact
    YOU Slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    intermediate
    

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22. Inspire your audience
    Use body language
    Use voice color
    YOU Slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    

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23. Sense your audience & React
    Talk beyond slides
    Use a story
    YOU Slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    

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24. Be disturbing
    Focus just on few persons from
    audience
    YOU Slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    

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25. Presentation is about YOU,
    not your slides!
    YOU Slides
    guru
    

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26. Slides
    beginner
    Slides
    YOU
    

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27. BE brief
    BE consistent Use large font
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do Slides
    YOU
    

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28. Use Bullets
    Force audience to read
    Use animations
    beginner
    Do NOT
    Do Slides
    YOU
    

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29. Make things visual
    Use images (not stealed)
    Add CC images mentions slide as last one
    Do NOT
    Do
    intermediate
    Slides
    YOU
    

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30. Make wall of text
    Add mess to slides (numbers, etc.)
    Add logo on every slide
    Do NOT
    Do
    intermediate
    Slides
    YOU
    

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31. Make interesting unusual slides
    Experiment
    Make 2 versions of slides - talk &
    internet
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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32. Play with your slides
    Use slides as addition, not necessity
    Be unique, uncommon
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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33. Present things via images, attack
    feelings, force them to imagine
    Use http://compfight.com/ for finding
    CC licensed images
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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34. Be aware of contrast in your slides
    Your slides should work as PDF
    export too
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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35. Make a roadmap slide
    Make a thank you slide
    Overcrowd your slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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36. Use UNnatural photobank images
    Use text instead of visuals
    Be lazy when making slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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37. Be bound by default templates/
    themes, blank theme is a GOOD start
    too...
    ...or make your OWN!
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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38. IS IT so much WORK!?
    PowerPoint bullets were so fast & simple?
    YES it is!
    Be creative Man, not a stupid Monkey!
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    

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39. And what is BAD
    in these slides? ;)
    

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40. guru
    Slides
    YOU
    What

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41. IS IT so much WORK!?
    PowerPoint bullets were so fast & simple?
    YES it is!
    Be creative Man, not a stupid Monkey!
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    Compare

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42. With

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43. Delivery YOU Slides
    beginner
    Talent Experience Preparation
    10%
    30%
    60%
    This

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44. Talent Experience Preparation
    10%
    30%
    60%
    But

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45. Talent Experience Preparation
    10%
    30%
    60%
    BTW

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46. This

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47. Even

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48. Colors

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49. Use UNnatural photobank images
    Use text instead of visuals
    Be lazy when making slides
    Do NOT
    Do
    guru
    Slides
    YOU
    At

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50. Do NOT
    Do
    Lets

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51. A

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52. But

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53. And what is NICE
    in these slides? ;)
    

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54. YOU
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    {Content
    Delivery
    Look

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55. Slides
    beginner
    Slides
    YOU
    This

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56. Delivery
    YOU Slides
    beginner
    And

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57. a HUGE thx to @jmtcz
    I owe
    and Prague Speakers Toastmasters
    for things I know about presenting...
    THX!
    

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58. @JuicymoCZ www.juicymo.cz
    

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59. http://all-free-download.com/free-icon/vista-icon/
    red_shut_down_36.html
    Image Credits
    All used photos & images are free for use or in CC licensed from Flickr with the following authors:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/33909432@N00/4747840/
    

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