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
2. Presentation = YOU + Slides
3. Presentation = YOU + Slides
4. Presentation = YOU + Slides
5. YOU YOU Slides beginner
6. YOU YOU Slides beginner {Content Delivery
7. Content YOU Slides beginner
8. Content Message Structure Recap YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
9. No Message = No REASON to present YOU Slides beginner
10. Message to Inform to Inspire to Entertain YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
11. Prepare a Message YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
12. Structure = YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do Subtopic 1 Subtopic 2 Subtopic 3 Subtopic 4 + Recap {
13. Recap = YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do I have talked about: A, B, C ,D + And YOU should remember E.
14. Have MAX of 4 subtopics Make a recap Divide subtopics YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
15. Use that SHITTY roadmap Repeat yourself Teach audience YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
16. Delivery YOU Slides beginner
17. Delivery YOU Slides beginner Talent Experience Preparation 10% 30% 60%
18. BE prepared TRY IT! TRY IT AGAIN! YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
19. Memorize & Recite Read slides Turn back YOU Slides beginner Do NOT Do
20. Stand LEFT to the screen Look at audience Speak clearly YOU Slides Do NOT Do intermediate
21. Move on stage without intent Be nervous Skip eye contact YOU Slides Do NOT Do intermediate
22. Inspire your audience Use body language Use voice color YOU Slides Do NOT Do guru
23. Sense your audience & React Talk beyond slides Use a story YOU Slides Do NOT Do guru
24. Be disturbing Focus just on few persons from audience YOU Slides Do NOT Do guru
25. Presentation is about YOU, not your slides! YOU Slides guru
26. Slides beginner Slides YOU
27. BE brief BE consistent Use large font beginner Do NOT Do Slides YOU
28. Use Bullets Force audience to read Use animations beginner Do NOT Do Slides YOU
29. Make things visual Use images (not stealed) Add CC images mentions slide as last one Do NOT Do intermediate Slides YOU
30. Make wall of text Add mess to slides (numbers, etc.) Add logo on every slide Do NOT Do intermediate Slides YOU
31. Make interesting unusual slides Experiment Make 2 versions of slides - talk & internet Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU
32. Play with your slides Use slides as addition, not necessity Be unique, uncommon Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU
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
34. Be aware of contrast in your slides Your slides should work as PDF export too Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU
35. Make a roadmap slide Make a thank you slide Overcrowd your slides Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU
36. Use UNnatural photobank images Use text instead of visuals Be lazy when making slides Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU
37. Be bound by default templates/ themes, blank theme is a GOOD start too... ...or make your OWN! Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU
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
39. And what is BAD in these slides? ;)
40. guru Slides YOU What
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
42. With
43. Delivery YOU Slides beginner Talent Experience Preparation 10% 30% 60% This
44. Talent Experience Preparation 10% 30% 60% But
45. Talent Experience Preparation 10% 30% 60% BTW
46. This
47. Even
48. Colors
49. Use UNnatural photobank images Use text instead of visuals Be lazy when making slides Do NOT Do guru Slides YOU At
50. Do NOT Do Lets
51. A
52. But
53. And what is NICE in these slides? ;)
54. YOU YOU Slides beginner {Content Delivery Look
55. Slides beginner Slides YOU This
56. Delivery YOU Slides beginner And
57. a HUGE thx to @jmtcz I owe and Prague Speakers Toastmasters for things I know about presenting... THX!
58. @JuicymoCZ www.juicymo.cz
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/