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Bullets Kill People: Building Effective Presentations

Bullets Kill People: Building Effective Presentations

Slides can destroy. Slides can invigorate. Slides can shape the mood of your audience and bend it at will. Effective communication is a pivotal component of a success. Be it presenting at a user group, assisting with a Sales demo, or simply justifying to your boss the purchase of IDE upgrades, you will give a presentation in your career. But the effectiveness of your presentation is not just about being well-spoken and having a prepared outline; the quality of a slide deck has as much impact on a presentation as the quality of the speaker. Learn to harness this power; use it to tell your story effectively, persuasively, and leave your audience inspired.

Author:
Jay Harris
Problem Solver | Arana Software
[email protected] | www.aranasoft.com
www.twitter.com/jayharris

Jay Harris

May 03, 2013
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  1. bullets kill people
    B U I L D I N G
    E F F E C T I V E
    P R E S E N TAT I O N S
    # b u l l e t s K i l l P e o p l e
    @ j a y h a r r i s

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  2. did you
    know?

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  3. murders
    burglaries
    NationMaster - Crime Statistics : http://www.nationmaster.com/cat/cri-crime
    100k
    assaults
    yesterday
    worldwide
    robberies

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  4. and more
    bullets
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  5. and more
    presentation
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  6. day
    Parker, I. 2001. Absolute PowerPoint: Can a software package edit our thoughts? The NewYorker. pp. 76–87.
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    presentations
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  8. at a loss of
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  9. what do
    we do
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  10. flickr.com/photos/eklektikos/ flickr.com/photos/gbaku/
    flickr.com/photos/rlodan01/
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    the purpose
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  11. focus
    audience
    on the
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  12. don’t
    read
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  13. tell
    story
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  15. c mponents
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  16. unity
    grid

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  17. cohesion
    structure
    through

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  18. frame

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  19. ework

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    style

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  24. Modern
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    Artistic

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  25. 21”

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    fontsize
    proper

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  26. backgrounds
    cohesion
    throughfluff

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  28. usable
    space
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  29. usable
    space
    100%

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  30. branding
    templates
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    and

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  31. Contrast

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  32. recognition
    instant
    of important
    visual elements

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  40. Nunc bibendum, urna quis cursus
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  47. create a
    scene

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  49. proximity
    y
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    m
    p r
    xi i

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  50. y
    location
    meaning based on

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  51. interpretation
    influences
    of data

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    interpretation
    influences
    of relationships

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    90%
    drive
    your

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  54. predictable inconsistant random
    grouped isolated
    consolidated

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  56. hierarchy

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  58. primary idea
    secondary idea
    secondary idea
    primary idea
    secondary idea
    secondary idea
    slide title
    don’t make it bad
    take a sad song
    make it better
    don’t let me down
    you have found her
    go and get her
    hey jude

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  59. whitespace

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  60. congestion

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  61. isolation

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  62. whitespace
    instant
    press w

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  64. reduce
    rehearse

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  65. •Climb a tree!
    •Build a tree house!
    •Tie a tire swing to a strong limb!
    •Sit in the shade on a hot day!
    •Play games like hide-and-seek!

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  66. •Climb a tree!
    •Build a tree house!
    •Tie a tire swing to a strong limb!
    •Sit in the shade on a hot day!
    •Play games like hide-and-seek!

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  67. •Climb
    •Tree house
    •Tire swing
    •Shade
    •Games

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  68. It’s good to
    have a tree!
    flickr.com/photos/ken_mayer/

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  69. vigorous writing is concise

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  70. make every word tell
    image
    chart
    tell

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  71. bullets kill people
    A P R E S E N T E R ’ S
    G U I D E T O B E T T E R S L I D E S

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  72. [email protected]
    @ j a y h a r r i s
    # b u l l e t s K i l l P e o p l e

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  73. thank you
    @ j a y h a r r i s
    # b u l l e t s K i l l P e o p l e

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