Giving a Presentation Kotaro Hara | 2021-04-20 | v1a

Types of a Presentation | Length and Detail Short & High-level Long & Detailed Elevator Pitch 30 seconds to 2 minutes Communicate the key takeaway Summary and Highlights 3 to 5 minutes In addition to the key takeaway, present a few high-level supporting items Conference Talk 12 to 15 minutes Motivate people. Suggest the takeaway. Explain background, method, and result. End with the takeaway. Something Longer Like a job talk

Pyramid Structure of a Presentation Structure the presentation in a pyramid shape. • The top of the pyramid is the takeaway of the presentation • You have high-level items to support the takeaway • High-level items can be further broken down into smaller supporting items Key Takeaway High-level Item High-level Item Support Support Support Support Support Support

Pyramid Structure of a Presentation | Elevator Pitch You will only present the key takeaway for the elevator pitch High-level Item High-level Item Support Support Support Support Support Support Key Takeaway

Pyramid Structure of a Presentation | Summary and Highlights Give a slightly more details for summary and highlights. Tell the audience all the high-level findings first. Then move on to the supporting items. Support Support Support Support Support High-level Item High-level Item Support Key Takeaway

Support Support Pyramid Structure of a Presentation | Conference Talk Present the takeaway. Explain all the high-level items. Talk about supporting items too. But you do not need to present all the supports! People will ask if they want to know. Give heads-up by telling the audience the list of high-level items that you are going to talk about. Support Support Support High-level Item High-level Item Support Key Takeaway

Make it Stick | Quality Defining Factors Simple The single most important thing be highlighted. Unexpected The best ideas represent a break from the everyday, the ordinary, the status quo. Concrete Speaking concretely is the only way to ensure that our idea means the same thing to everyone in the audience. Credible Sticky ideas give us a reason to believe they’re true. Emotions Sticky ideas appeal to our wishes, desires, and hopes, and interlock with our image of ourselves. Stories Stories foster our imagination and act as simulation chambers, allowing us to come to their morals on our own terms.