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Ian Lurie
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June 07, 2023
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30 Presentation Tips
And oldie but a goodie - I talk about presentations and basic ways to keep them from sucking.
Ian Lurie
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June 07, 2023
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30 TIPS FOR AWESOME PRESENTATIONS Ian Lurie @portentint
[email protected]
The
Portent Webinar Series
None
portent.co/ian-proposals Yes, like this, no ‘m’.
#portentu This is the hash tag
WHY DO PRESENTATIONS SUCK?
PRESENTATION <> SLIDES
TIP #0 USE YOUR TIME WISELY
WRITE SLIDES REHEARSE REVISE PREP
TELL ME WHY CONNECT THE HOW USE STRONG LANGUAGE SUPPORT
YOUR AUDIENCE
TELL ME WHY
WHY ASK WHY?
BECAUSE ‘WHAT’ IS BORING.
THIS IS A DOG-SIZED SEMI-AQUATIC RODENT WITH THICK FUR. yawn
IF YOU LIKE DOG-SIZED RODENTS THAT ALWAYS LOOK SMUG, THEN
CAPYBARAS ARE FOR YOU. @!#*& yeah.
Tip #1: Read this
I’M TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT _______________________________
IF YOU _______________________ THEN YOU’LL WANT TO LISTEN. tip #2:
Fill in the blank
WHY = VALUE
WHY = VALUE TIP #3: WRITE IT FIRST
TIP #3: WRITE IT FIRST
TIP #4: HAVE A STRUCTURE
SAY WHAT YOU’LL SAY SAY WHAT YOU’RE SAYING SAY WHAT
YOU SAID
HAVE STOPS ALONG THE WAY
CONNECT WHY TO HOW
IMPUTED VALUE
IMPUTED VALUE CONNECTS WHY, HOW & WHAT
IMPUTED VALUE IT’S ABOUT DETAILS
LOW IMPUTED VALUE
LOW IMPUTED VALUE LOOKS BEAT UP
LOW IMPUTED VALUE BROKEN FACE WATER DAMAGE
HIGH IMPUTED VALUE BLEEP
HIGH IMPUTED VALUE BLEEP LOOKS COOL
HIGH IMPUTED VALUE MOSTLY INTACT ANATOMICALLY CORRECT BLEEP
IMPUTED VALUE YOUR PRESENTATION MUST HAVE IT
TIP #5 NO BULLETS
TIP #5 NO BULLETS (except for lists)
TIP #6 AVOID ARIAL
BLOCK FONTS ARE FUN GOTHAM ARIAL BLACK FRANKLIN GOTHIC KNOCKOUT
IS PRETTY AWESOME
BUT DON’T BE AFRAID TO TRY UNUSUAL STUFF ACADEMY ENGRAVED
BAUHAUS IMPRINT
TIP #7 READABILITY IS PARAMOUNT
TIP #6 THE 10-FOOT TEST THE 10-FOOT TEST
TIP #8 THINK BIG
TIP #8 THINK BIG at least 32 pt type
TREAT TYPE AS ART
TIP #9 COLORS FOR EMPHASIS
TIP #10 PLAY WITH LINE SPACING FOR DIFFERENT EFFECTS. THIS
FEELS REALLY ‘TIGHT’ AND TOGETHER. BUT IT’S HARDER TO READ W/ LOTS OF WORDS.
TIP #10 FOR JUST A FEW WORDS IT WORKS GREAT,
THOUGH.
TIP #11 FOR SUPER EMPHASIS VARY TYPE SIZES.
TIP #12 VARY SIZES AND SPACING FOR A NICE SQUARE
LOOK
TIP #13 NO WIGGLING
TIP #13 NO SQUIRMING
TIP #13 NO SMALL MOVEMENT
TIP #13 NO WIGGLING i am in a zen state.
TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY FILLED WITH PHOTO BG COLOR, 50% TRANSPARENCY.
TIP #15 LEARN THE GOLDEN RATIO
1 1.6
BLEEP 1 1.6
TIP #15 LEARN THE GOLDEN RATIO (but don’t let it
rule your life)
TIP #16 CAREFUL WITH COLORS
From Tim Beard FAVOR A NATURAL COLOR PALETTE
TIP #17 USE PHOTOS THE RIGHT WAY
CONFRONTATION
WISDOM GURU-NESS JUST SILLY
ANXIETY MY LIFE
I’M POORLY GROOMED?
TIP #18 AVOID OVERUSED PHOTOS
None
None
TIP #19 USE YOUR COMPUTER OR TEST EVERYTHING OR USE
PDF
TIP #19 USE YOUR COMPUTER OR TEST EVERYTHING OR USE
PDF
IMPUTED VALUE CONNECTS WHY, HOW & WHAT
USE STRONG LANGUAGE I DON'T GIVE A $##@
TIP #20 LOOK ‘EM IN THE EYE
TIP #20 ‘YOU’ ‘US’ ‘WE’
IMPUTED VALUE PRESENTATIONS MUST HAVE IT
IMPUTED VALUE YOUR PRESENTATION MUST HAVE IT
TIP 21: USE DATA SPARINGLY
!"!!!! !1,000!! !2,000!! !3,000!! !4,000!! !5,000!! !6,000!! 0! 5,000! 10,000!
15,000! 20,000! 25,000! 30,000! Sep"10! Oct"10! Nov"10! Dec"10! Jan"11! Feb"11! Mar"11! Apr"11! May"11! Jun"11! Jul"11! Aug"11! Sep"11! Oct"11! Nov"11! Dec"11! SEO!visits! NB!SEO!visits! TIP 21: USE DATA SPARINGLY
TIP #22 SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY
I’M A GEEK
DAMN PROUD OF IT
TIP #23 DO REFERENCE GENDER
MAN/WOMAN BOY/GIRL MAN/GIRL BOY/WOMAN
TIP #24 CULTURAL AWARENESS
SUPPORT YOUR AUDIENCE
TIP #25 UPLOAD TO SLIDESHARE
“PEOPLE PAY TO ATTEND CONFERENCES”
CONTENT = WORK CONTENT = PRODUCT
YOUR PRODUCT
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TIP #26 EMBED ON YOUR BLOG
TIP #26 EMBED ON YOUR BLOG
TIP #27 CREATE A LINK BUNDLE
TIP #28 DON’T REPEAT
TIP #29 DO RECYCLE
TIP #30 DO ANSWER QUESTIONS
BONUS TIP DO ENJOY YOURSELF
TELL ME WHY CONNECT THE HOW USE STRONG LANGUAGE SUPPORT
YOUR AUDIENCE
WRITE SLIDES REHEARSE REVISE PREP
@PORTENTINT WWW.PORTENT.COM PORTENT.CO/ian-proposals TIMING IT RIGHT: USING GOOGLE ANALYTICS FOR
MARKETING PUNCTUALITY http://portent.co/timingitright NEXT WEBINAR: