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/)

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 NOTDo

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

10. Message
to Inform
to Inspire
to Entertain
YOU Slides
beginner
Do NOTDo

11. Prepare a Message
YOU Slides
beginner
Do NOTDo

12. Structure =
YOU Slides
beginner
Do NOTDo
Subtopic 1
Subtopic 2
Subtopic 3
Subtopic 4
+
Recap
{

13. Recap =
YOU Slides
beginner
Do NOTDo
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 NOTDo

15. Use that SHITTY roadmap
Repeat yourself Teach audience
YOU Slides
beginner
Do NOTDo

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 NOTDo

19. Memorize & Recite
Read slides Turn back
YOU Slides
beginner
Do NOTDo

20. Stand LEFT to the screen
Look at audience Speak clearly
YOU SlidesDo NOTDo
intermediate

21. Move on stage without intent
Be nervous Skip eye contact
YOU SlidesDo NOTDo
intermediate

22. Inspire your audience
Use body language
Use voice color
YOU SlidesDo NOTDo
guru

23. Sense your audience & React
Talk beyond slides
Use a story
YOU SlidesDo NOTDo
guru

24. Be disturbing
Focus just on few persons from
audience
YOU SlidesDo NOTDo
guru

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

26. Slides
beginner
SlidesYOU

27. BE brief
BE consistent Use large font
beginner
Do NOTDo SlidesYOU

28. Use Bullets
Force audience to read
Use animations
beginner
Do NOTDo SlidesYOU

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

30. Make wall of text
Add mess to slides (numbers, etc.)
Add logo on every slide
Do NOTDo
intermediate
SlidesYOU

31. Make interesting unusual slides
Experiment
Make 2 versions of slides - talk &
internet
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

32. Play with your slides
Use slides as addition, not necessity
Be unique, uncommon
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

33. Present things via images, attack
feelings, force them to imagine
Use http://compfight.com/ for finding
CC licensed images
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

34. Be aware of contrast in your slides
Your slides should work as PDF
export too
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

35. Make a roadmap slide
Make a thank you slide
Overcrowd your slides
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

36. Use UNnatural photobank images
Use text instead of visuals
Be lazy when making slides
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

37. Be bound by default templates/
themes, blank theme is a GOOD start
too...
...or make your OWN!
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU

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

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

40. guru
SlidesYOU
What

41. a

42. mess

43. is

44. this?
And

45. this?Why

46. is

47. this

48. large

49.
shit

50. on

51. every

52. slide?

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

54. this

55. slide

56. With

57. this

58. one!
IS IT so much WORK!?
PowerPoint bullets were so fast simple?
YES it is!
Be creative Man, not a stupid Monkey!

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

60. isn’t

61. so

62. bad

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

64. look

65. at

66. this
Delivery

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

68. nice

69. work

70. with

71.
visualization

72. of

73. data

74. here
Delivery

75. This

76. is

77. definitely

78. an

79. EPIC

80.
failure
Delivery
• 10% Talent
• 30% Experience
• 60% Preparation

81. Even

82. a

83. table

84. will

85. not

86. save

87. it
Delivery
But

88. better

89. than

90. bullets
10 % Talent
30 % Experience
60 % Preparation

91. Colors

92. can

93. hurt

94. -

95. REALLY!
Delivery
But

96. still

97. better

98. than

99. bullets
10 % Talent
30 % Experience
60 % Preparation

100. Use UNnatural photobank images
Use text instead of visuals
Be lazy when making slides
Do NOTDo
guru
SlidesYOU
At

101. least

102. no

103.
bullets

104. are

105. here

106. Do NOTDo
Lets

107. erase

108. the

109. MESS
Use UNnatural photobank images
Use text instead of visuals
Be lazy when making slides

110. A

111. bit

112. better
Use UNnatural photobank images
Use text instead of visuals
Be lazy when making slides

113. But

114. this

115. I

116. call

117. “a

118. slide”
Use UNnatural photobank images
Use text instead of visuals
Be lazy when making slides

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

120. YOU
YOU Slides
beginner
{
Content
Delivery
Look

121. at

122. this

123. work

124.
with

125. contrast
This

126. is

127. a

128. nice

129. idea

130. Slides
beginner
SlidesYOU
This

131. is

132. a

133. topic

134. header

135. Delivery
YOU Slides
beginnerAnd

136. this

137. is

138. a

139.
subtopic

140. header
The

141. structure

142. is

143.
clear

144. and

145. consistent

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

147. @JuicymoCZ www.juicymo.cz

148. http://all-free-download.com/free-icon/vista-icon/
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Image Credits
All used photos images are free for use or in CC licensed from Flickr with the following authors:
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