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Laura Solomon
Library Services Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network
(OPLIN)

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Word association
• Powerpoint
• Bulletpoint
• Charts & graphs
• Podium
• Notes

3.
Laura, during most
presentations

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Leaving is
relatively easy

5.
Shoot
me now

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Making
turkey
vultures
RELEVA

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Today’s agenda:
• How presentations go bad
• Common problems and effective
strategies
• Tech tips
• Game #2
• “What does this mean to me, Laura?”
• Questions

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Why presentations go
BAD

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#1: You don’t know the
audience

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#2 You don’t know the
destination
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayneandd/4450623309/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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What’s the
TAKEAWAY
?

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#3: You’re

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#4: Yourslides make
me cry

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#5: You’re boring.

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Quick
summary:
• You don’t know the audience.
• You don’t know the destination.
• You’re unprepared.
• Your slides make me cry.
• You’re boring.

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Be an early bird

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Use a grabber
slide

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Laura, during most
presentations

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YOU

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Common pet
peeve:•Reading verbatim from the
slides
•Reading verbatim from the
slides
•Reading verbatim from the
slides

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Are you this?

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It’s not a race

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S L O W (ER)

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Facilitate participation

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“The shortest distance
between two people is
a story.”
--Terrence Gargiulo, President,
MAKINGSTORIES.net

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Before you end:
REVIEW

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End here

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Answer
questions

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If it can go
wrong…

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Askfor
WIRED

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Backups matter

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Beware of fonts &
animations

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“What does this mean to me,
Laura?”

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1.
Practice.
More.

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2.
It’s all about
persuasion

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3. It’s just another storytime

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Laura Solomon
(aka “MeanLaura”)
• Twitter: @laurasolomon
• Facebook: Facebook.com/laurasolomon
• Blog: What Does This Mean to Me, Laura?
(http://www.meanlaura.com)
• Email: laura@oplin.org