30 Presentation Tips

And oldie but a goodie - I talk about presentations and basic ways to keep them from sucking.

1. 30 TIPS FOR AWESOME PRESENTATIONS Ian Lurie @portentint ian@portent.com The Portent Webinar Series
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5. WHY DO PRESENTATIONS SUCK?
6. PRESENTATION <> SLIDES
7. TIP #0 USE YOUR TIME WISELY
8. WRITE SLIDES REHEARSE REVISE PREP
9. TELL ME WHY CONNECT THE HOW USE STRONG LANGUAGE SUPPORT YOUR AUDIENCE
10. TELL ME WHY
11. WHY ASK WHY?
12. BECAUSE ‘WHAT’ IS BORING.
13. THIS IS A DOG-SIZED SEMI-AQUATIC RODENT WITH THICK FUR. yawn
14. IF YOU LIKE DOG-SIZED RODENTS THAT ALWAYS LOOK SMUG, THEN CAPYBARAS ARE FOR YOU. @!#*& yeah.
15. Tip #1: Read this
16. I’M TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT _______________________________
17. IF YOU _______________________ THEN YOU’LL WANT TO LISTEN. tip #2: Fill in the blank
18. WHY = VALUE
19. WHY = VALUE TIP #3: WRITE IT FIRST
20. TIP #3: WRITE IT FIRST
21. TIP #4: HAVE A STRUCTURE
22. SAY WHAT YOU’LL SAY SAY WHAT YOU’RE SAYING SAY WHAT YOU SAID
23. HAVE STOPS ALONG THE WAY
24. CONNECT WHY TO HOW
25. IMPUTED VALUE
26. IMPUTED VALUE CONNECTS WHY, HOW & WHAT
27. IMPUTED VALUE IT’S ABOUT DETAILS
28. LOW IMPUTED VALUE
29. LOW IMPUTED VALUE LOOKS BEAT UP
30. LOW IMPUTED VALUE BROKEN FACE WATER DAMAGE
31. HIGH IMPUTED VALUE BLEEP
32. HIGH IMPUTED VALUE BLEEP LOOKS COOL
33. HIGH IMPUTED VALUE MOSTLY INTACT ANATOMICALLY CORRECT BLEEP
34. IMPUTED VALUE YOUR PRESENTATION MUST HAVE IT
35. TIP #5 NO BULLETS
36. TIP #5 NO BULLETS (except for lists)
37. TIP #6 AVOID ARIAL
38. BLOCK FONTS ARE FUN GOTHAM ARIAL BLACK FRANKLIN GOTHIC KNOCKOUT IS PRETTY AWESOME
39. BUT DON’T BE AFRAID TO TRY UNUSUAL STUFF ACADEMY ENGRAVED BAUHAUS IMPRINT
40. TIP #7 READABILITY IS PARAMOUNT
41. TIP #6 THE 10-FOOT TEST THE 10-FOOT TEST
42. TIP #8 THINK BIG
43. TIP #8 THINK BIG at least 32 pt type
44. TREAT TYPE AS ART
45. TIP #9 COLORS FOR EMPHASIS
46. 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.
47. TIP #10 FOR JUST A FEW WORDS IT WORKS GREAT, THOUGH.
48. TIP #11 FOR SUPER EMPHASIS VARY TYPE SIZES.
49. TIP #12 VARY SIZES AND SPACING FOR A NICE SQUARE LOOK
50. TIP #13 NO WIGGLING
51. TIP #13 NO SQUIRMING
52. TIP #13 NO SMALL MOVEMENT
53. TIP #13 NO WIGGLING i am in a zen state.
54. TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
55. TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
56. TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
57. TIP #14 USE FILLS FOR CONTRAST
58. SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY FILLED WITH PHOTO BG COLOR, 50% TRANSPARENCY.
59. TIP #15 LEARN THE GOLDEN RATIO
60. 1 1.6
61. BLEEP 1 1.6
62. TIP #15 LEARN THE GOLDEN RATIO (but don’t let it rule your life)
63. TIP #16 CAREFUL WITH COLORS
64. From Tim Beard FAVOR A NATURAL COLOR PALETTE
65. TIP #17 USE PHOTOS THE RIGHT WAY
66. CONFRONTATION
67. WISDOM GURU-NESS JUST SILLY
68. ANXIETY MY LIFE
69. I’M POORLY GROOMED?
70. TIP #18 AVOID OVERUSED PHOTOS
73. TIP #19 USE YOUR COMPUTER OR TEST EVERYTHING OR USE PDF
74. TIP #19 USE YOUR COMPUTER OR TEST EVERYTHING OR USE PDF
75. IMPUTED VALUE CONNECTS WHY, HOW & WHAT
76. USE STRONG LANGUAGE I DON'T GIVE A $##@
77. TIP #20 LOOK ‘EM IN THE EYE
78. TIP #20 ‘YOU’ ‘US’ ‘WE’
79. IMPUTED VALUE PRESENTATIONS MUST HAVE IT
80. IMPUTED VALUE YOUR PRESENTATION MUST HAVE IT
81. TIP 21: USE DATA SPARINGLY
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83. TIP #22 SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY
84. I’M A GEEK
85. DAMN PROUD OF IT
86. TIP #23 DO REFERENCE GENDER
87. MAN/WOMAN BOY/GIRL MAN/GIRL BOY/WOMAN
88. TIP #24 CULTURAL AWARENESS
89. SUPPORT YOUR AUDIENCE
90. TIP #25 UPLOAD TO SLIDESHARE
91. “PEOPLE PAY TO ATTEND CONFERENCES”
92. CONTENT = WORK CONTENT = PRODUCT
93. YOUR PRODUCT
95. TIP #26 EMBED ON YOUR BLOG
96. TIP #26 EMBED ON YOUR BLOG
97. TIP #27 CREATE A LINK BUNDLE
98. TIP #28 DON’T REPEAT
99. TIP #29 DO RECYCLE
100. TIP #30 DO ANSWER QUESTIONS
101. BONUS TIP DO ENJOY YOURSELF
102. TELL ME WHY CONNECT THE HOW USE STRONG LANGUAGE SUPPORT YOUR AUDIENCE
103. WRITE SLIDES REHEARSE REVISE PREP
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