Presentation DesignPrinciples of

Tips on how to think like a designer

John FallonPresentation Skills Consultant

Planning a Presentation Without Technology

Planning a Presentation without Technology

Use analog instead of digital

Brainstorm

Use paper for sketching, whiteboards and post-its

Slow down the tempo of completion

Busyness kills creativity

Have some “alone” time to

be creative

Ask the right question

Asking the right question eliminates

ineffectiveness, wasted time and

general dissatisfaction

Technology does not determine presentation effectiveness

Think how to craft the story which is the most

effective, memorable and appropriate for your

audience

Wrong Questions to Ask• How many bullets points per slide• How many slides per presentation• Should I use pictures

Questions to ask…

What is my absolute central point?

If the audience remembers one thing, what will it be?

Two Questions to remember…

What’s your point?

Answer the question by putting yourself in the “shoes” of your

audience (answer the question- so what?)

Why does it matter?

Make sure the core message can pass the

“Elevator Test”

Handouts…

Make detailed handouts

Handouts aren’t copies of your slides

3 parts to a presentation…

Slides the audience will see

Notes you will see

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Handouts that are taken away

Create a document not a “slideument”

A “Slideument” isn’t effective, efficient or pretty

Having slides serve as projected visuals and handouts makes for bad

visuals and bad documentation

Be different and effective… use a well written, detailed document

for your handout and well designed, simple, intelligent

graphics for your visuals.

SIMPLE

Though it requires more effort, the quality of the visuals and take away

documents will improve

Benefit of planning well…

Message

Delivery Skills

Storytelling

Technology

Presentation

If you prepare well, the preparation process itself should help you know

your story

“The computer is a moron.”

– Peter Drucker

“Get away from the computer in the early stages, the time when

your creativity is needed the most. Clarity of thinking and a

generation of ideas come when my computer and I are far

apart.” Garr Reynolds