Lessons From Presentation Zen

Kathy E. GillKathy E. Gill

How to rock your presentations!

Not Rocking!

Ditch this(death by Powerpoint)

First: Step Away From The Computer.

photo by Nantaskart!- 2005

Second: Know your audience

photo by Carbon NYC - 2008

Third: Understand your role

What is your story?

Ideas.Concepts.Not Slides.

Architecture:Story Board

TextTextDesign

2Good GraphDesign

3

Text Text

StoryboardImages

DesignPrinciple

1

Cluttered Image

Bad Graph

Text

Story Frames

Title &Intro

Design

4

Not This Structure!

Compelling Imagery.

ThreeVisual

Principles

1. Simplify

Bullets can kill

Minimize lines and words

Ensure sufficient contrast

Avoid animation & sound

2. Signal-to-Noise

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3. Rule of Thirds

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SalsaTrumps

Ketchup?

Before &

After

FromGarr Reynolds

FromGarr Reynolds

FromGarr Reynolds

Step Away From The Computer.

photo by allietheoptimist- 2010

Know your audience

photo by Kevin Dooley- 2010

Understand your role

photo by sheiladeeisme - 2012

Then Simplify

Resources•PresentationZen (Garr Reynolds, Blog)

•PresentationZen (book, Amazon)

•The Rule of Thirds

•Life After Death With Powerpoint (youtube)

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Some materials developed by Meg McGough in 2009

Kathy E. Gill, http://wiredpen.com/@kegill

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