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PRESENTATIONS

SUCK

WHY

Alexei Kapterev WWW.KAPTEREV.COM

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GOOD PRESENTATIONS ARE HARD TO DO.

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THEY MIGHT SEEM EASY.

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BUT OF COURSE THIS IS JUST AN ILLUSION. IT’S ALL HARD WORK.

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BUT WHAT EXACTLY MAKES THEM SO HARD?(oops, wrong picture)

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BUT WHAT EXACTLY MAKES THEM SO HARD?(yep, that’s me)

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to I DECIDED

ASK

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I asked ~40 people “What makes preparing

and delivering presentations so difficult?”

Disclaimer: I am not a sociologist, this is by no means scientific. If

you want to research this subject properly — please do contact me.

They named 3 reasons each.

This is the analysis of their replies.

It’s illuminating.

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PRESENTATION

PROBLEMS

META

Motivation (31)

Setting goals (12)

Presentations aren’t important (9)

Slacking (8)

Other (2)

No content (10)

Audience-related (8)

Presentations culture (7)

Other (4)

STRUCTURE Structuring (15)

Storytelling (9)

Focus on the core (11)

Other (4)

SLIDES

DELIVERY

Design skills (12)

Lack of taste or visual culture (7)

Fear or anxiety (10)

This is the amount of complaints in this category

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Surprise #1:MOST PROBLEMS WITH PRESENTATIONS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PRESENTATION SKILLS.

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SUCKPRESENTATIONS

beca"ePEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DO THEM

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HARD WORK

YOU SEE, ON ONE HAND, IT’S HARD WORK. ON THE OTHER HAND…

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OH, WAIT, WHAT’S ON THE OTHER HAND?!

?HARD WORK

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“This presentation is just a formality, you know…”

“All important decisions are made behind the scenes anyway…”

“Everybody admits — secretly — that it’s just a waste of time…”

PRESENTATIONS AREN’T IMPORTANT

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PEOPLE DON’t SET MOTIVATING GOALS

“There was no clear goal…”

“There is no real goal, they just do it

because they were told to do it…”

“They don’t understand that they have to SELL their ideas…”

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TRY SETTING GOALS THAT MOTIVATE YOU

TIP #1

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WORK ON THE END FIRST (IT’S WHERE YOU ASK PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING!)

TIP #2

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Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. !

Endings are hard, get yours working up front.

Pixar, Inc.Storytelling Rule #7

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SOMEHOW COMMUNICATE THAT PRESENTATIONS ARE IMPORTANT

TOP PRESENTATION AWARD WINNER OR SOMETHING

TIP #3for managers

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Surprise #2:

STRUCTURING

INFORMATIONIS THE MOST IMPORTANT

PRESENTATION SKILL

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The main point is obscured by lots of irrelevant detail.

Source: PowerPoint® Presentation Flaws and Failures: A Psychological Analysis (2012) by Stephen M. Kosslyn et al

THE SINGLE MOST COMMON AND ALSO THE MOST ANNOYING PRESENTATION PROBLEM

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STRUCTURING & PRIORITISING

“I want to tell them EVERYTHING but

there’s never enough time…”

“They don’t structure the information

so it’s just incomprehensible….”

“Presenters don’t focus on what’s most

important…”

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HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY THE CORE? YOU NEED TO ORGANISE YOUR INFORMATION

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LEARN TO USE MIND MAPS OR CONCEPT MAPS FOR PLANNING PRESENTATIONS

TIP #4

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Surprise #3:

POWERPOINT*

* OK, no surprise here

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Editing slides for most people

is really, really

HARD.

Editing slides

for most people

is really, really

HARD.

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Editing slides is hard

“I am not a designer so it doesn’t come

out pretty…”

“Most presentation programs require a tutor to use them…”

“Design.”

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TIP #5

FORGIVE ME FOR BEING CAPTAIN OBVIOUS BUT SOFTWARE & DESIGN TRAINING HELPS

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1. Do I really, really want to make this presentation? Why? Get to the bottom of it.

2. Mind mapping helps a lot. This is probably presentation skill #1.

3. There’s still no decent slide editor, both powerful and easy to use. This is an opportunity.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

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ALEXEI KAPTEREV


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