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- 3. HOW TO CREATE A WORKSHOP THAT PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER
- 4. WHAT MAKES A PRESENTATION BAD? WE’VE ALL BEEN STUCK IN BAD PRESENTATIONS
- 5. WHAT MAKES A PRESENTATION GREAT? YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS
- 6. GOOD PRESENTATIONS SUCCEED IN THREE IMPORTANT AREAS
- 8. LOOK? IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE, IT’S YOUR VISUALS
- 9. KEEP IT SIMPLE REMEMBER K.I.S.S.
- 10. ONE IDEA PER SLIDE IF YOU CAN’T TWEET IT, DON’T PUT IT THERE
- 11. DON’T BE TOO ABSTRACT PEOPLE WILL GET LOST
- 12. USE GRAPHICS THAT ARE HIGH QUALITY AND THAT ADD VALUE NO RANDOM CLIP ART NO FUZZY GOOGLE IMAGES
- 13. USE A CONSISTENT VISUAL THEME SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY PERSONALITY IS GOOD
- 14. CHOOSE TYPEFACES WISELY a PICK TWO MAX STICK WITH THEM
- 15. KEEP THINGS BIG NO ONE LIKES SQUINTING
- 16. REMEMBER CONTRAST WATCH OUT FOR COLOURS AND GRAPHICS THAT OVERLAP
- 17. YOU’RE NOT MAKING A MOVIE COOL IT WITH THE MOTION GRAPHICS, SPIELBERG
- 18. DEVIATE FROM THE NORM TITLES AND BULLETS GET OLD QUICK
- 19. FEEL? IT’S THE INTANGIBLE STUFF
- 20. MULTI-TASKING IS HARD DON’T MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE
- 21. PAY ATTENTION TO FLOW USE TILE OR LIGHT TABLE VIEW
- 22. STORYBOARD IN ANALOGUE GET OUT THE PEN AND PAPER BEFORE YOU OPEN POWERPOINT
- 23. CREATE YOUR STORY USE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
- 24. ASK QUESTIONS INVITE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
- 25. PRACTICE YOU WON’T BE PERFECT ON YOUR FIRST TRY
- 26. MAKE NOTES YOU DON’T WANT TO FORGET ADDITIONAL ANECDOTES OR CLEVER TRANSITIONS
- 27. BE CONFIDENT DON’T HIDE BEHIND BIG WORDS AND JARGON
- 28. REMEMBER THE TEN MINUTE RULE PEOPLE START TO TUNE OUT
- 29. VALUE? ENTERTAIN, INSPIRE, EDUCATE, SOLVE A PROBLEM
- 30. IT’S LIKE AN ESSAY WHAT’S YOUR THESIS STATEMENT?
- 31. IDENTIFY THE VILLAIN ARTICULATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE YOU OFFER THE SOLUTION
- 32. MAKE IT PERSONAL IT’S NOT “SOME PEOPLE”, IT’S “YOU”
- 33. GIVE CONTEXT STATS ARE GREAT, BUT WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
- 34. USE PICTURES OR PROPS BE CREATIVE WITH VISUAL AIDS
- 35. HAVE FUN PASSION IS CONTAGIOUS
- 36. QUESTIONS?
- 37. LET’S TALK HOUSTON.WHITE@UBC.CA @HOUSTONW