Study of all time top favorite presentations

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2. We analyzed online presentations with ALL TIME top favorites from all angles

3. What kind of slides do they use? What kind of topics do they choose? What are their secrets? Can ANYONE replicate their success? Here is what our study of ALL TIME TOP favourited on slideshare reveals… What kind of tools do they use? What kind of structure do they use?

4. Conclusion 1 Title Slides Look and Feel: Simplicity tops

5. 70% OF THE TOP PRESENTATIONS use large fonts and little or no images Presentation Content is KING and not the first slide Use images prominently in the title slides 30% Use large text in the title slides 70%

6. 2 Conclusion Popular Topics: Technology and Marketing

7. 93% of top favorited presentations are related to Marketing, Social Media or Presentation Skills Marketing Technology Presentations related to these topics are most popular & most shared

8. Some tags in the top presentations: PowerPoint TipsSocial MediaMarketingTrendsTechnologyFutureCreativityDesign

9. 3 Conclusion Expertise matters

10. 9 of 10 presentations are posted by people who represent their company and are experts in the topic

11. Is advertising ok? Yes, many presenters do talk about their company or book. So, it is alright to talk about and sell your company or product at the end of a good presentation.

12. 4 Conclusion Number of slides matter

13. Average number of slides per presentation is 90 Average number of words per slide is 17 A point to note: These presentations are made for reading online. They use enough text to be read and understood fully.

14. 5 Conclusion Slide Design : Few pictures, more diagrams and visuals

15. Almost all of the presentations (19 of 20 analysed) use few pictures and lots of visual elements like diagrams, different font types Few Pictures and A Lot Of Visuals And Diagrams

16. They do not use standard presentation template or background colors The backgrounds are usually white and use visual cues – for example all slides with rules have a standard look.

17. 6 Conclusion Structure: Clear Story

18. All presentations use a clear and simple structure. The common structure is as follows: Agenda or Introduction to topic Definition Current situation with examples Reasons why it is important to change / know the information 3 to 5 clear Guidelines with examples Summary or Conclusion

19. 7 Conclusion Multiple Components for engagement

20. All presentations have these components Quotes from consumers/ authority figures Statistics to support their claim Real life Examples Some humor Quiz / Did you know… for engagement

21. Some other things to think about

22. Ratio of views to favorites Around 0.6% of people who view the presentation mark the presentation as favourite The trick is to first get enough people to visit and share the presentation

23. Should your presentation be downloadable? 2 of top 5 presentations are not allowed for download. So it okay not to allow download Source for top presentations: Slideshare.net – all time favorites including: Brand Gap,,Death by PowerPoint,SocialMedia,What The F**k is Social Media,ShiftHappens,Brain Rules for Presenters,The Real Life Social Network,Visual and Creative Thinking,Steal this presentation,All About Google

24. To summarize, all top presentations have the following features: 1. Title Slides Look and Feel: Simplicity tops 2. Popular Topics: Technology and Marketing 3. Expertise matters 4. Coverage: Number of slides matter. Cover in depth 5. Design: Few pictures, more diagrams and visuals 6. Structure: Clear story 7. Multiple Components for engagement

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