1. INSPIRING CURIOSITY
How to create impactful presentations
A presentation by
BRIAN MEAGHER

2. ABOUT ME
Kansas City
Lima
New York

3. Why are presentations
important for you?
(literally, think about your real life)

4. Harry
Po(er
and
The
Half-­‐Blood
Prince
|
Warner
Bros

5. This is you
Harry
Po(er
and
The
Half-­‐Blood
Prince
|
Warner
Bros

6. This is your audience
This is you
Harry
Po(er
and
The
Half-­‐Blood
Prince
|
Warner
Bros

7. This is your audience
THE
AUDIENCE
is the
HERO
This is you
Harry
Po(er
and
The
Half-­‐Blood
Prince
|
Warner
Bros

9. PREPARE

10. PREPARE
DESIGN

11. PREPARE
DESIGN
DELIVER

12. 1
START WITH THE END

13. 1
START WITH THE END
What is the purpose?

14. 1
START WITH THE END
What is the purpose?
Information transfer is not a
satisfactory objective.

15. 1
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
Remember the hero.
What is important
for them?

16. 1
CONTENT
Simplicity

17. If you can’t explain it simply, you
don’t understand it well enough.
- Albert Einstein

18. 1
CONTENT
Simplicity
Develop and incorporate some kind of story

19. Disney
Pixar
|
Toy
Story
3

20. 1
CONTENT
Simplicity
Develop and incorporate some kind of story
Analog

22. DESIGN

23. Cognitive Theory of
Multimedia Learning

24. Cognitive Theory of
Multimedia Learning
Our brains have limited capacity

25. Cognitive Theory of
Multimedia Learning
Our brains have limited capacity
Pictures, printed words, and verbal
language are competing for limited
cognitive resources.

26. LANDMARKS
(reference points)

27. 2
SIMPLICITY…
AGAIN
One idea per slide
Is it relevant? Does it add value?

28. Bar Chart slide
Primary
Text
Call
out
Size
1or
box
f 4
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Secondary
Text
special
point
Size
10.5
Series
1
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3
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Category
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Source: text here
Category
2
Category
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Category
4

29. DELIVER

30. Start like a Bond movie

31. 3

32. 3
You are the
PRESENTER,
not the
POWERPOINT

33. EYE CONTACT

34. DIGESTION is IMPORTANT!

35. PRACTICE

36. SUMMARY
If you had to remember only 3 concepts
from this presentation…

37. PREPARE
Know
your
Audience

38. PREPARE
DESIGN
Know
your
Audience
Limited
Capacity…
so keep it simple

39. PREPARE
Know
your
Audience
DESIGN
Limited
Capacity…
so keep it simple
DELIVER
Practice
Practice
Practice

40. IMAGE CREDITS
Slide 1:
Slide 4:
Slide 8:
Slide 8:
Slide 8:
Slide 15:
Slide 19:
Slide 23:
Slide 26:
Slide 34:
Slide 35:
Slide 36:
jkvill1 flickr
Warner Bros
Poche flickr
Poche flickr
Frinkiac flickr
Greenog flickr
Disney Pixar
Tinou Bao flickr
Techaramis flickr
Solentx flickr
Aleks J Clark flickr
WoodleyWonderworks flickr

41. Idea credits and inspiration
Several of the ideas shown in this presentation
were inspired by many incredible people.
Audience is the Hero:
Duarte, N. (2010). Resonate. Wiley. Retrieved from
http://www.duarte.com/book/resonate/
Overall structure (prepare, design, deliver)
inspired by Garr Reynolds
Reynolds, G. (2011). Presentation zen. Berkeley, CA: New Riders. Retrieved from
http://www.presentationzen.com/
Start like a Bond Movie:
Henry Broaddus, Dean of Admission and Associate Provost for Enrollment,
College of William and Mary
Inspiring Curiosity:
Shawn Cornally of The Big Ideas Group
Overall Design inspired by:
Emiland De Cubber and Scott Belsky

42. 636presentationdesign.com
brian@636presentationdesign.com