The document discusses adopting a "Beginner's Mind" when preparing presentations, which is open to new ideas and possibilities without fear of failure or being wrong. It encourages being creative by not believing the lie that you aren't creative, and finding inspiration from your surroundings without forcing ideas. Presenters are advised to approach each presentation with a fresh, enthusiastic mindset like a beginner in order to explore, discover, and experiment freely.

1. Principles of
Presentation Design
Tips on how to think like a designer
The “Beginner’s Mind”
John Consultant
Fallon
Presentation Skills

2. Begin a
Presentation with
a Beginners Mind

3. A Beginners Mind is fresh,
enthusiastic, open to ideas,
possibilities and solutions

4. A Beginners Mind is open to
exploration, discovery and
experimentation

5. A Beginners Mind
won’t be saddled
with fear of failure

6. A Beginners Mind is not afraid of
being wrong

7. Be the Creative

8. Don’t fall prey to the lie of : “I’m not
creative”.

9. “If you’re not
prepared to be
wrong, you’ll never
come up with
anything original.”
Sir Kenneth
Robinson

10. Find inspiration from around you

11. Don’t force it

12. Be Passionate