Presentations are a powerful medium that can quickly disseminate information and help teach people new ideas. Unfortunately not every slide deck is effective at reaching this goal. Do you remember the boring professor you had in college who used to read his PowerPoint slides verbatim? By the time the lectures were over, you and half the class were usually asleep with your faces stuck to your desks in piles of drool. To truly create a captivating presentation that engages the masses you must capture people's attention in an enchanting manner. But how can you design slides to draw such interest or exclamations of beauty?
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55. But make sure your video WORKS …
1. Embed videos from websites like YouTube directly
into your presentation, or…
2. Insert a video file – but make sure it works on the
target machine
3. Embed a YouTube video via SlideShare after uploading
your presentation
See “A TED speaker's worst nightmare”
73. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating Presentation
1) OrganizeYour Idea Into an Outline
2) Pick an Attention-Grabbing Title
3) Create a Captivating Cover Slide
4) Pick Cool Colors
5) Add Sharp Images
6) Communicate Information Visually
7) Select Standout Fonts
8) Videos Can Be Sexy
9) Practice
10) EngageYour Audience
11) Relax and TakeYour Time
12) Always Recap
74. Our responsibility is to captivate you for
however long we've asked for your
attention.
- Aaron Sorkin