4. 6 Ways to Ignite Your Ideas
• Design… not only function
• Story… not only argument
• Symphony… not only focus
• Empathy… not only logic
• Play… not only seriousness
• Meaning… not only accumulation
5. 4 Qualities of Amazing Public Speakers
• Introspection & self-awareness
• The ability to tell a story
• Generosity
• Confidence
6. Slide Design
• Photos, fonts, & icons
• Templates
• Photo editing
• Infographics
• Color schemes
• Design slides last
• Consistent look & feel
• Topic transitions
• Less text is more
• Less effects & transitions is more
• Masking
• Don’t use auto-play
• Reproduce simple charts and
graphs
7. Nail the Opening
• Quote someone
• Share a significant/shocking fact or statistic
• Share a story
• Get the audience to imagine a scenario
• Ask a series of rhetorical questions
• Bring a prop
8. Keeping the Audience Engaged
• Tell them the take-away’s
• Speak less than the time allotted
• Use silence effectively
• Pause periodically
• Emphasize key words
• Use numbers
• Remind them of the benefits
• Add some emotion/humor
• Tell a story
• Say “You, Your, etc.”
• Do something unexpected
• Give people “brain food”
9. The Closing
• Get rid of the “questions?" slide
• Use a quote
• Circle back around
• Build up to something
• Repeat the important stuff
• Have a call to action
• Inspire
