FILTER THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR How to do presentations that don't induce suicide

HOW TO DO PRESENTATIONS THAT DON’T INDUCE SUICIDEFriday, 10 August 12

HOW TO DO PRESENTATIONS THAT DON’T INDUCE SUICIDE ected title #1 Pi ck an unexpFriday, 10 August 12

HOW TO DO PRESENTATIONS THAT DON’T INDUCE SUICIDE ected title #1 Pi ck an unexp #2 Use type confidently - don ’t be a pussyFriday, 10 August 12

IN SHORT: NO ONE WANTS THEIR AUDIENCE TO DO THISFriday, 10 August 12

IN SHORT: NO ONE WANTS THEIR AUDIENCE TO DO THIS #3 Dramatise the essence of the presentationFriday, 10 August 12

IN SHORT: NO ONE WANTS THEIR AUDIENCE TO DO THIS #3 Dramatise the essence of the presentation 4 Show that your ‘edgy’ title was no accident #Friday, 10 August 12

#5 context: why are we here?Friday, 10 August 12

#5 context: why are we here? • YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT CREATING PRESENTATIONS • I’M GOING TO HELP YOUFriday, 10 August 12

#5 context: why are we here? • YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT CREATING PRESENTATIONS • I’M GOING TO HELP YOU • IT WILL TAKE 5 MINUTES (WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME MICROSOFT SPENT DESIGNING POWERPOINT)Friday, 10 August 12

#5 context: why are we here? • YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT CREATING PRESENTATIONS • I’M GOING TO HELP YOU • IT WILL TAKE 5 MINUTES (WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME MICROSOFT SPENT DESIGNING POWERPOINT) #6 set exp ectations #7 show yo u’re ‘fun’Friday, 10 August 12

#8 but don’t be too ‘fun’Friday, 10 August 12

#8 but don’t be too ‘fun’ #8b Seriously. Eye-rolling is up there with suicide.Friday, 10 August 12

#8 but don’t be too ‘fun’ #8b Seriously. Eye-rolling is up there with suicide. #8c I’m not kidding. NO images like this.Friday, 10 August 12

#9 Demystify things by turning your entire presentation into a single, simple lesson...Friday, 10 August 12

#9 Demystify things by turning your entire presentation into a single, simple lesson... A GOOD PRESENTATION IS A SIMPLE STORY, TOLD FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVEFriday, 10 August 12

#10 Use a quote if it adds something “Everyone who is honest is interesting” ~ Stefan SagmeisterFriday, 10 August 12

#10 Use a quote if it adds something “Everyone who is honest is interesting” ~ Stefan Sagmeister t’s a credible b It helps if i back story #10 source with a nice tory read the back s C lick this to person, the , in ly) (of course ould do this verbal w presenterFriday, 10 August 12

#11 Extrapolate your story into easy stepsFriday, 10 August 12

#11 Extrapolate your story into easy steps A GOOD PRESENTATION IS A SIMPLE STORY, TOLD FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Background - paint the picture (contextualise) 2. Main character - who’s involved, and how? 3. Event - what happened? 4. Lessons - what can we learn from it?Friday, 10 August 12

A GOOD PRESENTATION IS A SIMPLE STORY, TOLD FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Background - paint the picture (contextualise) 2. Main character - who’s involved, and how? 3. Event - what happened? 4. Lessons - what can we learn from it?Friday, 10 August 12

BACKGROUND THE WORLD IS LITTERED WITH AWFUL PRESENTATIONS SOME CHARTS THAT I SMASHED TOGETHER 10 ways to use the words WITHOUT EDITING 6 How to maximise the Social Media in casual 100 99 103 6 43 chances of slow, 75 conversation! 50 32 32 2134 32 corporate suffering 25 99 2134 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 (you may have seen some of them)Friday, 10 August 12

BACKGROUND THE WORLD IS LITTERED WITH AWFUL PRESENTATIONS SOME CHARTS THAT I SMASHED TOGETHER 10 ways to use the words WITHOUT EDITING 6 How to maximise the Social Media in casual 100 99 103 6 43 chances of slow, 75 conversation! 50 32 32 2134 32 corporate suffering 25 99 2134 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 #12 If you want to avoid pickin (youp g on may have seen some of them) real peo le, dramatise problems in steadFriday, 10 August 12

A GOOD PRESENTATION IS A SIMPLE STORY, TOLD FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Background - paint the picture (contextualise) 2. Main character - who’s involved and how? 3. Event - what happened? 4. Lessons - what can we learn from it?Friday, 10 August 12

THE GUILTY PARTY IS THE GENERAL POWERPOINT USERFriday, 10 August 12

THE GUILTY PARTY IS THE GENERAL POWERPOINT USER image courtesy nice: link to sources # 13 P.s. be borrowed for im ages youFriday, 10 August 12

THE GUILTY PARTY IS THE GENERAL POWERPOINT USER BUT IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT...Friday, 10 August 12

THEY’RE PROBABLY REALLY FUN & NORMAL IN REAL LIFE: “hahahahahahaha”Friday, 10 August 12

BUT THEN THEY SEE THESE...Friday, 10 August 12

BUT THEN THEY SEE THESE... AND THISFriday, 10 August 12

BUT THEN THEY SEE THESE... AND THIS! AND THISFriday, 10 August 12

BUT THEN THEY SEE THESE... AND THIS! AND THIS #14 Put us in their shoesFriday, 10 August 12

SUDDENLY, THEY’RE THINKING: That must be what ‘presentations’ are supposed to be likeFriday, 10 August 12

IT NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM: That must be what ‘music’ is supposed to be likeFriday, 10 August 12

A GOOD PRESENTATION IS A SIMPLE STORY, TOLD FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Background - paint the picture (contextualise) 2. Main character - who’s involved, and how? 3. Event - what happened? 4. Lessons - what can we learn from it?Friday, 10 August 12

ONE DAY, I ‘NEARLY’ DID THIS:Friday, 10 August 12

ONE DAY, I ‘NEARLY’ DID THIS: #15 Looping back to the open er really helps gel things togeth erFriday, 10 August 12

ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH... ENOUGH 26 19.5 13 ENOUGH ENOUGH 6.5 0 TIMEFriday, 10 August 12

ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH... ENOUGH 26 19.5 13 ENOUGH ENOUGH 6.5 0 TIME #16 Everyone like s an ‘amusing’ chartFriday, 10 August 12

ALMOST EVERYONE IS CAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING WELL... ...IF THEY STOP LETTING EXTERNAL EXPECTATIONS GET IN THE WAY.Friday, 10 August 12

AND INSTEAD BEGIN WITH WHAT THEY FIND INTERESTING. #17 If you use a ‘cute kid’ pictu re, find one with charm - it’ a fine lineFriday, 10 August 12

SO... I DECIDED TO PUT THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER TO TELL PEOPLE ONE SIMPLE THING:Friday, 10 August 12

FILTER THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR OWN PERSONALITY 1. thing s you see ity 2. your personal v iew of the world 3. your uniqueFriday, 10 August 12

FILTER THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR OWN PERSONALITY 1. thing s you see ity 2. your personal #18 A visual metaphor can m ake points more palpable and me mo rable v iew of the world 3. your uniqueFriday, 10 August 12

A GOOD PRESENTATION IS A SIMPLE STORY, TOLD FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. Background - paint the picture (contextualise) 2. Main character - who’s involved and how? 3. Event - what happened? 4. Lessons - what can we learn from it?Friday, 10 August 12

FILTERING THINGS THROUGH YOUR PERSONALITY... • Makes presentations more interesting • Makes you more interesting • Makes you take more care • Gives your content a better chance • Sets an informal, conversational tone • Makes it more memorable • Makes people more likely to talk about itFriday, 10 August 12

NO ONE NEEDS TO DIE TODAYFriday, 10 August 12

HERE COMES THE RECAP SLIDEFriday, 10 August 12

HERE COMES THE RECAP SLIDE #19 Recap slides prevent peo ple from having to think back - and they force you to h ave a simple point...Friday, 10 August 12

RECAP 10 ways to use the words Social Media in casual conversation! 1. NO ONE 2. BE CAREFUL 3. SAY IT WANTS THIS WHAT YOU COPY YOUR WAYFriday, 10 August 12

AND SOME LESSONS FOR ME 1. It’s dangerous doing a presentation about how to do presentations (hope no one thinks i’m a total wanker.) 2. You can’t really explain exactly how to do something when the point is not to follow a format. 3. Clearly this level of silliness isn’t appropriate in all cases, but the core point remains: humanise it.Friday, 10 August 12

THIS WAS FUN @andywhitlockFriday, 10 August 12

#20 Don’t write ‘thanks’ on th e last page. It’s weird. THIS WAS FUN @andywhitlockFriday, 10 August 12

FILTER THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR How to do presentations that don't induce suicide

Andy Whitlock

FILTER THE WORLD THROUGH YOUR