This document provides tips for creating engaging presentations. It recommends using killer titles and cover slides to grab attention. Fonts and color schemes should be carefully selected to match the mood. Bullet points and excessive text should be minimized as they can kill engagement. Instead, the use of arresting images with sparing text is encouraged. Photos from Flickr Creative Commons, GoAnimate, Xtranormal and Second Life can provide free background images while paid stock photos provide a more professional look. Overall the tips encourage style over templates to make the presentation stand out and keep the audience engaged.
7. The “art” is setting
yourself apart.
Style & design.
The difference between a
snoozefest or knocking the
socks off your audience.
Ninjas have style.
8. Templates are Trite
Standard PowerPoint templates
are ugly and don’t communicate, they kill!
We can do better!
30. If you’re going to put down
word for word exactly what
you are going to say you will
kill your message & your
audience!"
Btw, this whole preso has TOO much text!
• Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
• More blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
• OMG! blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
• OMG! More blah blah blah blah blah blah
31. Bullets Can Kill.
The more the audience has to read
the less they are listening to you.
36. Arresting
Images &
Sparing Use
of Text
Will Make You a
Presentation Ninja!
Psst! There
are 3 Ninjas in
this picture!
Flickr Creative Commons pphoto by wth42
37. Your own photos:
Time consuming but a very nice touch.
I like to use a photo full screen 1024 X 768
and set as the slide background.
38. Flickr Creative Commons
Thousands of FREE Pictures!
All you need to do is to follow the CC
license, give proper credit &
attribution.
Flickr Creative Commons photo by Studiolit
39. Animate Your Slides!
Go!Animate, Xtranormal, &
Second Life
Offer unique opportunities
for FREE Background images.