Presentation Tips by Rodinhood! [includes
example slides after each tip!] Alok Rodinhood Kejriwal Founder – 2win group & therodinhoods

How this PPT works •
The TIP comes first as a slide. It is in this blue color and is in Italics • A real example comes after the tip slide. Its in Black and not in Italics. • If you get confused, go back & forth between the 2 slides of colors and you will get the point being made!

Tip 1 : Provide credentials
(if required)

Credentials! Q: What makes me
worthy of this PPT? A: Over the past 15 years, I’ve presented over 100+ times. This includes Harvard University, B-Schools like IIM, ISB, SP Jain; Fortune 500 Companies, ad:tech, TEDx, TechCrunch, etc. Audiences everywhere have appreciated my presentations and that gives me the confidence to put this together for you!

Tip 2 : If possible,
present yourself humorously!

An Introduction Disclosure: I am
not an MBA I am not an Engineer I am not a CA I am not an LLB I am not a PHD I am not ‘whatever’… I am an Entrepreneur

Tip 3 : If you
are sharing a Company’s success story, support the same by a credential:

We made a # 1
and # 2 app in the world

Tip 4: I love to
use full screen images with one liners to create mental stories and to start a discussion…

You are
the CEO…

Tip 5: If possible, ONLY
use photos that you have shot. It adds a special touch to the presentation and becomes ‘unique’…

I walked out of the
family business…

Tip 6 : Share images
of your colleagues while making a point! It feels good!

Tip 7 : Use images
that make an IMPACT:

And will very soon KILL
you.

Tip 8: To wake up
the crowd, ask an interactive question?

(Q to the audience) Can
you spot the difference?

Tip 9 : Try and
use images that directly tell the story….

Tip 10: Humor ALWAYS works.
Tease your audience, provoke them!

I assume you drive this
car?

Tip 11: There are NO
MANNERS in making PPTs (usually). Use fonts & language that convey the message:

Revenues from advertising
SUCK

Tip 12 : Use examples
that people KNOW and have experienced to make your point.

On Linkedin…

“Profile completion %” is the
simplest game invented, to make you add extraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa details to your profile…

Just to help Linkedin make
lots of extraaaaaaaaa money…

By targeting your extraaaaaaaa completed
profile to advertisers…. 

Tip 13: Use simple business
logic and examples to SIMPLIFY a difficult topic:

How advertising works (follow the
lines) A candy bar sells for US$1 Advertising & Marketing = 30% Advertising = 30 cents Online ads = 10% of Advertising Online ads = 3 cents “Ad Network” takes 50% 1.5 cents remain Gets distributed to websites Website gets 1.5 cents of a 1$ Candy Bar

How in-app sales work! I
create a mobile game Errr – A candy Game Game is deep & long but free The game requires you to DIE or BUY Nobody likes to DIE So, we all BUY “In-Game Candy” = 0.99 cents Apple/Google gives me 70%! I get 70 cents from MY OWN CANDY SALE

Tip 14: Make fun of
yourself on stage! It works!!

What I did before dot.com
Yeah, that’s me!

Tip 15: If you are
using charts, use simple ones that make an impact and then can be explained to the audience

2. Let the app float
on ITS OWN

Tip 16: I always use
my Company images, mascots, art assets to convey messages. They just stand out!

8. Don’t advertise. • Unless
you have a + ROI LTV

Tip 17: Use the language
of the audience. If in Mumbai, talk like Mumbai…

Achha MTV Bole To?

Tip 18: Ask a question
to the audience; get a response and then reveal your answer…

Do you want to make
the most of a Client Meeting?

First a question: • Who
do you think your client is?

I think that my client
is:

Tip 19: If your presentation
is technical or domain specific, clarify WHO it is meant for and also some disclosures

Who is this meant for?
• Entrepreneurs who need guidance on ESOP ideas and policy for their Company. • Employees who need to understand what ESOPs are, and how they work. • People elsewhere in the business ecosystem, who may have questions on ESOPs and its core principles. • Anyone interested in learning about a very interesting and valuable capital idea that has been responsible for creating massive wealth for employees and employers!

Disclosures: • The principles and
guidelines spoken about in this presentation are used and adopted strictly for the 2win group of companies that I operate/have invested in. • There are various alternative interpretations of ESOP best practices that other companies and employers may adopt. • This document should serve as a guideline and reference - not as a rule book!

Tip 20: People believe REAL
STORIES. Provide a few to them.

ESOPS WORK! Ask these people

Tip 21: Summarize a presentation
if you have shared lots of lessons and insights

Summary • Think of Virality
as communication, and organic marketing, but not as advertising! • Let people talk. Good, Bad or Ugly. Just let them talk. • Snoop into the conversation ONLY when required. Don’t mess with the mess. • Erect viral triggers, but subtly.

Tip 22: To extend your
conversation with your audience, ask them to do something and revert to you!

Assignment What would you DO
in this case, how and why? Mail me – alok@rodinhood.com

Tip 23: In a business
pitch, ASK directly for what you want so that the discussion can then pivot from there

Google, please give us some
editorial love?

Tip 23: To provoke your
audience, present them a ‘checklist’ – this will get them thinking and call you back!

Checklist • Have you: –
Blogged? – Been an influencer on Quora? – Presented at ad:tech, demo, pluggd.in, IITs, IIMs? – Written for leading publications? – Trended on Twitter? – Activated Pinterest? – Conducted “Hangouts”? – Been “Slideshared”? – “Tumbl’d”?

Tip 24: If you are
pitching a service, DETAIL what you can do

What we can do for
you • Be smart about your PR and help with the checklist • Create content, curate and host events • Influence digiterati and generate industry invitations • One stop shop for making sure you develop a digital ‘halo’!

Tip 25 : Hygiene pointers

Hygiene: • I always use
Arial and either a white or black template so that there is no distortion on large screens/SlideShare, etc. • MS PPT is the best option for me. Prezi is too complicated and distorts on screen. Keynote is cool but it gets messed up when moving between Mac and PC.

Hygiene: • SPEND HOURS ANIMATING
each slide of your PPT and getting the impact of each point across. • Try and create impact using 8-10 slides max. • ALWAYS TEST RUN your PPT when presenting at events. Check screen resolutions, edges that may cut your slides, etc. • I avoid sound files. The volume is always an issue and getting audio connections is always a challenge. • To improve your PPTs, keep checking the Top Presentations on SlideShare every week!

Tip 26: How to present
on stage?

‘How to present’ tips •
If possible, mike-up, carry a remote control AND MOVE ACROSS THE FLOOR. Don’t get stuck like a statue whose feet are glued to the ground. • SPEAK LESS. Let the pictures and the headers TALK. • Be spontaneous. If the audience is cold ask them if they need sweaters…

Tip 27: End with THANKS
and contact points

Connect with me! e-mail -
alok@rodinhood.com Facebook - facebook.com/rodinhood Twitter - @rodinhood My social network for anyone enterprising! therodinhoods.com Presentations – http:slideshare.net/rodinhood