FIGHT THE POWER(POINT)! DESIGN AND
DELIVERY TIPS FOR KICK-ASS PRESENTATIONS

5,000 x 6 x 100
= 3,000,000

“We’re not gonna take it...
ANYMORE!” Dee Snyder, Twisted Sister

PRESENTATION DESIGN

DESIGN IS NOT DECORATION

“Good design is as little
design as possible” Dieter Rams, Design Director (former), Braun

OH, C.R.A.P. Photo: Flickr /
Pete Zarria

This is what poor contrast
looks like. BEFORE

This is what BETTER CONTRAST
looks like. AFTER

FIGHT THE POWER(POINT)! DESIGN AND
DELIVERY TIPS FOR KICK-ASS PRESENTATIONS DESIGN IS NOT DECORATION OH, C.R.A.P. LET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT, BABY IN LIVING COLOR CONSTRUCTING YOUR TALK

This is an example of
poor alignment Photo: treubold 2011 BEFORE

This is an example of
better alignment Photo: treubold 2011 AFTER

Building Better Presentations All About
Proximity Dr. Jane Smith Professor and Director BEFORE

Building Better Presentations All About
Proximity (and Contrast) Dr. Jane Smith Professor and Director AFTER

BEFORE My Research on all
things Water ❖ Water is essential to life on Earth ❖ Freshwater: 13 Trillion Gallons ❖ Glaciers and Ice Caps account for 68.7% ❖ Groundwater is 30.1% of all freshwater ❖ 0.9% is considered water vapor ❖ Surface water is around 0.3% ❖ One billion people lack access to clean drinking water ❖ I just told you a whole bunch of interesting facts! Source: The Book of Everything U of Everything Page 36 www.worldwaterfacts.net/freshwater/jun30/242469.asp

AFTER One billion people lack
access to clean drinking water

One billion people lack access
to clean drinking water GRIDS

YOU SHOULD BE IN PICTURES

People remember 10% of what
they hear... Source: brainrules.net

But up to 65% of
what they hear and see Source: brainrules.net

The Amazon Rainforest is being
cleared at an alarming rate

The Amazon Rainforest is being
cleared at an alarming rate

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s
electricity comes from wind power Source: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s
electricity comes from wind power Source: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s
electricity comes from wind power Source: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s
electricity comes from wind power Source: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE 10 Percent of Minnesota’s
electricity comes from wind power Source: American Wind Energy Association RandomStockPhoto.com

AFTER 10 Percent of Minnesota’s
electricity comes from wind power Source: American Wind Energy Association

BEFORE New home construction declined
in 2010

AFTER New home construction declined
in 2010

AFTER New home construction declined
in 2010

THIRDS

THIRDS

NEVER, EVER USE CLIP ART.

IN LIVING COLOR

What does GREEN remind you
of?

And RED?

How about ORANGE?

BLUE?

Can your audience see colors?

kuler.adobe.com

MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

LET’S TALK ABOUT TEXT, BABY

Please try to LIMIT the
number of fonts in your presentation

When should you use Comic
Sans?

Photo: Flickr / dbkfrog

Photo: Flickr / kristofabrath

When should you use Comic
Sans? A) Presenting to a bunch of clowns B) Presenting to a bunch of kids C) A, B or never!C) A, B or never!

Helvetica

75+ Words! This is my
slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. This is my slide with 75+ words. And now for the next 50 slides... Can you say “slide-ument”?

• Hi, this is my
slide with 50+ words • I’m going to add some bullet points to make it more interesting • And then I’m going to to read the slide • Nearly word for word • Are we having fun yet? • Phew, are we to 50 yet? No? • OK, this is the last line - I promise! Can you say “teleprompter”? 50+ Words!

“The audience will either read
your slides or listen to you. They won’t do both.” Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design

DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE

“Data slides really aren’t about
the data. They’re about the meaning of the data.” Nancy Duarte, Duarte Design

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0 0.75 1.5 2.25 3
USA UK Belgium Sweden Germany Denmark Netherlands Kilometers cycled per person per day AFTER

0 0.75 1.5 2.25 3
USA UK Belgium Sweden Germany Denmark Netherlands Kilometers cycled per person per day 0.1 1.6 AFTER

0 0.75 1.5 2.25 3
USA UK Belgium Sweden Germany Denmark Netherlands Danes cycle 16x further than Americans each day 0.1 km 1.6 km Kmperday AFTER

One more thing about data

100 billion gallons of oil
are used in the production of polymers each year (Enough to fill the Metrodome 200 times)

RESTRAIN, REDUCE, EMPHASIZE

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME NOW?

Random Facts About Alaska’s Forest
Products Industry A detailed county by county analysis: 1980-2010 • Primarily Boreal Forest • No endangered or threatened species in Alaska’s forests • Provides hundreds of jobs and contributes millions to the economy •Wood is renewable, biodegradable and recyclable • Americans consume 630 lbs of paper and lumber per year • Alaska has 129 million forested acres • The Tongas National Forest is the largest forest in the United States • The forest spans 16.8 million acres - that’s a LOT of trees When President Theodore Roosevelt created the Tongass National Forest in 1907 he did so with the utmost wisdom. Roosevelt was way ahead of his time, recognizing as early as 1903 the importance of multiple use. Source: The Book of Forest Facts Slide 30/100

Exit 99 of 124 with
additional exits beyond that we think Slow down your vehicle and exit here to see the following: • Restaurants: Chuckwagon, Cowboy Grille, Aunt Betty’s Pies, Fish Shack • Gas stations: Super 88, Gas n’ Go, Truckers Superstore, Al’s Oil • Hotels: Motel 99, Spirit of the West Inn, Sleep Palace, Otto’s Place • Sights: Biggest Wagon Wheel in the West, Big Bear Waterslide, The Turquoise Connection, River Run Outlet Mall, Big Mike’s Hotrods Sign presented by: The Department of Highway Signs

The wrong questions

SLIDES ARE FREE

PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT

BEHIND THE SCENES

HI, NICE TO MEET YOU

Audience
before
Audience
after

What do you want people
to do? Why does it matter?

Source: Mercedes-Benz

CONSTRUCTING YOUR TALK

Chronological Source: Resonate, Nancy Duarte
Problem-Solution Climatic Cause-Effect And more!

“PowerPoint presentations may be state-of-the-art,
but stories are state-of-the-heart. They connect us.” Peter Guber, Mandalay Entertainment

1 Identify the problem Source:
The Naked Presenter, Garr Reynolds 2 Determine causes of the problem 3 Show how and why you solved the problem

MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

The 10 minute rule Attention
Span High Low Minutes of Time Elapsed 10 20 30 40 50 60 Source: brainrules.net/attention

Photo: Flickr / How-7

PRESENTATION DELIVERY

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

1 Arrive early 2 Mingle
3 Get people to sit close 4 Don’t forget to breathe

IT’S SHOWTIME!

Photo: Flickr / familymwr

BEFORE ANALYSIS OF URBAN AIR
POLLUTION: Implications for Global Health and Mortality in the Developed World Professor John Smith Department of Health Studies University of ABC DEPARTMENTAL LECTURE SERIES May 1, 2010

AFTER URBAN AIR POLLUTION: THE
SILENT KILLER Professor John Smith // Department of Health Studies // University of ABC Photo: Flickr / Sunset Noir

30-60 SECONDS Photo: Flickr /
wwarby

GET A REMOTE

Photo: Flickr / modowd

DON’T HIDE

LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON

DON’T GO LONG

Don’t read your slides word
for word. The audience will quickly become bored & tune out. So, please, please, please don’t do this.

“Be yourself. Just a little
more interesting.” Andy Goodman, Cause Communications

CREATE A S.T.A.R. MOMENT

FINISH STRONG

ASK FOR FEEDBACK

RESOURCES

THE
SCIENCE PRESENTATION
COMMANDMENTS

Questions?

Simplify
reub0002@umn.edu / 612.624.6140