Designing and Delivering Presentations That Engage Your Audience A presentation for LSS Development Day on October 18, 2018 Neenah, Wisconsin

1. Bore No
More
LSS Development Day
October 18, 2018
Neenah, Wisconsin
Designing and
Delivering
Presentations
That Engage
Your Audience

3. Remember when ...

4. ... with one of
these ...

5. ... and afterward did this?

6. Ah, PowerPoint!

7. Breakthroughs
Bandwidth
Storage
Speed
Devices

8. •Social media
•Technology
• Bandwidth
• Research
T RB
SM Shifting Gears

11. Time
Money

12. What have I gotten myself into?

14. 14
Questions to
answer:
1) How long?
2) Who is the audience?
3) What environment?

15. Ready
Set
PLAN!

16. One to Many Workshop

17. The Networked Workshop

18. Vacationers

19. Prisoners

20. Wannabe’s

21. Understand the Social Rules

22. “African Elephant”

23. Step Away
from the
Computer,
Mister!

24. Going
Analog!
Garr Reynolds: Presentation Zen

25. Big Picture
Main Points
THEN Key Ideas
With Details

28. During the preparation stage,
if you are struggling with an
idea or you are stuck, then go
for a walk, a run, just move...

29. How to put the POWER
back in PowerPoint

30. 30
Left -Brained Slides
• People can’t listen and read effectively at the same time.
• Watching presenters read directly from their slides is really,
really boring.
• Slide after slide of bulleted text puts people to sleep.
• Garr Reynolds calls this “Death By PowerPoint.”
• Chances are good that you’ve experienced this at some point
in the past.
• (If you’ve read ahead to the end of this slide before I stop
reading it, raise your hand RIGHT NOW and keep it up in the
air until those around you also raise their hands. )

31. This
on
bullet points!
is your brain

34. EMOTIONALLY
CHARGED EVENT
DOPAMINE

35. EMOTIONALLY
CHARGED
EVENT

38. 38
8
Death by PowerPoint

40. One idea
per slide

41. Design Right-
Brain Slides

43. „People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.“ - Mary Angelou„People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.“ - Mary Angelou
“People will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel.” - Mary Angelou
„People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.“ - Mary Angelou„People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.“ - Mary Angelou

44. A World of Difference

46. ILLITERATE

47. Where to find images?

48. Use Pix in Unusual ways 1
Use pictures in unusual ways

49. Use pix in unusual ways

50. Fonts are like chips
Fonts are like chips …

51. Which type fits best?
Times New Roman
American Typewriter
Tahoma
Arial
Verdana
Gill Sans
Footlight MT Light

52. Which type fits best?
Times New Roman
American Typewriter
Tahoma
Arial
Verdana
Gill Sans
Footlight MT Light

53. Size
Matters
Font

54. Size MattersE
H N
D F N
P T X Z
U Z D T F
D F N P T H
P H U N T D Z
N P X T Z F H
P T D Z X C Z N

55. Icebreakers Engage and
Increase Learner Buy-in

56. After 10 minutes,
audience attention
steadily drops.

57. 57
Tell Stories
Photo: Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette

58. The Role of Family and Community in
Mentoring Alienated Youth in the
American Midwest
• Blended family
• Economically depressed
• Accompanied by other challenged and
homeless adults
• Person of color
• Struggles with addiction…

59. Talk to your neighbor
Source: The World Cafe

61. Need an Energizer?

62. We’re wired to
notice patterns

63. Chunking example
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64. Chunking example
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65. “That’s a GREAT question!”

66. Tips and Tricks

67. Connecting
through words
and actions

68. Use a remote control to change the slides.

69. More Tools for YOU

70. Remember the magic keys

71. Print Screen button

72. Goodies/toys

73. A view from
the back of
the room

74. Practice!

75. The Small Stuff
—It’s Worth
Sweating

76. What Is Your Energy Synergy?
Points to remember:
What is your magnetic personality ____________?
You may wish you could just wave your magic wand,
but there is a ____________ involved.
•____________ing
•____________ing
•____________ing
•____________ing
Handouts

77. www.slideshare.net

78. Review

79. Ready, Set, PLAN!
Timing Is Everything
Tips and Tricks

80. Ready, Set, PLAN!
Know your audience
Design your message to
engage brains and memory
Erase old habits and put the
power back in PowerPoint
 Guide your viewer’s
attention

81. Timing Is Everything
Icebreakers
Use stories
Talk to your neighbor to
help process
Use energizers when
needed
Use patterns to help
with memory

82. Tips and Tricks
Helpful words to SAY
Use a remote
Magic keys to unlock
power
Freebies and toys
Practice
Sweat the small stuff
(including handouts)

83. To review this anytime,
go to www.slideshare.net

84. References & Photo Sources
Books to enhance your presentations:
• Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
• Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes by Andy Goodman & Cause Communications
• Brain Rules by John Medina
• The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo
• Beyond Bullet Points by Cliff Atkinson
• Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn by Lynell Burkmark
• The Big Book of IceBreakers by Edie West
• Made To Stick by Chip Health and Dan Health
Special thanks to the following for their inspiration and shared resources:
• Don McMillan, comedian, “Life After Death By PowerPoint” ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayxfblOyUBY&feature=related
• Scott H. Young, “18 Tips for Killer Presentations”, http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/18-tips-for-killer-
presentations.html
• Projector People, “Tips for Presenters”, http://www.projectorpeople.com/resources/presenter-tips.asp#point28
• Kevin Kearns, Kearn’s Advantage, “Top 7 Tips to Becoming a Dynamic Presenter”, http://top7business.com/?id=869
• Alexei Kapterev, “Death By PowerPoint and How To Fight It” http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint
• LaDonna Coy, Learning for Change Inc., “Energizing Presentations”, http://www.slideshare.net/ladcoy/energizing-
powerpoint
• Michelle Lentz, “ Cool Tools: Legally Using Web 2.0 Tools to Spice Up Your Training”,
http://www.slideshare.net/writetech/cool-tools-legally-using-web-20-tools-to-spice-up-your-training-presentation
• Stan Skrabut, “Improving Your Powerpoint Presentations” , http://www.slideshare.net/skrabut/improving-your-power-
point-presentations-by-stan-skrabut
• Gail Zack Anderson, “Using Icebreakers” www.applauseinc.net
Photo sources:
• www.istockphoto.com
• www.brainrules.net/mediakit
• http://www.michaelclancy.com/
• www.flickr.com (Creative Commons)
• http://images.google.com (advanced search)

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