Every presentation has potential to be great and deserves the presenter's best effort. This document discusses how to create insanely great slideshow presentations using PowerPoint effectively through focusing on content, visuals, and delivery. By making presentations more meaningful, focused, enjoyable, and effective at communicating ideas, presenters can overcome the curse of knowledge and better connect with their audience.

1. “Every presentation has the potential to be
great; every presentation is high stakes; and
every audience deserves the absolute best.”
Nancy Duart

2. Why care about...

3. insanely great
slideshow
presentations?

4. Let’s face it,
powerpoint
is here to stay...

5. SO...

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7. You can
learn about

8. CONTENT
Starting here Not here

9. VISUALS
Like this Not this

10. DELIVERY
Enthusiasm Connection

11. Why bother?

12. To make
presentations more...

13. MEANINGFUL

14. FOCUSED

15. ENJOYABLE

16. AND...

17. ...to communicate
your ideas more
effectively

18. The Message

19. The
Response

20. THEORY...

23. The
CURSE
of
KNOWLEDGE

24. 123

25. 1. Notes

26. 2. Slides

27. 3. Handout

28. Acknowledgements
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