C’ing Your Way to Better Presentations Confidence, Control, Clarity
David Long Olatunde Sobomehin October 27, 2008 Confidence is the Name of the Game
Control Clarity
Confidence Effective Visual Aid Use
Define Design Deliver Effective Visual Aid Use
Define Design Deliver Defining Clear Objective(s) is the First Step
Objective
Impress Audience 2nd Meeting
Be a Step Ahead Secure Funds
Define Define PullLook Your Through Audience I’s of Towards Your Audience You
Help Them Help You
Information Interest Organize Your Speech Hook Thesis Intro Preview - optional
Point 1 - Most Important* Transition Point 2 Body Transition Point 3
Review - optional Finale Conclusion Define
Effective Visual Aid Use
Define Design Deliver Each Slide Should Have a Message
Define SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design
Simple is Sweet for Right Applications
Complexity of Tool Pencil Computers
Quick Sketches Complex Graphics
Casual Drawing Animation
Unique Applications Reproducible
Design Keep It Simple
Many slides that you see probably look something like this. They will use a lot of “bullet points” that serve no real function other than to act as a table of content for the talk, rather than an actual visual aid to the presentation. Or worse yet, they present the audience with a solid block of text which diverts the attention of the audience towards reading the contents of the text than listening to the presenter.
Your visual aid should provide visual, rather than textual, impact because when you have too much text it distracts the audience and diverts their attention from the spoken presentation. Go Bears!! Keep text to a minimum so that the audience's focus remains on you. By the way, what am I saying in my lecture right now???
Design Eliminate Unnecessary Lines
NFL Quarterback Statistics in 2006 for 16 Game Season
Player Team G Att Cmp Pct Yds TDs Int Rate Peyton Manning IND 16 557 362 65 4397 31 9 101 Drew Brees NO 16 554 356 64.3 4418 26 11 96.2 Donovan McNabb PHI 10 316 180 57 2647 18 6 95.5 Tony Romo DAL 16 337 220 65.3 2903 19 13 95.1 Carson Palmer CIN 16 520 324 62.3 4035 28 13 93.9 Tom Brady NE 16 516 319 61.8 3529 24 12 87.9 Steve McNair BAL 16 468 295 63 3050 16 12 82.5 David Carr HOU 16 442 302 68.3 2767 11 12 82.1
Design Add Color
NFL Quarterback Statistics in 2006 for 16 Game Season
Design Overly Complex Pie Chart
My Quarterly Budget
13% 13% Food 17% Rent Tuition Fun
57%
Design Eliminate 3-D, Legend, and Gaps
My Quarterly Budget
13% 13%
Fun Food 17% Rent
Tuition
57%
Design Simplify Data and Regions
My Quarterly Budget
13%
Fun
Other
87%
Design Overly Complex Bell Curve
0.25
0.2
0.15 Class Grades 0.1
% of Class w/ Grade 0.05
0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Score
Design Eliminate Legend, Fill, and Gridlines
0.25
0.2
Class Grades 0.15
0.1
0.05
0 0 5 10 15 20
Design Eliminate Axes, Highlight Information
Mean: 10 out of 20
Class Grades
St. Dev: 2
Design SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design Use Consistent Formatting
Titles Fonts Caps
Layout Make changes in slide and title masters to suit requirements
Icons Design Use Contrasting Colors
Dark background Light background with light text with dark text
Dark Background Light background With dark text With light text
Limit number of colors used
Design WordArt Is NOT Beautiful, It’s Tacky
Design Clip Art Is Also Tacky
Design SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design Think Visually
Media
Dress Layout
Visual Tools
Fonts Color
Shapes
Design Use Visual Means, Not Bullet Points
Not the best way . . . .
A problem with speaking – Lack of confidence breeds poor delivery. – Poor delivery bores audiences. – Bored audiences sap a speaker’s confidence.
Design Use Arrows To Explain Processes
A Problem with Public Speaking:
Lack of Confidence
Bored Audiences Poor Delivery
Design Visualize Relationships
VISUAL TOOLS
1. Media 2. Layout 3. Colours 4. Shapes 5. Fonts 6. Dress Connect Ideas To Show Relation
Media
Dress Layout
Visual Tools
Fonts Color
Shapes
Design SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design Presentations Need a Title Page Sets the Stage for the Audience
Nick N. Oza Olatunde Sobomehin May 22, 2008 ME 216B: Spring 2008 Presentations Need Transition Slides
Define Design Deliver
Design Use Large Print
This sentence is written in plain text using a size 14 font…
This sentence is written in plain text using a size 24 font…
This sentence is written in bold using a size 36 font… And this one is size 48 font!
Design Use Effective Signposts
One Slide = One Message
Simple Visual Effective
Audience has more data retention
Design Highlight Information and Message
NFL Quarterback Statistics in 2006 for 16 Game Season
Manning is only QB with a Rating higher than 100
Design Avoid Using Distractions
Use builds sparingly
Minimize or eliminate clip art
Use animation carefully
Design SAVE Your VAs
Simple Aesthetic
Visual Effective
Design Delivering Your Content with Confidence
Define Design Deliver
Mr. Potato Head Method to Delivery
Eye-Contact
Voice
Gestures
Stance/Ready Position
Deliver Use the P.A.S.S. Method
P ress Button
A ll okay?
S tep Back while
S peaking
Deliver Use Transition Slides Between Speakers
Define Design Deliver
Deliver Adapt to Time Limits
Don’t Linger Prepare Summaries
Condense, Don’t Speed
Deliver Effective Presentation Methodology
Define Design Deliver Questions?