INSPIRING CURIOSITY How to create impactful presentations

A presentation by BRIAN MEAGHER

ABOUT ME Kansas City Lima New York

Why are presentations important for you? (literally, think about your real life)

Harry  Po(er  and  The  Half-­‐Blood  Prince  |  Warner  Bros  

This is you

Harry  Po(er  and  The  Half-­‐Blood  Prince  |  Warner  Bros  

This is your audience

This is you

Harry  Po(er  and  The  Half-­‐Blood  Prince  |  Warner  Bros  

This is your audience

This is you

Harry  Po(er  and  The  Half-­‐Blood  Prince  |  Warner  Bros  

HERO

AUDIENCE is the

THE  

PREPARE

DESIGN

PREPARE

DESIGN

DELIVER

PREPARE

     

START WITH THE END

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START WITH THE END

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What is the purpose?

     

START WITH THE END

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What is the purpose?

Information transfer is not a satisfactory objective.

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KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

Remember the hero.

What is important for them?

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CONTENT Simplicity

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.

- Albert Einstein

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CONTENT Simplicity

Develop and incorporate some kind of story

Disney  Pixar  |  Toy  Story  3  

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CONTENT Simplicity

Develop and incorporate some kind of story

Analog

DESIGN

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

Our brains have limited capacity

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

Our brains have limited capacity

Pictures, printed words, and verbal language are competing for limited cognitive resources.

LANDMARKS (reference points)

SIMPLICITY… AGAIN

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One idea per slide

Is it relevant? Does it add value?

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DELIVER

Start like a Bond movie

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You are the

PRESENTER, not the

POWERPOINT

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EYE CONTACT

DIGESTION is IMPORTANT!

PRACTICE

SUMMARY If you had to remember only 3 concepts from this presentation…

PREPARE Know your

Audience

PREPARE

DESIGN

Know your

Audience

Limited Capacity…

so keep it simple

PREPARE

DESIGN

DELIVER

Know your

Audience

Practice Practice Practice

Limited Capacity…

so keep it simple

Slide 1: jkvill1 flickr Slide 4: Warner Bros Slide 8: Poche flickr Slide 8: Poche flickr Slide 8: Frinkiac flickr Slide 15: Greenog flickr Slide 19: Disney Pixar Slide 23: Tinou Bao flickr Slide 26: Techaramis flickr Slide 34: Solentx flickr Slide 35: Aleks J Clark flickr Slide 36: WoodleyWonderworks flickr

IMAGE CREDITS

Duarte, N. (2010). Resonate. Wiley. Retrieved from http://www.duarte.com/book/resonate/ Reynolds, G. (2011). Presentation zen. Berkeley, CA: New Riders. Retrieved from http://www.presentationzen.com/ Henry Broaddus, Dean of Admission and Associate Provost for Enrollment, College of William and Mary Shawn Cornally of The Big Ideas Group Emiland De Cubber and Scott Belsky

Audience is the Hero: Overall structure (prepare, design, deliver) inspired by Garr Reynolds Start like a Bond Movie: Inspiring Curiosity: Overall Design inspired by:

Idea credits and inspiration Several of the ideas shown in this presentation were inspired by many incredible people.  

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