Resonate

Movements are started, products are purchased, philosophies are adopted,

subject matter is mastered—all with the help of presentations.

Persuasion Is Powerful

Importance of

Communication

Story Templates Create Structure

……sets up the story by introducing characters,

creating relationships, and establishing the hero’s unfulfilled

desire, which holds the plot in place.

Act 1

…..presents dramatic action held together by

confrontation. The main character encounters

obstacles that keep him or her from achieving his or her desire (dramatic

need).

Act 2

….resolves the story. Resolution doesn’t mean

ending but rather solution. Did the main character succeed or fail?

Act 3

…..there must be some kind of conflict or imbalance perceived by the audience that

your presentation resolves.

Indisputable attribute of a good story

Crossing the Threshold

Video

Turn Information into Stories

Putting Your Story on the Silver Screen

1. One idea per slide

2. Keep it simple

3. Turn words into picture

Organizing Information

Enron’s Presentations During Implosion

Don’t use presentation for Evil