Why are presentations
boring…
Then I realised!
And movies interesting?
?
What is the last presentation
YOU remember?
Can slides be as good as a movie?
?
I thought they
should
I used to look like this (Actual picture from 2004)
I used to look like this (Actual picture from 2004)
(no kids yet)
My documents looked like
this (Actual document
from 2003)
My presentations looked like this
(Actual presentation from 2004)
The Strategy Hexagon
Evaluation
Goal
Action Plan
Measurement
Communicate(EMEA / SA)
Understand(SA)
Act(SA!)
Feedback(SA!)
Refine(SA! / EMEA)
Formulate (EMEA)
Act-Feedback axis: howCombination of research and training. More interviews.
• Environmental Scanning (Based on the CIA’s model)• Measure External feedback sources• Audit efficiency of Internal feedback structures /
processes• Deliver Strategic thinking tools (SCAMPER)• Measure amount and impact of Feedback from macro- environment
Evaluation
Goal
Action Plan
Measurement
Why are movies
successful?
Then I realised!Movies…
Tell stories
Presentations…
Tell facts
Then I realised!Movies…
Have characters
Presentations…
Have data
Then I realised!Movies…
Are visual
Presentations…
About Powerpoint• The software suggests a heading and bullet points, so that’s what
people go for• Once you’re typing, it’s hard to remember you’re not using a
word processor to write a book• We’re used to seeing boring powerpoints so we think it’s
acceptable• We’re not trained visual storytellers, so we don’t know how to
make the slides look good• We think the data is more important than the message• There’s so much on the slide we feel we have to read the slide to
the poor suckers at the back of the room• You get extra “Pro” points for using lots of jargon
That was me, five years
ago
I wanted to learn how to do
this:
I realised that this was bad:
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Distinguished District Status CLUBS CTMsATMs PER CAPS
Southern Africa Long-Term Trends
Green line = number of clubs Red line = number of membership payments Note: each member pays 2 x per year (6-
monthly subs to USA)
I studied
typefaces
and how they work…
…together
Put away my
And picked up
my
I learned what colours work…
And which don’t
Now…
I can tell stories like this:
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Club growth and decline 1979-2009
Club
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Club
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Club growth and decline
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15 yrs 13 yrs
My documents look like this now
My presentations look like this…
And this…
Make your slideshows like
a movie
Then I realised!
And your audience
Will remember your
presentation for years to
come
Erich ViedgeJohannesburg
South Africawww.pepper.co.za
+27 74-1-VIEDGE+27 74 184-3343
@erichv
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