1. Tiny Fonts. Big Words. Bored Audiences. A practical guide for delivering your best presentation, well, ever. GPA Conference, Sept. 2012

2. #1 Brevity You can only digest so much information at one time.

3. Poor graphic resolution Illegible graphic text Too small charts Too small text Too much text Conferences Cause Blindness

4. Slides for you Bad

5. Too much stuff No point Crowded Or Confusion…

6. Slides for you Bad

7. #2 KISS Keep It Simple Stupid

8. Good

9. #3 It’s About Them

10. Goal: Avoid This

11. Yellow cartoon guy

12. “Save us millions” “Improve connectivity” “Get compliant ASAP” #4 Content: Have a Point

13. Beginning, Middle & End

14. When in Doubt, Leave it Out

15. Save $$ Be environmentally responsible Good ROI for tax-payers What’s In It for Me? Er, Them.

16. Ask Good Questions Make it relevant Make it personal

17. Rule #1 – not too long, observe time Rule #2 – simple to understand Rule #3 – It’s about THEM! Rule #4 – the Main point Pop Quiz

18. Coming Soon

19. Good

20. Slides for you Bad

21. Slides for you Ugly

22. The Power of Images

26. Color – use red/yellow sparingly Background – light Graphics – clean, high quality Fonts – sans serif & not too many Animation/Transitions – simple & few Visual Aids

27. Good

29. The Standing O

30. Practice! In the mirror Time yourself Practice animations

31. Ask for Help! Graphics Practice Tech support

32. Get there early Plan for video/audio ahead of time Be ready to adjust, if necessary Sound Check. Not Just for Rock Stars.

33. The Ideal http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/05 /best-powerpoint-presentations-in- world.html

34. (Here’s where you raise your hand to participate.) What’s Your Struggle?