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How to

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by PowerPoint

D E A T H

Timo Sorri @sorsiusmaximus # h a v a i n # m a s t e r t h e a r t

Sharpen

visual Be

Mary, can you do me the slides for this?

Robert Gaskins

”the inventor” of PowerPoint

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Mary

”The old dude”

”The old dude”

”The old dude”

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Slides Content

≠

Content Slides

HOW?

PRINCIPLES

for designing content outline

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• 1. Begin early

enough

2. Protect your planning time

• 3. Have a method to find

and record ideas

• 3. Have a method to find

and record ideas

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• 3. Have a method to find

and record ideas

• 4. Visualize your
• verall content and story
• 4. Visualize your
• verall content and story

5. Be conscious about your time, objective and your “one thing”

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6. Set a deadline for moving on

THE PROCESS

for designing a presentation

CONTENT & STORY VISUALS REHEARSAL

Slide(s)

• utline

Content

• utline

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Sharpen

your points

Two easy principles to achieve more effective slides

Exercise: As the editor for a school magazine, what would you pick as the headline for the following story?

The principal of the school announced today that next Thursday the entire school faulty will travel to Norway to learn about new teaching methods Three Oslo university researchers who have been developing and testing the new methods will give the school faculty a one day workshop The day after the workshop the school faculty will go

• n a tour to Oslo schools to see the methods being

used in practice

No school next Thursday and Friday!

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Don’t bury under the facts! your p

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n t

PRINCIPLES

to sharpen your points

Labels Headlines

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Labels Headlines

”What´s on this slide?” ”What´s my point on this slide?” Revenue Strong revenue growth in Q4 Number of users by social media service Facebook biggest by far, Instagram and Twitter growing quickest Children´s liking of food per maker Children like grandmoms’ food better than moms’

Noise Signal

vs.

What is it and what do you get?

Headline: Our solution gives HR an easy way to conduct 360° evaluation for anyone

Noise: Remove it

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Revenue split by area and product

Headline: Sales booming in North Noise: Play it down Signal: Amplify it

Sales booming in North

Sponsoring in NFL Headline: TOP 10 of the most active sponsors in NFL Signal: Amplify it Noise: Remove it

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TOP 10 of the most active sponsors in NFL

TOP 10 of the most active sponsors in NFL

Your turn. Working in pairs, look at the following slide

• 1. What is the point of the slide in your opinion?
• 2. Which elements are signal that support the point?
• 3. Which elements are noise that prevent from getting the point?
• 4. What would be a more effective way of presenting this?

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Headline: Nine Major Tech Companies Have Joined Prism between 2007 and 2013

Nine Major Tech Companies

Have Joined Prism between 2007 and 2013 (TS//SI//NF)

Don’t bury under the facts! your p

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n t

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How to make your PowerPoint look less like PowerPoint

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About

elephants

and

enterprise architecture

Enterprise architecture LOGO

Normal Different

IDEAS

for acheiving more visual slides

USE NOTES PAGES

to achieve two sets of presentation slides

• n one go

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Visual slide + notes -> Presenter Notes pages + Print to PDF -> Audience

USE ICONS

to replace bullet points

You have the experience of our personnel at your perusal in all phases

• Smart customer service -You will be attended by our

experienced and knowledgeable customer service that helps you select the right tool for your need

• Planning of work and safety - we help you plan the phases of

the work and safety

• Experienced project team - Our team guarantees the success
• f your project

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You have the experience of our personnel at your perusal in all phases

• ur experienced and

You have the experience of our personnel at your perusal in all phases

• ur experienced and

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USE FULL SLIDE IMAGES

for clarity and greater emotional impact

I've learned that people will forget what you said,

• Maya Angelou

but people will never forget how you made them feel. people will forget what you did, I've learned that people will forget what you said,

• Maya Angelou

but people will never forget how you made them feel. people will forget what you did,

• Concept design
• 3D modeling
• Manufacturing

drawings

• Engineer-to-Order
• Product modernisation

Our services

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Concept design 3D modeling Manufacturing drawings Engineer-to-Order Product modernisation

Our services

USE THIRDS

to achieve more interesting compositions

• Maya Angelou

but people will never forget how you made them feel. people will forget what you did, I've learned that people will forget what you said,

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Concept design 3D modeling Manufacturing drawings Engineer-to-Order Product modernisation

Our services

HOW TO USE TEXT

with full slide images

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

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Loneliness expresses the

pain

• f being alone and

solitude expresses the

glory of being alone.

USE GRADIENTS

to fade edges of photos

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.

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A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.

WHEN THE PHOTO

doesn’t fit

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Like a

raging

bull

SOURCES

• f quality photos

Google image search tools -> Size and usage rights Compfight.com -> Search FlickR Creative Commons

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Thestocks.im -> Portal of premium CC photos

ROYALTY FREE

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Content before the slides Reserve enough time

Sharpen

Think headlines Minimize the visual noise

Make it visual to increase retention and presentability