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Long before "death-by-powerpoint" or vertigo-by-prezithere were bad presentations. Really bad presentations. So don't blame the software. Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery genesis of painfully dull or muddled presentations predates the computer. No
- ne knows this better than scientists, researchers, and academics, who have long been required to attend numerous conferences each year,
conferences which typically feature a keynote speaker and scores of shorter presentations by others in their field. Over the years I've heard from Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery people with technical backgrounds about what is a good presentation and what is not. I've heard from many of you — doctors, researchers, scientists, programmers, etc. I've read several presentation books over the years specifically designed for scientists and others who need to give more technical presentations. The author Matt Carter is a young scientist who has teaching awards from his years at Stanford. Matt sent me a copy of his book a few weeks ago and said that he had been following my work for
- years. His book is very visual and very detailed. I recommend it for any one in a scientific field, although it is on the expensive side.
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A couple of years ago, I was asked back to the TEDxKyoto stage to give a few words regarding tips from storytelling as they relate to modern
- presentations. The minute talk can be viewed below. It's not an exhaustive list by any means. But it's a start. Link on YouTube. Most people open
a computer and create an outline. Don't do this. Preparation should be analog at the beginning. Turn off the technology and minimize the
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Delivery see it, share it, make it better. We've got to see the details and subtract and add but Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery subtract where needed. And we've go to see the big picture. Ideas and patterns are easier to see when they are up on the wall
- r spread out on the table. Even when we are "telling our story" we are really telling their story. If designed and told well, our story is really their