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What are Americans Afraid of?

The Burskin Report, 1973

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The Nebraska University Study 2010

“Please, check on the list the things that make you anxious or fearful!”

• I am here to do all the worst

mistakes that can be made in a presentation!  I am setting myself the high bar

• f creating the worst

presentation ever created!

Mistake Number 1: Reading out of your presentation!

Do not put whole sentences on your slides and then just read them. People tend to read faster then you speak, so they will get to the end

• f the slide before you do and then they will get
• bored. The audience will either read what’s on

the slide or listen to you, but don’t expect them to do both at the same time!

Be careful with the colors!

• using colors that

don’t go together can make your presentation quite hard to read!

• also – don’t

• Don’t use a thousand different fonts, pick one or

two that are easy to read and simple and stick with them!

• Don’t constantly use bold or italic, use them
• nly when you want to put an accent on a

certain word or a concept!

• And whatever you do…

don’t use Comic Sans!

MISTAKE №3: FONTS

Mistake4

TOO MANY PICTURES

Mistake4.1: Pictures that are completely irrelevant to your presentation!

Mistake4.2: Pictures that are very low quality or have a watermark! Bonus points: if you manage to use a low quality watermarked picture!

*Mistake №6 could also lead to mistake #7:

A very small sized text that makes it almost impossible for the audience of your presentation to read it.

Mistake№8: Using too much animations

• it can be very distracting
• and honestly doesn’t add much to your presentation

Misstake namber9: Not spellcheccin ur presenation

• srrpsingly peple

can stilll red it and undrstend it but it maks a bad impresion

mistake№10: not having a structure and not leaving some blank space

the “white” space in your is a critical component of guiding viewers to your most important point

• the empty space is as much an element of a slide as titles, bullets,

and diagrams having a clear structure to every single one of your slides and keeping it consistent makes your presentation easier to follow

leave some blank space!

So… How to make a good presentation?

Simplicity and Consistency

◈ chose a simple design and stick with it ◈ don’t use more than 2-3 colors ◈ not more than two fonts ◈ only use bold and italic to put an accent on a certain word

Don’t overload with content!

The presentation is not your notes – it is there to strengthen and clear your message for the audience! ◈ not more than 1-2 slides per minute ◈ not more than 5-6 bullet points per slide

Let your slides breath sometimes.

It lets the audience LISTEN to you.

Be careful with the pictures!

◈ do use a lot of pictures

but

◈ ask yourself what this picture is adding to your presentation and why you need it ◈ good quality ◈ no watermarks ◈ bonus points: if it’s a picture that you own

“

“Sometimes using a quote is a good way to catch the attention

• f your audience, Harry!”
• Gandalf

White letters on dark background may be the best choice, but… don’t be so afraid to add a little color from time to time!

Rules are made to be broken!

Add something funny here and there…

It’s OK to add a little personal touch! ◈ templates can be your friend ◈ following all the rules makes for a good presentation

but …it can also be very boring

Don be afraid to go

BIGGER

and BOLDER

when it really matters

…or a little bit dramatic

Yes, you can actually use full sentences… and pictures as backgounds.

Use tables when you are presenting data

Information Data Stuff Something

10 20 7

Another Something

30 15 10

Third Something

5 24 16

…and graphics

• nly

1 out of 10 people uses graphics

people in the audience people presenting

Use charts to explain your ideas

people having fun

me

Contrast and movement

◈ you can use contrast ◈ and animation ◈ to get the attention of your audience ◈ right ◈ where ◈ you want it to be

here.

Don’t forget to thank your audience and leave time for questions!

Thank you! Any questions?