Preparing to PresentInformation taken from Presentation

Zen by Garr Reynolds

Organization & Preparation Tips

Start with the end

Plan in “analog mode”

Good presentations

include stories

It’s all about the audience

“We have become accustomed to a ‘PowerPoint culture’ in which a disconnect exists between the audience and the presenter….”

“But it is not PowerPoint’s fault –”

~Garr Reynolds, professor of presentation design

Text should be

BIG…

…and few

Present

Don’t Read

“If you know your material well and have rehearsed the flow, know what slide is next in the deck, and have anticipated questions, then you have eliminated much (but not all) of the unknown….

When you remove the unknown and reduce anxiety and nervousness, then confidence is something that will naturally take the place of your anxiety.”

~Garr Reynolds

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