Powerful Presentation Tips & Tricks PDF

PRESENTATIONS ! tips & tricks 1 POWERFUL tips & tricks 2 “IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO REMEMBER YOUR MESSAGE – IN A PRESENTATION, AN ARTICLE, OR A REPORT– TELL THEM A STORY.” —RACHEL GILLET...

PRESENTATIONS ! tips & tricks 1 POWERFUL tips & tricks 2 “IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO REMEMBER YOUR MESSAGE – IN A PRESENTATION, AN ARTICLE, OR A REPORT– TELL THEM A STORY.” —RACHEL GILLETT, FAST COMPANY 3 INTRODUCTION Our mission To help people easily create compelling presentations using templates. Revealing key points Let us share some favorite tips for telling your story effectively. one at a time enhances Select from a rich assortment of animated slide comprehension. layouts to consistently convey the right message and make the right impression. What story do you want to tell? PREPARE Build your story first, then define which layouts and graphics will best help visualize each slide’s message “How much text “But this is important to the “More words, should I use?” understanding of the story” less sentences” Consider when you give Avoid using sentences Focus on action words a paper handout in a that will already be used that will enhance the meeting—everyone’s head when talking viewer experience goes down and they read, rather than staying heads-up and listening. 5  TIP To keep the audience focused, always use the same transition before a new topic ! USE TRANSITIONS & SECTION DIVIDERS Consistency helps viewer see connections in the story – use same layout and design for individual sections and give your audience a mental check-point.  THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET go ahead and follow the basic 5 steps 1 2 3 4 5 Understand Get your facts The power Show, Know the your brand straight with of specifics, don’t tell end at the and audience; 5 W’s details, and beginning speak in an imagery authentic voice Reference : The basics you can find anywhere 5 Steps To Successful Storytelling Published on April 5, 2014 Featured in: Marketing & Advertising 7 8 1 9 9  3 Images are a great tool for showing context SUPPORT We perceive the world through more than our eyes and ears; we smell, we touch, and we taste. Put your audience in that place and provide them a point of reference; the imagination will do the rest. 10 4 11  5 Know the end at the beginning LEAD Start your story with an outline, a framework of points you need to have to tell your story, always moving forward to the conclusion or action points 12 13  “ BECAUSE STORYTELLING, AND VISUAL STORYTELLING, WAS PUT IN THE HANDS OF EVERYBODY, WE HAVE ALL NOW BECOME STORYTELLERS. —LEVAR BURTON 14  POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS! THANK YOU Neal Creative | click Learn more Neal Creative © Neal Creative © Neal Creative | click & Learn more 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 40 41 42