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Editor's Notes

• #2 To view this presentation, first, turn up your volume and second, launch the self-running slide show.
• #3 Presentations are a powerful communication medium.
• #4 …align employees,
• #5 …global causes.
• #6 Along the way we’ve discovered…
• #7 …five simple rules for creating world-changing presentations.
• #8 The first rule is: Treat your audience as king.
• #9 Your audience deserves to be treated like royalty. Design a presentation that meets their needs, not just yours.
• #10 Audiences want to know what you can do for them, why they should adopt your view, and the steps they need to follow to take action.
• #11 Give them those things in a clear, easily understandable way…
• #12 …and you will undoubtedly find favor with the king.
• #13 The second rule is: Spread ideas and move people.
• #14 Your audience didn’t show up to read your 60 page on screen dissertation.
• #15 They’re there to see you. To be inspired by your message…
• #16 …and witness the quality of your thought.
• #17 You are not giving your presentation to have another meeting. You are there to covey meaning.
• #18 So, consider including imagery that powerfully illustrates your point.
• #19 Sometimes moving images can inspire in a way that static slides cannot. A slow moving animation creates a sense of nostalgia.
• #20 A sequential build adds a sense of suspense.
• #21 And a thought-provoking video moves your audience in a way that can change not only minds, but hearts.
• #22 The next rule is: Help them see what you are saying.
• #23 Half of the people in your audience are verbal thinkers and the other half are visual.
• #24 Combining minimal text with meaningful visuals means that you’ll reach everyone.
• #25 Brainstorm graphics that will effectively communicate your message…
• #26 …and replace those words with a picture, chart or diagram. Then apply a consistent treatment to your graphics to give your whole presentation a unified look so that your audience is attracted to, rather than distracted from, your message.
• #27 Rule number 4: Practice design, not decoration.
• #28 As tempting as it is to fill your slides with stuff, often de-decorating is the best policy.
• #29 Any writer or designer will tell you that 90% of the creative process…
• #30 …is destructive.
• #31 Do you have a main point? Consider putting just one word on the slide by itself. Want them to remember a few items? Don’t show everything at once. Instead, show one item at a time. Have a picture that expresses your idea? Scale that picture so that it fills the slide. Have a quote that says it all? Let it say it and remove everything else.
• #32 The last rule is: Cultivate healthy relationships (with your slides and your audience)
• #33 Letting go is hard, we know.
• #34 But don’t hide behind your slides.
• #35 Breaking your dependence on your slides can do a world of good for your relationship with your audience.
• #36 Reduce the amount of text to a few key words. Put the rest into your notes.
• #37 And practice, practice, practice.
• #38 So there are the rules.