This is an excerpt from the deck I used to run a special 90-min session for BIMTECH Alumni on July 18, 2020. The slides have been extracted to remind you of the concepts we discussed. For those who missed the session, these are just some pictures and random definitions :-)

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#presoexcellence
18 July 2020
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KNOLedgeS
Slides
is more than
A PRESENTATION

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RUNNING THE SESSION TODAY
What’s wrong? Information
Processing
Good Slide
Design
Interact & INTERRUPT

3. WHAT IS WRONG WITH
PRESENTATIONS?

4. PowerPoint
Death by

5. Best
Worst
&
Presentations

6. Worst
Speaker was reading the slides
Text was too small
Spoke way beyond the allocated time
Inappropriate colours
Complex visuals (Did not fit the topic)
No clear takeaway
No or minimal eye contact
Fonts not readable
Difficult to hear from the back of the room
Best
Lots of examples
Visual slides
Large and easily readable text
Finished in time
Interactive and engaging
Colours were good
Clear flow of the presentation
Clear speech
Simple and easy to understand diagrams
Crisp and clear images
Appropriate humour

7. Preparation
Delivery: Speaking
Speaker was reading the slides Text was too small
Very few visuals in the entire deck
Spoke way beyond the allocated time Inappropriate colours
Complex visuals (Did not fit the topic)
No clear takeaway
No or minimal eye contact
Fonts not readable
Difficult to hear from the back of the room
Lots of examples
Visual slides
Large and easily readable text
Finished in time
Interactive and engaging
Colours were good
Clear flow of the presentation
Clear speech
Simple and easy to understand diagrams
Crisp and clear images
Appropriate humour
Story Slides
Lots of examples
Visual slides
Large and easily readable text
Finished in time
Interactive and engaging
Colours were good
Clear flow of the presentation
Clear speech
Simple and easy to understand diagrams
Crisp and clear images
Appropriate humour

8. PowerPoint
Death by Ignorance

9. HOW DO WE PROCESS
INFORMATION?

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Processing Information
Chunking
Reduces cognitive load

11. How do we use this?
‣ Chapterise!

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Processing Information
Schemas
Eases comprehension
& creates meaning
Chunking
Reduces cognitive load

13. How do we use this?
‣ Chapterise
‣ Speak to their experience

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Processing Information
Creates focus
and engagement
Split AttentionSchemasChunking
Reduces cognitive load Eases comprehension
& creates meaning

15. How do we use this?
‣ Chapterise!
‣ Speak to their experience
‣ NEVER read your slides!

16. PRINCIPLES OF
GOOD SLIDE DESIGN

17. Signal to Noise
Ratio
The Big 4

18. Signal to Noise Ratio
Make Slides Lighter
Enhance Empty Space

19. Signal to Noise Ratio
SIMPLICITY

20. thoughtful reduction
of the unnecessary
A key element to simplicity and
(creating) understanding is the
John Maeda
Technical Advisory Board Member, Google
Author, Laws of Simplicity

21. Signal to Noise
Ratio
The Big 4

22. Contrast
Use differences, to
CATCH ATTENTION

23. Repetition
Repeat visual elements, for a
SENSE OF CONSISTENCY

24. Alignment
Place elements deliberately to
ENHANCE CLARITY

25. Proximity
Related items must be together to create a
SENSE OF UNITY

27. CRM is often used for inspection — to report on progress, improve accuracy of forecasts,
provide visibility, predict project delivery dates, and provide a range of other business
intelligence — rather than creating improvement in the sales process.
They had to enter a lot of information that added little value
(for Sales People), and provided no help in selling more.
Amit Chauhan. “The Menace that is CRM” Harvard Business Review, May - June 2018, pp 40 - 44

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