1. MODULE 1: Catering to PowerPoint’s Strengths Psychologically delivering information in 4 smart steps Avoiding BORING PowerPoints Common mistakes and why well intentioned people make them time and again. Understand what you lose with the most common mistakes Using notes, handouts, and the presenter view - correctly! Humor and animation - when it helps. (and when it hurts) How to not overload your users. Using PowerPoint to increase retention. Using PowerPoint to create an emotional response, even in a business environment. Sample presentation creation & critique

2. MODULE 2: Using PowerPoint as written document. How to avoid judgment and create “clean” designs How to make sure your slides are not overloaded Creating slides our brains naturally like. Design tips and tricks for non-designers—easy things anyone can learn. Build and share a real presentation

3. PowerPoint Psychology Tips for AMAZING PowerPoint Presentations With Dan McAllister

5. PowerPoint Psychology Tips for AMAZING PowerPoint Presentations With Dan McAllister

6. PRESENTING IDEAS

7. STEP 1 Why should they care? (what’s in it for them?)

8. Announce the topic! STEP 2

9. Discuss Details Every 5-7 Minutes Put them back on track. STEP 3

10. STEP 4? INFORMATION GOES HERE

11. TELL

12. THEM

13. WHAT

14. TO

15. remember

16. IDEAS PRESENTING 1.Why should they care? 2.Announce the topic. 3.Give the details. 4.Tell them what to remember!

17. Reporting? What’s the best way to report?

18. S.T.A.R.R. 1.Situation: The situation was…” 2.Task: “So, I was tasked with…” 3.Action: “So, I took these actions… 4.Results: “Here are the results…” 5.Recommendation: “So, I recommend…”

19. BAD POWERPOINT

23. Let’s Talk About All This People can only think about one thing at a time. You love seeing lots of bullets, right? What was that first point again? You read faster than I talk, – That’s why you’ve already read this.

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26. Learn iT! Less is betterSubtle animation (fade) Practice using the Presenter View

27. Turn bullets into Smart Art

28. RECYCLE PROGRAM!

29. Dual Purpose

30. you’re reading the slide to me? BORED

31. HANDOUTS! ARE GOOD PowerPoint is not a good handout

33. PowerPoint, Written How big can paragraphs be? People will not read text heavy slide. People start skipping when they see more than two lines. Other Tips: No more than two paragraphs. Always use titles. Write no higher than 7th grade level. 3 lines lose 30% more users. Four lines loses 70%.

34. WHAT ABOUT DATA?

35. SALES FIGURES, JULY 2010

36. Smith: 39,795 James: 36,245 O’Brian: 35,359 Carrie:33,427 Dunn: 31,475

37. SALES PROJECTION FIGURES, 2013 PROJECTED INCREASE: 8.5% CURRENT MONTHLY SALES: $176,031 PROJECTED MONTHLY SALES: $ 190,993 PROJECTED YEARLY SALES: $2,291,923

38. SALES FIGURES, JULY 2010

40. What content should go on the slide?

41. PowerPoint is not the presenter, you are. The audience didn’t come to read your slides. When used correctly, PowerPoint Provides something to remember, or help the audience understand your topic. TOO MUCH TEXT? WHERE CAN ALL THIS CONTENT GO?

42. We are all trained to communicate verbally. We are not trained to communicate visually. That’s why people write too much in PowerPoint. TOO MUCH? SUBTITLING DOESN’T HELP!

43. Does the content help them understand? Do they need to remember the content? WHAT GOES ON THE SLIDE?

44. STRENGTHS OF POWERPOINT ?

45. 90%

46. HELP

47. PEOPLE

48. remember

52. ONE TOPIC PER SLIDE

53. I hope you ain’t trying to take my bullets, partner.

54. Don‘t be ANNOYING! One by One. Bring them up at the END! USING BULLETS:

55. IDEAS POWERPOINT Don’t read to them! What goes on a slide? One topic per slide

56. PowerPoint, Written How big can paragraphs be? People will not read text-heavy slides. People start skipping when they see more than two lines. Other Tips: No more than two paragraphs.. Write no higher than 7th grade level. 3 lines lose 30% more users. Four lines loses 70%.

57. Images & Understanding Anytime Book Sales

58. UP! NUMBERS ARE

59. UP! NUMBERS ARE

60. UP! NUMBERS ARE

61. Revenue is on the rise

62. MAKE THEM FEEL

63. Sales are way down Corporate review is coming Emotion helps you remember “big idea” slide

64. Think of you want to Influence… someone

65. Important Points Highlighted here About a thing

66. Important Points Highlighted here About a thing

67. USE HARD EDGE IMAGE? A REALISTIC EFFECT!

68. USE HARD EDGE IMAGE? A REALISTIC EFFECT!

69. USE HARD EDGE IMAGE? A REALISTIC EFFECT!

71. UP! NUMBERS ARE

72. Does the content help them understand? Do they need to remember the content? One topic per slide Images: emotionally influence! SLIDE CONTENT TAKE-AWAYS:

74. design guidelines

75. CLEAN DESIGN Affect your impression Make your message stand out Make millions of dollars

76. Affect your impression Make your message stand out Make millions of dollars CLEAN DESIGN

77. Affect your impression Make your message stand out Make millions of dollars CLEAN DESIGN

78. Affect your impression Make your message stand out Make millions of dollars CLEAN DESIGN

79. Design Guidelines Bigger is more important Align EVERYTHING! Don’t cram: create space.

80. NON-DESIGNERS DESIGN BOOK GET IT.

81. IMPORTANT: Use presentation structures Don’t read to your audience Slide content questions. One topic per slide. Follow design guidelines!

82. PowerPoint Psychology Evaluation: Learnit.com/evaluation Files: Learnit.com/files/david/ppt-psy