1. Library Services Manager
Laura Solomon
Library Services Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
@laurasolomon

3. Word association
Powerpoint
Bulletpoint
Charts & graphs
Podium
Notes

4. Laura, during most
presentations

6. Leaving is relatively easy

7. Shoot me now

8. Making turkey vultures RELEVANT

9. Today’s agenda: How presentations go bad
Common problems and effective strategies
Tech tips
“What does this mean to me, Laura?”
Questions

10. Why presentations go BAD

11. #1: You don’t know the audience

12. #2 You don’t know the destination

13. What’s the
TAKEAWAY?

14. #3: You’re unprepared

15. #4: Your slides make me cry

16. #5: You’re boring.

18. Quick summary: You don’t know the audience.
You don’t know the destination.
You’re unprepared.
Your slides make me cry.
You’re boring.

20. Be an early bird

21. Use a grabber slide

22. Laura, during most
presentations

23. YOU

26. Common pet peeve:
Reading verbatim from the slides

27. Are you this?

28. It’s not a race

29. S L O W (ER)

30. Facilitate participation

32. “The shortest distance between two people is a story.”
--Terrence Gargiulo, President, MAKINGSTORIES.net

36. Before you end:
REVIEW

37. End here

38. Answer questions

40. If it can go wrong…

41. Ask for
WIRED

42. Backups matter

43. Beware of fonts & animations

44. “What does this mean to me, Laura?”

45. 1. Practice. More.

46. 2. It’s all about persuasion

47. 3. It’s just another storytime

48. Laura Solomon (aka “MeanLaura”)
Facebook: Facebook.com/laurasolomon
Blog: What Does This Mean to Me, Laura? (