Tips to shine in front of your audience. A blog by Denis Francois Gravel
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I came across this brilliant infographic illustrating the shapes of stories. As good presentations are built around a good story, I taught it would be the perfect « inspiration for the next presentation ». Enjoy!
The Shapes of Stories, a Kurt Vonnegut Infographic, By Maya Eilam
Source: The Shapes of Stories, a Kurt Vonnegut Infographic. Via: holykaw.alltop.com/
How are you using story in your presentation?
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Tags: Infographic, Kurt Vonnegut, Maya Eilam, Presentation, Story
Street art and presentations have many things in common. One of them is the need to use strong visual. Why? You only have a few of attention to convey your message.
The picture above is a good example of a strong visual. Simple message. Easy to understand.
Let this picture inspire our next presentation visual design.
STREET ART AT ITS BEST: “TAKE THE STAIRS”
What visual did you use that had a great impact?
Source: Street Art At Its Best: “Take The Stairs” | Wooster Collective.
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Tags: Escalator, Image, Inspiration, Stairs
Must we kill our main characters to have a good story in our conference or presentation? Let’s take a look.
Stories are incredibly useful to grab and maintain audience interest. Are all stories equal? Apparently not.
Benjamin Starr published “The Recipe for Writing Succes? Kill Your Characters” on visualnews.com about the plot lines used in the 13 novel who won the Man Booker Prize in 2011.
Most used plots? Death comes first. Followed by love and betrayal.
Those that mean that we must kill our characters to have a good story? Not necessarily. The graphic indicate that many plots are effective. Including the death.
We just have to choose the best one to illustrate our ideas.
What kind of story you’re using ?
Source: The Recipe for Writing Success? Kill Your Characters.
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Ever been impressed by the speaking ability of a kid? Then, watch this TED Talks video of Thomas Suarez, a 12 year old iPhone apps programmer.
TEDxManhattanBeach, Filmed Oct 2011; Posted Nov 2011
via Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer | Video on TED.com.
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Is there a new presentation method in town? What to think about Seth Godin short text « the atomic method of creating a PowerPoint presentation »?
In a previous post about presentation design styles, I listed almost a dozens of methods. Is Seth Godin atomic method really a new method that I should add to the list or just a remix?
Not much. All the points of the atomic method are basic good practices that you can find in other methods. The consolidation part is probably the novelty. I don’t remember seeing it elsewhere.
However the real difference is the theme and the branding: atoms, molecules, atomic method. That’s sound cool.
I don’t consider the atomic method to be a real new method, but everything helping spread good presentation practices is welcome.
Do you agree? You think it’s a new method? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.
Via Seth’s Blog: The atomic method of creating a Powerpoint presentation.
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