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What are Americans Afraid of? The Burskin Report, 1973 public speaking 40.6 heights insects and bugs financial problems deep water sickness death flying loneliness 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

The Nebraska University Study 2010 “Please, check on the list the things that make you anxious or fearful!” speaking before a group 61.7 financial problems death loneliness heights insects and bugs deep water darkness sickness flying 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

 I am here to do all the worst  I am setting myself the high bar mistakes that can be made in a of creating the worst presentation! presentation ever created!

Mistake Number 1: Reading out of your presentation! Do not put whole sentences on your slides and then just read them. People tend to read faster then you speak, so they will get to the end of the slide before you do and then they will get bored. The audience will either read what’s on the slide or listen to you, but don’t expect them to do both at the same time!

• using colors that • also – don’t don’t go together can make your presentation quite hard to read! Be careful with the colors!

• Don’t use a thousand different fonts , pick one or two that are easy to read and simple and stick with them! • Don’t constantly use bold or italic , use them only when you want to put an accent on a certain word or a concept ! • And whatever you do… don’t use Comic Sans! MISTAKE №3 : FONTS

Mistake4 TOO MANY PICTURES

Mistake4.1: Pictures that are completely irrelevant to your presentation!

Mistake4.2: Pictures that are very low quality or have a watermark ! Bonus points: if you manage to use a low quality watermarked picture!

*Mistake №6 could also lead to mistake #7: A very small sized text that makes it almost impossible for the audience of your presentation to read it.

Mistake№8: Using too much animations • it can be very distracting • and honestly doesn’t add much to your presentation

Misstake namber9: Not spellcheccin ur presenation • srrpsingly peple can stilll red it and undrstend it but it maks a bad impresion

mistake№10: not having a structure and not leaving some blank space  the “white” space in your is a critical component of guiding viewers to your most important point  the empty space is as much an element of a slide as titles, bullets, and diagrams having a clear structure to every single one of your slides and keeping it consistent makes your presentation easier to follow leave some blank space!

So… How to make a good presentation?

Simplicity and Consistency ◈ chose a simple design and stick with it ◈ don’t use more than 2-3 colors ◈ not more than two fonts ◈ only use bold and italic to put an accent on a certain word

Don’t overload with content! The presentation is not your notes – it is there to strengthen and clear your message for the audience ! ◈ not more than 1-2 slides per minute ◈ not more than 5-6 bullet points per slide

Let your slides breath sometimes.

It lets the audience LISTEN to you.

Be careful with the pictures! ◈ do use a lot of pictures but ◈ ask yourself what this picture is adding to your presentation and why you need it ◈ good quality ◈ no watermarks ◈ bonus points : if it’s a picture that you own

“ “Sometimes using a quote is a good way to catch the attention of your audience, Harry!” - Gandalf

White letters on dark background may be the best choice, but… don’t be so afraid to add a little color from time to time! Rules are made to be broken!

Add something funny here and there… It’s OK to add a little personal touch! ◈ templates can be your friend ◈ following all the rules makes for a good presentation but …it can also be very boring

Don be afraid to go BIGGER and BOLDER when it really matters

…or a little bit dramatic

Yes, you can actually use full sentences… and pictures as backgounds.

Use tables when you are presenting data Information Data Stuff 10 20 7 Something Another 30 15 10 Something Third 5 24 16 Something

…and graphics only 1 out of 10 people uses graphics

Use charts to explain your ideas me people in the people having people audience fun presenting

Contrast and movement ◈ you can use contrast ◈ and animation ◈ to get the attention of your audience here. ◈ right ◈ where ◈ you want it to be

Don’t forget to thank your audience and leave time for questions! Thank you! Any questions?