The Artful Presenter
A blog about creating powerful presentations that make an impact on your audience.
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I was so inspired by the minimalist Marvel posters by Marko Manev. Here’s my take on the Spider-Man poster in PowerPoint!
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Movie posters make great inspiration for slides.
I saw this Spider-Man poster and instantly though, “This would make an amazing slide.”
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This is my second attempt at a Prezi video. As a Building Blocks 101 presentation, this is supposed to orient folks on how to start developing Blackboard Building Blocks. Please excuse the stuck frames at 2:10. I’d love to know what you think.
Screen capture software: Jing Pro
Video editing software: TrakAx
Voice recorder: Garage Band (using a Mac Book Pro’s internal mic)
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With this blog, I’ve come to realize that I’m in the inspiration business. This site, noteandpoint.com has been a constant inspiration to me as it features great slide decks all the time. Visit it and love it like I do. The thumbnail below is the latest slide deck they’ve posted.
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Why do presentations have to be so serious all the time? If you’ve been reading my blog lately you’ve seen that I’m in a bit of a retro gaming mood. So here’s my nod to Pac-Man.
I’m sure ghosts need motivational speakers too.
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Remember, inspiration comes from anywhere. Thanks to The Cool Hunter again for some great design inspiration.
Here’s the slide:
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Trying something else today. The goal was to create a slide that mimicked a coffee stain. What do you think?
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Believe it or not, this jumble of scribbled notes and random thoughts eventually became a slide deck.
My previous posts have been focused on the composition of slides rather than the content of your presentation. My apologies.
The most important part of creating your presentation is to connect with your audience. The best way to do this is to tell a story. This means creating a narrative that your audience can relate to.
Dr. Nick Morgan of Public Words notes in his blog post, “PowerPoint’s dirty little secret” that, “…storytelling power is undercut by PowerPoint deck building.” When you’re creating a slide deck, it’s easy to lose sight of the overall story of the presentation. Dr. Morgan suggests, “don’t start with PowerPoint at all. Tell your story first.”
I recommend story boarding your presentations on another medium before you go to PowerPoint. I use a pen and paper and create something like a brainstorm cloud to arrange my ideas. Then this eventually becomes my slide deck.
I’ll spare you the entire deck, but here’s a sample of one of the resulting slides:
Remember that to tell a story that engages and enchants your audience. Once you’ve developed that story, then move on to your slide deck.
