eBook: WINNING YOUR 15 MINUTES: 10 Elements That Will Improve Your Presentations
Includes FREE Modern PowerPoint Template
I created this ebook for the small to mid-sized business presenter, who often is tasked with creating his\her own deck\application. A great deal of the time, you are saddled with the huge responsibility of being Marketer, Content Developer, Presenter and Designer. For many of you, nailing the content and message of your presentations is job one.
Often, using a boilerplate deck or presentation, even though it may look and feel outdated, is preferable to attempting to tailor your design to your audience and platform.
Many times, presentations miss their opportunity to win (from a design aspect), because the designer or presenter ignores some basic truths; Form follows function, making design choices that don’t serve the goal of the presentation and even in using the wrong tool for the job.
We’ve created some award winning presentations, product demos, learning and training for clients as diverse as Ernst & Young LLP, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Pharmacia, Phillip Morris, BET, VH1, BBC, BP Oil and Habitat so we’ve had the opportunity over the years to look at what makes winning elements and eliminate the usual suspects such as cost, lack of time and resources as reasons for under-performing presentations.
Below, we’ve compiled ten elements, best practices and design basics that we believe will enhance most presentations and elevate them from the average to the above average or even outstanding. Some might be considered common sense, some may be new ground to you. Our hope is that if you can get even one nugget of value out of this ebook, its worth it.
Of course, we feel it does need to be said that the ability of the designer or presenter to adopt and implement good design principles into their workflow or to just have a good eye will impact any project’s success matrix. And this ebook can never substitute for a professional designer and his\her abilities.
Here’s what you’ll see in this ebook:
•Best Practices on design approach
•Links to helpful learning environments
•Hints on when its best to “cut the cord” and bring in a Pro
I hope you enjoy this ebook. If there’s something you feel we’ve left out or should change, please reach out to me at producer@madwerkz.com and we’ll chat.
Best of luck with all your presentations!