Creating
Super
Presentations

By
Prathik "Super" Shetty

Stages 

Intent

Content

Execution

Design

Intent

Inform

Motivate

Persuade

General Purpose

Specfic Purpose

Take away

Know Your Audience

Elvis has left the building
Neighbours’ envy, owners’ pride

Stay hungry, stay foolish

May the force be with you
Mind it!

Bazinga
All izz well

Winter is coming
Delulu is the only solulu
No Cap

Skibidi

Content

3 W   1 H

Should Cover

What's the focus?

Attention Span

This concept refers to the length of time a person can focus on a task before getting distracted, that is, being involuntarily drawn to a different activity.
 

Today’s avg human attention span is 8.25 sec.  Focusing on a topic for long periods allows people to develop listening and analytical skills that will help them make decisions later on.

8.25 sec

Avg. Human Attention Span

Source: Microsoft Study

Text heavy different slide or different section for further detailed reading

Picture speaks a 1000 words

Source:  John Medina, molecular biologist

Hear a piece of information and

3 days later you’ll remember only 10%. Add a picture and you’ll remember 65%.

At the stroke of midnight, India will awaken

I too have a dream​

Tell Stories

Execution

Engage the Audience

Questions

Jokes

Fillers 

  ahh               umm             err               like

Crutch

  right            basically            and

Voice

Pitch           Pace         Power          Pause

3 Sec

Eye Contact

Demo Video vs Live Demo

Design

Size doesn't matter

Heading - 40 px

Font size

Body - 30 px

Subtext - 20 px

High Contrast between FG & BG

White on Black vs Black on White

Only 2 or 3 text colors

Same on Charts (variants allowed)

Subtle or No Animations

Rehearse

Q&A