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How to create a captivating Presentation

1. How t o Create a Captivating PRESENTATION By Daniel Zeevi @Dash Burst

2. Captivate [ kap-tuh-veyt ]   to attract and hold the attention or interest of,  as by beauty or excellence; enchant.

3. ENCHANT with catatonic BEAUTY!

4. INSPIRE THROUGH EXCELLENCE!

5. HAVE A DREAM!

6. CONVEY YOUR DREAM! smithsonianmag.com

7. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION

8. IDEA Start with an idea

9. Organize your IDEA i nto an OUTLINE 1

10. If you can encapsulate your IDEA i nto a single captivating sentence, you’re halfway home. - Len Wein 1

11. TITLE Pick an Attention-Grabbing 2

12. Google S earch

13. TITLE Optimize Your

14. SHORTER i s better In general,

15. Tweets < 140 characters - But save more space for retweets

16. Focus on KEYWORDS

17. Focus on KEYWORDS

18. Google Keyword Tool

19. COVER SLIDE Create a Captivating 3

20. SlideShare S earch

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22. COVER i s everything An eye-popping

23. 4 COLORS Pick Cool See the 5 Most Useful Color Tools for Designers

24. But don’t OVERDO it

25. That fit your theme PICK 2-3 COLORS

26. COLOR Resource Tool Color Scheme Designer

27. SIMPLE Keep it

28. 5 IMAGES Add Sharp

29. SIZING MATTERS Examples (pixels): 1024 X 768 (best) 800 X 600 < 1024 > < 768 >

30. SIZING MATTERS Examples (pixels): 1024 X 768 (best) 800 X 600 < 1024 > < 768 > - width : height ratio of a regular slide = 4 : 3

31. IMAGES Types of

32. 1. YOUR OWN IMAGES Screenshots Photography See Screen Capture (by Google) FREE

33. 2. CREATIVE COMMONS See creativecommons.org Flickr is a great source of CC images FREE TO USE WITH ATTRIBUTION

34. 2 . Last slide 2 Ways to Add Credits 1. Bottom of image

35. 3 . ROYALTY FREE iStockphoto S hutterstock BUY

36. Find SHARP Images

37. CONTRAST MATTERS

38. Funny DON’T BE AFRAID TO STAND OUT

39. FUNNY IS GOOD!

40. But stay away from LAUGHABLE

41. 6 Communicate INFORMATION Visually

42. PROCESS DATA FASTER

43. BUT DON’T OVERDO IT

44. 7 FONTS Select Standout

45. FONTS Popular Arial Verdana Times New Roman Tahoma Calibri

46. FONTS Popular Arial Verdana Times New Roman Tahoma Calibri c an be boring

47. Fresh Fonts Alternate Gothic No. 2 Frutiger Droid Sans Rockwell Impact

48. 8 VIDEOS Can Be Sexy

49. And CAPTIVATING

50. B ut make sure your video WORKS … 1. Embed videos from websites like YouTube directly into your presentation, or… 2. Insert a video file – but make sure it works on the target machine 3 . Embed a YouTube video via SlideShare after uploading your presentation See “ A TED speaker's worst nightmare ”

51. 9 PRACTICE

52. Repetition

53. 10 ENGAGE Your Audience

54. LOSE the notes

55. Focus on your AUDIENCE

56. Or else…

57. 11 RELAX And Take Your Time

58. No Need to Shout

59. Have a Good Time

60. 12 RECAP Always

61. Let’s go over the STEPS

62. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating PRESENTATION

63. 12 Steps to Create a Captivating Presentation 1 ) Organize Your Idea Into an Outline 2) Pick an Attention-Grabbing Title 3) Create a Captivating Cover Slide 4) Pick Cool Colors 5) Add Sharp Images 6) Communicate Information Visually 7) Select Standout Fonts 8) Videos Can Be Sexy 9) Practice 10) Engage Your Audience 11) Relax and Take Your Time 12) Always Recap

64. Our  responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. - Aaron Sorkin

65. Looking for a CREATIVE spark?

66. Let us Help You Create a Captivating PRESENTATION Contact Daniel Zeevi dan@Dash Burst .com d ashburst.com