p1

p1 is the basis of the presentation. It is the data, the story, the message that the presenter wishes to deliver to the audience. This section covers blog posts that address any part of the construction of p1; taking the “what” of the data and converting it into a “so what” for the particular audience. In particular, this covers audience needs, the value of a single, identifiable message, an elevator pitch, the arc of the story and development of sparklines.

The cornerstone articles on p1 are below but please surf through the links to gain a deeper understanding of why p1 (the story) is the basis of your presentation and must be the starting point in construction.

1.Hysteron proteron – the place to start with a presentation is the message.

2. It is not acceptable or valuable to just talk, you must have a message.

3. The aim and objective of a presentation are not the same thing.

4. The best presentations are planned analog. Shut the laptop and be creative.

5. Consider principally “why” you are presenting, not what to present.

p1 posts

Einstein

This applies to your story (p1)This applies to your supporting media (p2)This applies to your delivery (p3)If you consider the arc of the story first (please do) then instead of…

My Boss won’t like it…

This isn’t another post persuading you to give up bulletpoints; if you’ve come this far and still cling to them, then you are deluded. This is a post about why…

This is a blog post

This is the introductory paragraph. It is difficult to understand the origin but a combination of the perfect script and the perfect handout has led to the annotation of absolutely…

So, I was wrong.

I’ve got a confession. I was wrong. I don’t think you lot are up to it.The best way to construct a presentation is to construct a story (p1), storyboard that…

You’ve got 3 seconds…

Nancy Duarte (amongst others) suggests in her meisterwerk “Resonate” that a slide/image needs to be understood in under 3 seconds or the audience will have to turn its attention from…

  • What sort of presenter are you?

    One of the tests of a descriptive model…

  • Changing your slides won’t improve your presentation. (much)

    Too often I hear people say, “I really…

  • Tweet me your presentation @ffolliet

    The point of a presentation is not a…

  • Painting with words

    She looked into my eyes, begging, imploring me….

  • Read these.

    33 blog posts, about 80 page views a…

  • Once upon a time…

    …there was a girl, she got married.Not really…

  • Don’t put the cart before the horse.

    To develop presentations, one must move away from…

  • Are you talking to ME?

    In the movie “Taxi Driver” Rober de Niro…

  • Good design is about function not decoration.

    I recently spent some time discussing all things…

  • The arc of a story

    When my eldest was quite little she said…