How many of you have went through a presentation, only to leave with more questions marks? Information overload, no graphical representations, non-standardized use of design and a bunch more are the most common mistakes that most people make when designing their presentation slides. This How-To guide serve as a basis to help you understand the fundamental needs of a great presentation story. Trust me, it's easy. If you've ever watched a good movie, you just need to re-tell the story.

1. How to Create Kick
Ass Presentations
25th May 2012
Leanis Consulting Sdn Bhd (790222-P)
Website: www.leanis.com.my | Email: enquiry@leanis.com.my

2. Table of contents
 Why your slides matter
 How a good story comes together
 The checklist for a good presentation
 How this helps you in your work
 What do you think?
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3. Good or bad communication can make or break
your business, career and life*
Communication is about getting others to adopt your
point of view, to help them understand why you’re
excited (or sad or optimistic or whatever else you are)
– Seth Godin
So how do we become good communicators?
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4. Embrace our inherent ability as visual
communicators
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5. A picture speaks a thousand words…
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6. …but a movie speaks a thousand pictures
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7. So what makes the foundation of a good movie?
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8. Table of contents
 Why your slides matter
 How a good story comes together
 The checklist for a good presentation
 How this helps you in your work
 What do you think?
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9. What makes a good story?
New Bliss
To-be (new norm)
The gap
As-is
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10. A movie is basically a bunch of image frames
lines up sequentially
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11. Presentations are now the modern business’s de-
facto communication method
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12. How do we create a movie with a good story with
presentations?
Story SKELETON Slides Presentation
Summary Headline
KEY
MESSAGE
Consistency Ease
Aesthetics Visuals
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13. Build your presentation starting with a “skeleton”
with the end picture in mind
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14. Table of contents
 Why your slides matter
 How a good story comes together
 The checklist for a good presentation
 How this helps you in your work
 What do you think?
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15. A good presentation slide should meet 6
requirements
A
clear, strong
headline with
the key
message
Summarize Easy-to-
and prompt understand
for action ideas
KEY
MESSAGE
(End Picture)
More
visuals, less
Consistency
words
(< 50)
Aesthetically
pleasing
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16. A clear headline that conveys the key message
Bad Good
Would you be able to understand the point of slide by just looking at the
headline ALONE?
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17. Make your ideas easy to understand
Bad Good
Even a 5 year old could understand
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18. Less words, more visuals.
Bad Good
A good presentation slide should have < 50 words –
How can we explain words with images instead?
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19. Make the slides visually appealing
Bad Good
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20. Keep your slides consistent in style and voice
Bad Good
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21. End your presentation with a summary and a
call to action if appropriate
Bad Good
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22. Use the brown paper technique to translate your
story into a presentation
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23. Table of contents
 Why your slides matter
 How a good story comes together
 The checklist for a good presentation
 How this helps you in your work
 What do you think?
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24. Story flow for business/technology centric
presentations
As-Is To-Be
Problem Problem Problem Problem
Organization
People
Technology // // // //
Process Solution Solution Solution Solution
Summary
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25. The model adheres to the pattern of what makes
a good story
To-Be
Solution Solution Solution Solution Summary
Problem Problem Problem Problem
As-Is
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26. Take a look at how we’ve done it right here with
this very presentation
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27. How to create a kick-ass presentation?
Story Slides Presentation
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28. Table of contents
 Why your slides matter
 How a good story comes together
 The checklist for a good presentation
 How this helps you in your work
 What do you think?
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29. In future, Leanis will be holding workshops to
train others on how to create good slides
You are our 1st gen We will open the Any feedback for us?
guinea pigs workshop to others in
future
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30. Thank you
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