Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
I have seen many presentations made by project managers. In many situations they simply read what is written on a set of slides they have prepared to present.
Usually use the strategy: "Show me your PowerPoint"
A small percentage of Project Managers use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power"
What strategy do you use?
What results do you get? Saving Changes...
Amir MahmoodProject Manager| Navis LLC - A Part of Cargotec CorporationDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I prefer to show only the topics and then expand them one by one. In between, I also show brief videos and include some humor to keep the audience awake.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Oct 17, 2019 3:37 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Amir:
Thanks for sharing your opinion
Excellent tips that allow us to make better presentations to our teams or other project stakeholders
Yo use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power"?
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct 16, 2019 10:26 PM
Replying to Amir Mahmood
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I prefer to show only the topics and then expand them one by one. In between, I also show brief videos and include some humor to keep the audience awake.
Dear Amir:
Thanks for sharing your opinion
Excellent tips that allow us to make better presentations to our teams or other project stakeholders
Yo use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power"? Saving Changes...
Fantastic guidance made by the community. For me,
Audience savvy = on points & pleasing to the eyes
Impactful = simplicity yet full of substance
Timeframed = 5 slides for 30min session max
Thank you for bringing up this important topic!
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Oct 17, 2019 5:02 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Suzi:
Thanks for sharing your opinion
We agree.
From opinions we can draw many important tips
Yo use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power"?
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct 17, 2019 3:38 AM
Replying to Suzi MS
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Fantastic guidance made by the community. For me,
Audience savvy = on points & pleasing to the eyes
Impactful = simplicity yet full of substance
Timeframed = 5 slides for 30min session max
Thank you for bringing up this important topic!
Dear Suzi:
Thanks for sharing your opinion
We agree.
From opinions we can draw many important tips
Yo use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power"? Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct 16, 2019 5:10 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Good questions Luis!
1. Ideally no more than one topic per slide, but there could be different sub-topics (e.g. bullets in a list).
2. Ask a thought provoking question or show a thought provoking visual.
3. Minimum 32 point.
4. Don't have too many words on the slide as some attendees will read those instead of listening to you.
5. Good contrast and take visual accommodations (e.g. color blindness) into consideration.
6. One if it is meant to be especially impactful.
Kiron
Dear Kiron Thank you for your input by answering the questions I asked Let's wait a while for more input What is your opinion on creating a topic with just these questions?
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Oct 17, 2019 12:47 PM
Kiron Bondale
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While it can't hurt, Luis, it might be a bit redundant as there are lots of articles on the Net about creating good presentations.
Just a follow-up. I ended up with a slide deck with a total of 83 slides. This is not really what I wanted, but it all worked out. At the onset I made it clear that it was a two-way communication session, and in the first hour of the scheduled 2.5 hrs session, we only covered 20 slides. I managed to get through the rest of the slides in the remaining time, I really didn't use the slides that much. There was much conversion and dialogue back and forth which is what I wanted to achieve, so much so, I lasted another 1/2 hr.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Oct 17, 2019 1:01 PM
Luis Branco
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Dear Steve
When we give a presentation it is important to think about why people who attend our presentation gain
You have taken this into account in the first 20 slides.
And in the remaining 63?
After 2h30 min of presentation what would have been more appropriate?
Schedule our session or pass 63 slides?
In other words, at a rate of 2 slides per minute ...
Dear Kiron Thank you for your input by answering the questions I asked Let's wait a while for more input What is your opinion on creating a topic with just these questions?
While it can't hurt, Luis, it might be a bit redundant as there are lots of articles on the Net about creating good presentations.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Oct 17, 2019 1:06 PM
Luis Branco
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Dear Kiron We absolutely agree. There are many (countless) tips on how to make presentations. My question is: - What is the reason people don't follow them? On the other hand, I believe it is a topic that interests us all. A small percentage of Project Managers use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power" After all, we want our team and stakeholders to support and work motivated on the projects we manage.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct 17, 2019 8:16 AM
Replying to Steve Ratkaj
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Just a follow-up. I ended up with a slide deck with a total of 83 slides. This is not really what I wanted, but it all worked out. At the onset I made it clear that it was a two-way communication session, and in the first hour of the scheduled 2.5 hrs session, we only covered 20 slides. I managed to get through the rest of the slides in the remaining time, I really didn't use the slides that much. There was much conversion and dialogue back and forth which is what I wanted to achieve, so much so, I lasted another 1/2 hr.
Dear Steve
When we give a presentation it is important to think about why people who attend our presentation gain
You have taken this into account in the first 20 slides.
And in the remaining 63?
After 2h30 min of presentation what would have been more appropriate?
Schedule our session or pass 63 slides?
In other words, at a rate of 2 slides per minute ...
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1 reply by Steve Ratkaj
Oct 17, 2019 3:16 PM
Steve Ratkaj
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Hi Luis;
First few slides included an agenda and objectives. Throughout the presentation/ discussion, I repeated the key points, and at the end I had only three key takeaways.
The client still wanted a detailed presentation for future reference, so that is part of the reason why I still kept the detailed slide deck. The point I think most agree on is that the slide/ presentation should be more of a support tool for the presenter to aid in the discussion. There is no point in reading slides bullet by bullet to the audience, as after 15 minutes of that, you will have already lost their interest. In summary, the feedback seemed to be very positive, such that I will likely be providing the same presentation to others within the directorate in the near future.
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Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Oct 17, 2019 12:47 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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While it can't hurt, Luis, it might be a bit redundant as there are lots of articles on the Net about creating good presentations.
Dear Kiron We absolutely agree. There are many (countless) tips on how to make presentations. My question is: - What is the reason people don't follow them? On the other hand, I believe it is a topic that interests us all. A small percentage of Project Managers use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power" After all, we want our team and stakeholders to support and work motivated on the projects we manage. Saving Changes...
Dear Steve
When we give a presentation it is important to think about why people who attend our presentation gain
You have taken this into account in the first 20 slides.
And in the remaining 63?
After 2h30 min of presentation what would have been more appropriate?
Schedule our session or pass 63 slides?
In other words, at a rate of 2 slides per minute ...
Hi Luis;
First few slides included an agenda and objectives. Throughout the presentation/ discussion, I repeated the key points, and at the end I had only three key takeaways.
The client still wanted a detailed presentation for future reference, so that is part of the reason why I still kept the detailed slide deck. The point I think most agree on is that the slide/ presentation should be more of a support tool for the presenter to aid in the discussion. There is no point in reading slides bullet by bullet to the audience, as after 15 minutes of that, you will have already lost their interest. In summary, the feedback seemed to be very positive, such that I will likely be providing the same presentation to others within the directorate in the near future.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Oct 17, 2019 3:40 PM
Luis Branco
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Dear Steve We absolutely agree. Suggestion: Use the strategy: "Make your Point, show me your Power" Of course, until the next presentation you can make some improvements based on: - In the reaction of the people who attended your previous presentation - Inputs received on this topic (with so many good contributions) This is what I would call: - sprint review or - Kaizen (continuous improvement) In an adaptive (agile) approach
