If there is one thing I learned about Nancy Duarte (2013) is that you will capture your audience with the power of a good story. Just like Sink (2009) states, you must start with your WHY, Duarte (2013) states that the heart of a great presentation is the story you tell, so when planning and creating my Call to Action presentation, I made sure to start with our story, our WHY. I also learned the importance of seeing the PowerPoint slides as merely a visual aid, because the presentation itself is us. Our story is the focus! Since the slides are only a visual aid they should be simple and effective.
Here are a few tips that I learned from Gonzalez (2013) and Phillips (2014): Do not overload the slides with text. 6 items or less is ideal. Pair text with visuals for maximum effect. Use animation so the audience's eyes follow the text. Use dark background to emphasize the text and visuals. References Duarte, N. (2010, December 10). TEDxEast – Nancy Duarte Uncovers the Common Structure of Greatest Communicators 11/11/2010. YouTube. Retrieved April 2, 2022, from https://youtu.be/1nYFpuc2Umk Duarte, N. (2013, February 19). Nancy Duarte: How to Create Better Visual Presentations. YouTube. https://youtu.be/so9EJoQJc-0 Duarte, N. (2013, March 21). Nancy Duarte: How to Tell a Story. YouTube. https://youtu.be/9JrRQ1oQWQk Gonzalez, J. (2013, September 16). How Presentation Zen Fixed My Bad PowerPoints. YouTube. https://youtu.be/vkrl1j0IW-c Phillips, D. J. (2014, April 14). How to Avoid Death By PowerPoint | David JP Phillips | TEDxStockholmSalon. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Iwpi1Lm6dFo Sinek, S. [TEDx Talks]. (2009, September 28). Start with why: How great leaders inspire action [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ZoJKF_VuA&t=164s
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