Superior Slides for Perfect Presentations

How to create high-impact slides that make the presenter shine

with Andy Gurnett

The way your slides look and the way they present your message is often forgotten in the flurry of activity around getting content into slides and preparing what to say. But visuals are important. The tone and impact of what you say has to be matched by your slides. Otherwise you can dilute your message or even run the risk of confusing people or distracting from what you want to get across.

In this one-day workshop, Andy Gurnett will share the techniques of preparing slides that are visually aligned to the goal of your presentation. Using the exclusive 'Represent' communication system, you will learn what to include on your slides, where to put it, and even whether to use a slide at all.

If you prepare slides for yourself or for other people, this workshop will give you the tools to make the presenter shine!

Participants should bring a laptop and some of their own slides that they can work on.

Setting the scene

• Case study – great visuals and great presenters
• What makes a great slide?
• Presentation tools – what are your options?
• The Right Angle 'Represent' Communication System

Visuals 101

• Colours, fonts and text
• Templates, logos and corporate 'musts'
• Animation makes your head explode
• Hello, Goodbye

What about graphics?

• A picture is worth a thousand words
• The dreaded clipart!
• Your slide is a canvas – learn to think like a designer

Data-driven presentations

• Charts and graphs – how to make them interesting
• Data tables – how to give them impact
• Complex information – how to make things clear

Putting it all together

• Slide solutions – team analysis of slides
• Personal slide development

About Andy Gurnett

Andy Gurnett has been working in HRD in Singapore and the region for over 16 years, and is now Director of The Right Angle. Here he helps organisations to develop high-performing, innovative teams and individuals to communicate with clarity and passion. He believes that understanding ourselves well help us to better understand others, which in turn leads to more productive working relationships. His practical, no-nonsense approach to learning ensures that participants acquire skills and knowledge that they can use right away.

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