How to make your point without PowerPoint: 50 ways to present effectively

by Douglas Kruger

Overview

The art of presenting needs a serious shake-up.
Presenters are constantly on the lookout for fresh ideas to get their message across, but mistakenly believe PowerPoint is the right medium to do so.
This often results in uninspiring presentations consisting of countless lackluster slides which their audience are forced to sit through – sometimes at the expense of their own sanity.
In How to Make Your Point Without PowerPoint, renowned public speaker Douglas Kruger aims to end the tedium of the PowerPoint medium. He offers 50 practical suggestions to enhance your presentation skills – including the kinds of formats you can use, different methods of delivery and some alternative visuals – so you and your team can trade in the slides and get brainstorming.
This book proves that it is possible to do an excellent job, even a superior one, without slides, by learning to truly engage and persuade. In this way, you will stand out every time and, as the presenter, have an entertaining time of it!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770229259
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Douglas Kruger is an international speaker, and the author of ten business books with Penguin, including bestselling titles like Own Your Industry: How to Position Yourself as an Expert, and Poverty Proof: 50 Ways to Train Your Brain for Wealth. Douglas has been inducted into the ‘Speakers Hall of Fame’ and hosts a popular daily YouTube show called From Amateur to Expert. The Man Who Never Was is his first novel.

Table of Contents

A very, very short history of public speaking 1

Part 1 Structures that replace slides 17

1 Learn to speak well 17

2 Deliver one strong message only 21

3 Deliver three key points only 23

4 Use a problem-solution structure 24

5 Tell stories 26

6 Use PSA (point - story - application) 29

7 Use metaphors and similes 30

8 Use rhyming aphorisms 38

9 Use a representative icon 39

10 Use an acronym 41

11 Pose a question, then answer it 42

12 Use a repetitive 'A' vs. 'B' structure 45

13 Use a loose outline, then co-create with your audience 47

14 Facilitate a discussion 49

15 Hint and reveal 51

Part 2 Props and visual aids that replace the need for slides 55

16 Use an autocue 56

17 Use a prop 59

18 Use interactive props 61

19 Carry out a display 65

20 Break something 66

21 Put it where they'll least expect it 68

22 Play video 70

23 Play music 74

24 Play sound 76

25 Use live voice 77

26 Use a lectern and a script 80

27 Get them to take notes 84

28 Invite them to Tweet 85

29 Hand out place mats 87

30 Draw on a board or flip chart 89

31 Use choreography to separate ideas 90

32 Use implication to create imaginary props 93

33 Use an involvement game 95

34 Use the audience to demonstrate percentages 96

35 Use audience members (or notorieties) as props on stage 97

36 Use a chair 99

37 Use your outfit 100

38 Act it out with industrial theatre 101

39 Provide handouts 102

40 Provide incomplete handouts 105

41 Tease and reward 105

42 Separate and highlight 106

43 Hand out a meaningful token 107

44 Burn the effigy! 108

45 Use sleight of hand 110

46 Pull an Oprah 110

47 Take them for a walk 111

48 Get them to visually quantify their pain 113

49 Use QR codes 115

50 Create a set-up in advance 116

Part 3 How to use PowerPoint well … If you must 119

Designing slides according to a hierarchy 120

Slides should be the itch, not the scratch 121

Using visual metaphors 122

Rules to remember 123

Stagecraft 124

Final story: Your mission, should you choose to accept it 125

References 129

About the author 131