Presentation Zen Chapter 3 Planning Along

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A fundamental mistake people make is ________________.
Answer 1
Spending almost the entire time thinking about their talk and preparing their content while sitting in front of a computer screen.
Before you design your presentation, you need to:
Answer 2
See the big picture and identify a single core message or messages.
I call preparing the presentation away from the computer “going analog,” as opposed to: ________________________.
Answer 3
“going digital” at the computer.
The visual design expert Edward Tufte says:
Answer 4
There is a cognitive style to PowerPoint that leads to an oversimplification of our content and obfuscation of our message.
Presentation software applications are wonderful for displaying media in support of our talk, but if we are not careful,
Answer 5
These applications also point us down a road that we may not have gone, introducing bells and whistles that may distract more than they help.
These tools should be designed and used in a way that
Answer 6
Enhanced the great potential that exists within each of us.
Computer
Answer 7
The most magnificent tool of our time
One way to ensure that your computer and your software applications remain great tools of amplification for your ideas and your presentation is to
Answer 8
First turn off the computer and walk away from it. You’ll be back soon enough.
Great tools for preparing a presentation are
Answer 9
Planning and brainstorming on paper or using a whiteboard.
The whiteboard works to
Answer 10
Brainstorm and sketch ideas on a bigger scale.
The advantage of a whiteboard (or chalkboard) is that
Answer 11
you can use it with small groups to record concepts and directions.
The analog approach
Answer 12
Helps solidify and simplify the message in the person's own head.
The analog process itself
Answer 13
Gives a clear visual image of how the content can flow.
Slowing down
Answer 14
It is a practice that leads to greater clarity.
The really great creatives are
Answer 15
The ones who see things differently and who have unique insights, perspectives, and questions.