It was the first biotech presentation that I listened to in Silicon Valley it had to be like seven or eight years ago and that I ever was. He used imagery of sickness and health and distribution and a lot now that I think about it with faces and eyes and hunt you know haunting arresting images. If you can use authentic images that maybe don't look as beautiful but they are real people will engage with that much more interesting.
““Make slides that reinforce your words, not repeat them.””
— Seth Godin
As you all know I love nothing more than a super actionable breakdown from an expert in their space, not to mention I like telling the future. Well Tom Jamieson Co-founder of Slidebot kind of does just that. Slidebot is AI for powerpoints. Just imagine NEVER having to put together a powerpoint again (I kid you not I am using it right now). You see, Tom and his brother Ned have seen their fair share of presentations, think in the tens of thousands. #deathbypowerpoint
“There are 20 million powerpoint presentations created a day, I beat 19.9 million of them are awful. ”
— Tom Jamieson
So if you are looking to perfect your pitch, want to nail your next presentation or have your eye on a Ted Talk this bad boy is for you. Since I'm told most people fear #1 public speaking and #2 death.. this will be a great fear conquering activity for you.
Three Key Takeaways:
- Pictures of eyes correlate to higher retention rates
- People remember visual content 65% better than verbal content
- Facts are 20x more likely to be remembered if they are part of a story
Some of our mutual favorite powerpoint presentations nailed:
If you just want to hear his prediction that blew my mind fast forward to the end. Mind blown.
So my dears without further ado - I hope you dig this episode with Tom Jamieson of Slidebot!
www.slidebot.io
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