TED Talks - How to Reach Massive Audiences Without Flashy Presentations
Bernay Brown's the paracol nobility is one of my favorite TED Talks. I just re-watched that and thought gosh like there's magic there but can't even quite touch. Tony Robbins versus a Brené Brown versus a Tim Ferriss versus you know Gary Van der Chuck then you have these very different personalities who some are able to kind of touch you regardless. It shows that it doesn't matter what sort of what your your topic is, everyone finds their own presentation style.
““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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