# How to Make a Good Presentation ![rw-book-cover](https://biteable.com/content/uploads/2017/03/Good-Presentation-SMb-1200x630-c-center.jpg) URL:: https://biteable.com/blog/how-to-make-good-presentation Author:: Biteable ## Highlights > **A compelling introduction**. Your introduction needs to briefly sum up what you’re going to talk about and why it’s useful or relevant to your audience. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday0g9dn04djed945kd5kng)) - Note: Similar to Sly Flourish's "strong start" in his steps for planning a D&D session. > • **No more than 10 slides in total**. Who wants to sit through pages and pages of slides? No one, that’s who. By keeping your slide deck to 10 slides, even if your presentation is 30 minutes long, you’ll give the audience a chance to digest the on-screen messages in line with your talk. Using [concept maps](https://www.mindomo.com/) before structuring your slides can help keep to the point. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday24eyg8fb4ejz78yrajsx)) > • **Think ‘bite-size’ information**. We called ourselves Biteable a reason: studies have shown that information is retained better when it’s broken down into bite-sized chunks. Video is a great way to learn and research suggests it’s [95% more compelling than text.](https://biteable.com/blog/video-marketing-statistics/) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday43pdxt23cg8b5vn6yj99)) > **Use a remote**. A clicker or remote will help you face the audience and not have to keep turning back to your laptop. Sought-after public speaker Garr Reynolds says a remote is essential in order to pause and advance your presentation so you have time to be spontaneous and control the flow of your delivery. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday5hw43g03qnkgqte3abay)) > **Have backup material**. Not everything you say is going to resonate with your audience. It’s best to be flexible enough to change the game as and when needed. Steve Jobs had standby anecdotes prepared to fill time when the technology he was using to give the presentation failed. Preparing for every eventuality will help soothe your nerves and allow you to feel more in control. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday5sdw7r81zf0ggkwsg3z3)) > **Leave your audience with an emotional impression**.‘They might forget what you said, but they’ll never forget the way they made you feel’ said the poet Maya Angelou. By leaving them with an emotional impression, from a piece of video with moving music to a line from a song or poem, you’ll strike that resonant chord and end on a high. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday62g3z79mepdy3h15agkb)) --- Title: How to Make a Good Presentation Author: Biteable Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # How to Make a Good Presentation ![rw-book-cover](https://biteable.com/content/uploads/2017/03/Good-Presentation-SMb-1200x630-c-center.jpg) URL:: https://biteable.com/blog/how-to-make-good-presentation Author:: Biteable ## AI-Generated Summary Eight of the best presentation tips and techniques from the experts - the most useful advice we've found on how to make a killer presentation. ## Highlights > **A compelling introduction**. Your introduction needs to briefly sum up what you’re going to talk about and why it’s useful or relevant to your audience. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday0g9dn04djed945kd5kng)) Note: Similar to Sly Flourish's "strong start" in his steps for planning a D&D session. > • **No more than 10 slides in total**. Who wants to sit through pages and pages of slides? No one, that’s who. By keeping your slide deck to 10 slides, even if your presentation is 30 minutes long, you’ll give the audience a chance to digest the on-screen messages in line with your talk. Using [concept maps](https://www.mindomo.com/) before structuring your slides can help keep to the point. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday24eyg8fb4ejz78yrajsx)) > • **Think ‘bite-size’ information**. We called ourselves Biteable a reason: studies have shown that information is retained better when it’s broken down into bite-sized chunks. Video is a great way to learn and research suggests it’s [95% more compelling than text.](https://biteable.com/blog/video-marketing-statistics/) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday43pdxt23cg8b5vn6yj99)) > **Use a remote**. A clicker or remote will help you face the audience and not have to keep turning back to your laptop. Sought-after public speaker Garr Reynolds says a remote is essential in order to pause and advance your presentation so you have time to be spontaneous and control the flow of your delivery. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday5hw43g03qnkgqte3abay)) > **Have backup material**. Not everything you say is going to resonate with your audience. It’s best to be flexible enough to change the game as and when needed. Steve Jobs had standby anecdotes prepared to fill time when the technology he was using to give the presentation failed. Preparing for every eventuality will help soothe your nerves and allow you to feel more in control. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday5sdw7r81zf0ggkwsg3z3)) > **Leave your audience with an emotional impression**.‘They might forget what you said, but they’ll never forget the way they made you feel’ said the poet Maya Angelou. By leaving them with an emotional impression, from a piece of video with moving music to a line from a song or poem, you’ll strike that resonant chord and end on a high. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fday62g3z79mepdy3h15agkb))