Presentation Patterns Quotes

“Some presentation authors justify this by saying, “The photographer already knew it was going to be an uncredited effort and it really isn’t that hard to take a good photograph.”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“Speak directly to the audience, even when gesturing about things on the screen. Motivation”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“When you give a presentation, play the role of mentor, not the role of hero. The audience is the hero. Motivation”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“Stage lighting makes it easier for the audience to see you but much harder for you to see it.”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“the stage lighting prevents you from seeing the audience well. You construe the attendees’ silence to mean, “We already know what you’re saying.”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

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― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“An Infodeck isn’t meant to be displayed as a slide show; rather, it is meant to be consumed by a single person—either at a computer, on a printout, or on an alternate display like a tablet computer—as a series of discrete narrative elements. An”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“Don’t try to use this pattern solely to tame a big, unruly subject. This technique doesn’t scale upward in information density very well; the visual metaphors break down, and you are left with a lot of distracting, visually noisy, seemingly random movement. Mechanics”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“But given the choice, I’ll optimize for the live presentation. Several”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations

“The mere fact that a picture appears on the Internet doesn’t give you the freedom to use it in your presentation,”
― Neal Ford, Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations