Recently, Ive been working with the Bank of Korea to train their employees in presentation skills. The nature of their work requires them to discuss statistics, data and equations. However, statistics and data are often presented in the most dull and boring way. Today, I’m going to show you how to change that.
Typically, statistics and data are presented in a chart or graph of some sort. Usually, the presenter copies and pastes the information or graph directly into his or her presentation. This is a HUGE mistake and totally unnecessary. This might be due to a lack of time, but it’s most likely because the presenter has never been shown a different way.
Statistics have probably been shown in presentations with charts and graphs forever! With PowerPoint, presenters started boring their audience with really hard to follow charts and graphs. There’s something you must always remember when giving a presentation with statistics or data…
You know the material because you’ve spent the most time with it… But your audience will only have a few moments to “get” it.
That’s why it’s important to show your stats in the most simple and easy-to-remember way possible. Your audience` shouldn’t have to try and figure out what you’re trying to show in your graphs or charts.
So, check out the video to see how to overcome this potentially sleep-inducing, presentation-killing problem.
Thanks!
Thanks for that video.
I have been guilty of pasting Excel graphs into presentations with way too much information for the audience.
Your ideas are so simple, but so effective.
Rich
Thanks Rich! Everyone’s guilty of doing that so that’s why I wanted to show a little different option.
Good luck and keep those Excel graphs away from your slides! 🙂
Hello Carl, you have a way to simplify complicated presentations in a very beautiful way. Thank you. Slides, data and the presentation was very nice.
Hi Carl … thanks for the video and your site, great stuff! I am in the presentation business as well here in Canada and really value others who are doing such a good job. I might suggest that you consider reshooting your opening video ie on your home page, and here as well, that states “what’s here for you”. The video is fine but the audio is quite echoey … perhaps you didn’t use a lapel mic? Anyway, I know you like the quality in your stuff and that is something i noticed right away! All the best and keep the great stuff coming.
Hi Ian,
First off, I’m really so happy you found our site! You’ve done some incredible work and I really liked the intro video on you and your wife’s blog. And it’s always great hearing from folks back home, so thank you for visiting and taking the time to comment.
Yes, you’re right… we didn’t use the lapel mic to shoot our intro video. We definitely need to re-shoot with better sound.
Are you finished your Masters?
Anyway, thanks again and look forward to keeping in touch… Perhaps you’d one day like to do a guest post for us? 😉
All the best.
Carl