Everything I Know About Giving Presentations I Learned from the Government
I love presenting, and I love critiquing other people's presentations. I'm not Kawasaki or Conway, but I think I'm decent at it. Most of what I know is thanks to a two-week training course early in my government career, about four years ago. For 13 straight days, I watched a series of presenters stand up and make God-awful briefings. I kept myself awake by taking notes on their presentation styles. (Eventually, I ran out of criticisms, so I wrote down lyrics to Springsteen, The Who, Cream...) Therefore, most of the notes are on how NOT to give presentations. I've kept the notes in my desk since then. Here they are:
Only use PowerPoint if absolutely necessary. Never ...
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