{"id":1813,"date":"2013-04-15T07:57:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T07:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/presentation-skills-blog.co.uk\/?p=1813"},"modified":"2013-04-15T07:57:46","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T07:57:46","slug":"rayboulds-rule-for-presentations-number-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awareplus.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/rayboulds-rule-for-presentations-number-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Raybould’s Rule for presentations number six"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we start, you can get hold of rules one to five here<\/a>. It might be a good idea to read them before you read this, to get a feel for how seriously to take this! ;)<\/p>\n

Raybould’s Rule number six is simple: more mouse clicks than key strokes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I’ve long contended that presentations should be designed, not written. Presentations which are written have words in them – lots of words… too darn many words, in fact. In my experience, presentations which are ‘just written’ are often ‘not thought’ – they’re often more of a stream of consciousness than a well structured communication. It’s as if the person giving the presentation simply tells you what they know, instead of…<\/p>\n

telling you what you need to know, in the way you need to know it<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To do this, to make a presentation actually useful by making it easier for the audience to get their brains around, it has to be designed.<\/p>\n

Beethoven didn’t just write his symphonies. He designed them first.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shakespeare didn’t just sit down and write Romeo and Juliet. He knew what it was going to look like first.<\/p>\n

Nope, they were planned, designed.<\/p>\n

And design is done with mouse-clicks – drop and drag pictures, modify, tip, tilt, change, edit, erase, undo, repair, re-do…. all of those things are mouse-clicks, not keystrokes. It’s not a word thing, it’s a concept thing!<\/p>\n

Of course, if you want to design your presentation in the ultimate way, use a pencil, not even a mouse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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