The Slide Deck That Changed My Life

One of the things that surprised me the most was to see that for any piece of work being shared, designers would put together a keynote deck for it. It could be the smallest thing, like a quick look at the latest work progression, or big presentations, of course. At Apple, designers use the power of storytelling to influence others, instead of just

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How he puts together his talks When I give a speech I use Keynote. I was actually one of the first users of Keynote. I live in it, and it’s the way I think about things.  When I give a talk I have about 200 slides, and none of the slides have words on them. Each has a picture and the picture brings up a story that I want to talk about. Each st... See more

4. Theme slides: a key trend, unique insight or thought that demonstrates access, expertise and ability to win deals aligned to the theme

• Tell a story instead of explaining the process.

• Only focus on one idea per slide. Don’t confuse what you’re saying by having busy slides. Use one bold sentence per slide. Instead of paragraphs of text.

• Use presenter notes as a script for your speech. Let the image/mockups paint the picture of what you’re saying in the background.

• Rehearse your

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2. About slide: value proposition to founders, achievements and fund differentiators