What should you do when you don’t get to deliver your presentation, it just gets sent by e-mail? How can you make this type of presentation effective? In this presentation, I share seven ideas for making stand-alone presentations effective.

1. Ideas for
stand-alone
presentations
By Dave Paradi

2. How can your
presentation be
effective when
you don’t get to
present it?

3. The viewer only receives it as an
attachment in their e-mail

4. They don’t get
to hear how
you would
explain each
slide

5. Let’s learn 7
ideas from the
most successful
stand-alone
presentations

6. Who says these are the best
stand-alone presentations?

7. People like you.
On slideshare.net,
the most popular
presentation
sharing website.

8. slideshare runs contests for
stand-alone presentations
that attract the best
presentation designers
and they are owned by Linkedin, so they
know about business people

9. So what can we
learn from these
top presentations?

10. Here are the 7 ideas we will learn:
1. Only include the essentials
2. Give them a roadmap
3. Use title slides for each main point
4. Recap the key points at the end
5. Use large visuals with explanations
6. Use narration slides
7. Build your points

11. Only include the
essentials

12. Filter
Filter all your points down to the
essential ones. You can’t tell
them everything.

13. This is emotional. You won’t
want to leave some points out.
But you have to.

14. First point Second point Third point
Fact for proof Graph Diagram
Example Quote Photo
Numbered list
Create an outline so you know
the message flows well.

15. Give them a
roadmap

16. Near the start, give the viewer an
idea of what you will cover.
It manages their expectations.

17. One easy way is to list your points
agenda style
like I did

18. Here are the 7 ideas we will learn:
1. Only include the essentials
2. Give them a roadmap
3. Use title slides for each main point
4. Recap the key points at the end
5. Use large visuals with explanations
6. Use narration slides
7. Build your points
Use this as a section intro slide
if you want to

19. Use title slides
for each main
point
(like this!)

20. The viewer can’t hear your verbal
transition between points.
Use a title slide to let them know
you are moving to the next point.

21. Have a consistent look so they
recognize it each time

22. Recap the key
points at the end

23. People don’t
take notes
while viewing a
stand-alone
presentation

24. They experience a stand-alone
presentation like they would a
document
They only read it

25. The viewer won’t
remember
everything on
their own. Give
them a summary
so they
remember.
(don’t worry, you’ll
get one later)

26. Use large visuals
with
explanations

27. A presentation should be visual. If
you have no visuals, send them a
Word document instead

28. Photo © Dave Paradi 2010
The viewer can’t see small
visuals very well because their
screen is small

29. Now it makes an impact! Photo © Dave Paradi 2010

30. The same goes for
diagrams or charts
Make them
large

31. like this
Yes Formal Bid
Process
Is value
Yes over
$20,000?
Is value Formal
over No Quotation
$1,000? Process
Informal
No Process

32. or this
50
40
Average 30
transactions
per day 20
10
0
Hunting Driver's Property General
license license transfer inquiry

33. You’ve heard the phrase:
“a picture speaks a
thousand words”
How do you make sure your visual is
speaking the words you want the
viewer to hear?

34. By adding explanatory text that
ensures they get the point you want
them to understand

35. There are many points you could
interpret from this graph
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
West Central East

36. Sales in Central region higher despite
smaller market and less staff
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
West Central East
Now they know what the point is

37. Use narration
slides

38. Not every point can be made with a
visual
(sorry presentation designers)

39. Use slides with
text as a narrator
for the viewer

40. Make the text visually interesting
Font color
Text position and
alignment
Font size:
small or Large

41. Don’t put a transcript
on the slide.
Just the key narrative to keep
the story moving forward.

42. Build your points

43. A stand-alone presentation
typically has two to five times
the number of slides as an
in-person presentation

44. Each slide is a key
phrase or point you
would share
Break them up to keep
the audience
interested

45. Build visuals piece by
piece in order to keep the
viewer focused
(like these next slides)

46. Company A is in the established mid-
range position
$245
Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C Our Company

47. Company B claims the premium
position and highest price
$267
$245
Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C Our Company

48. Company C claims they are the low
price leader (but they aren’t)
$267
$245
$223
Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C Our Company

49. We have the lowest average price in
this market
$267
$245
$223
$199
Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C Our Company

50. See how the building of
information keeps your
attention
You can build information in
two ways

51. Option 1: Each build is a new slide
Works well when It is more work
slides are viewed as because you create
images or PDF file more slides 

52. Option 2: Use PowerPoint animation
Less work: one slide
can have many
builds
If they view it in edit
mode, they won’t
see any builds 

53. Save as a PowerPoint Show (PPSX)
Opens automatically in Slide Show mode
full screen and animation works as they
advance

54. Creating a stand-alone presentation can
take some work – but it is worth it if it
helps make the sale

55. So let’s recap what we learned

56. Use these ideas to create stand-alone
presentations that stand out:
1. Only include the essentials
2. Give them a roadmap
3. Use title slides for each main point
4. Recap the key points at the end
5. Use large visuals with explanations
6. Use narration slides
7. Build your points

57. If you would like me to help your
team create more effective
presentations, get in touch:
P: 905-510-4911
E: Dave@ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com
W: www.ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com