You're crafting a presentation with limited time. How do you ensure it's both detailed and concise?

The key is limited time, therefore the key message should be very clear, concise and outright. One the key message is delivered, the supporting details, arguments and information related to the key message should be presented .

When crafting a presentation with limited time, I focus on identifying the core message and prioritizing key points. I use the 10/20/30 rule: 10 slides, 20 minutes, and no text smaller than 30-point font. For example, during my internship at Genentech, I had to present a detailed Medicaid strategy in under 10 minutes. By distilling complex data into clear visuals and concise bullet points, I ensured that my presentation was both informative and engaging without overwhelming the audience.

Creating a detailed and concise presentation with limited time involves focusing on core values and key messages. I emphasize the importance of disciplined decision-making and the necessity of fostering integrity-based organizational cultures. By utilizing my own experiences and research, I craft a narrative that is both engaging and actionable. I suggest breaking down complex ideas into digestible segments, using real-life stories to illustrate points, and ensuring that each part of the presentation aligns with the overarching theme of leadership, resilience, and accountability. This approach ensures that the audience walks away with clear, impactful insights that can be immediately applied.

This question could be interpreted in either of 2 ways: 1) How to craft a presentation in a short space of time 2) How to craft a short presentation You can address both by: - brainstorming with colleagues and AI to hash out key themes (if using AI, clarity in the original brief and use of additional prompting is essential) - prioritising into 1 theme for each 1-2 minutes of the presentation - writing one theme with a visual on each slide - fleshing out content to voice over during the presentation (drawing from any existing content, where available) It's also worth thinking about the time of day and your environment when writing the presentation - do it when/where you work best.

When you're short on time but need to craft a detailed and concise presentation, starting with a clear outline is your best strategy. Begin by defining the key points you want to convey—think of these as the main pillars of your presentation. Then, break each point down into sub-points, focusing on the essential information that supports your message. This structured approach helps you stay organized and ensures that your presentation flows logically from one point to the next. By sticking to the outline, you avoid unnecessary tangents and keep your content focused. This way, even with limited time, you can cover all the necessary details without overwhelming your audience.

When faced with time constraints, it's essential to prioritize the core elements of your presentation. Focus on the body of your speech, ensuring your main points are clearly articulated and supported by relevant evidence. Within each point, emphasize the solution you're advocating for. This is the ultimate takeaway you want your audience to remember. By prioritizing the solution and providing compelling reasons for its adoption, you can deliver a concise yet impactful presentation, even when time is limited.

To craft a presentation that's both detailed and concise under time constraints, follow these steps: Clarify Your Objective: Define the main message or takeaway. Everything in the presentation should support this central point. Prioritize Key Points: Focus on 3-5 main points that align with your objective. Create an Outline: organize your thoughts. Structure it with an introduction, body (key points), and conclusion. Craft Clear and Concise Slides: Use bullet points or short phrases. Aim for one idea per slide. Practice for Brevity: Rehearse your presentation to ensure you can deliver it within the allotted time.

The role of a presentation creator is similar to a screen player + Director of movie production. A screen player outlines the scenes in a perfect sequence that's entertaining enough for the audience. I find Outlining to be best done on a piece of paper, then I add some sketches on it (of infographics, text or video) on how I would like it to look on screen. Presto! It takes the shortest time to get it done!

The strategic use of visual aids is an excellent way to balance detail and conciseness in a presentation. By leveraging charts, infographics, diagrams, and slides, you can present complex information clearly and succinctly. Visual aids enhance understanding, keep your audience engaged, and allow you to communicate key points without getting bogged down in lengthy explanations. By adhering to design principles and practicing with your visuals, you can deliver a presentation that is both informative and impactful, even within limited time constraints.

Simple. Succinct. Spacious. A colleague once told me to always practice my presentations as though I’m shouting over a room of chatty drunk conference go-ers. That helps me keep my messages, simple, succinct, and engaging. I design my visuals the same way… assume that people are only half paying attention to what’s on the screen and only include the absolute essentials. While this may seem overly simplified, I only really want my visuals to help quickly bring folks back into the message if they received a text and have drifted off… my spoken message will do the rest!

The best way to make your presentations engaging is to keep it visually interesting, and leave the details as talking points. Start with a hook, use graphics, and bullet points to call out key information. Arrange ideas in ways that tell a coherent whole story and use simple language to organize your message.

Time is a key factor during a presentation, it is important to respect the time of the audience and at the same time convey the information. The visual aids save verbal explanation as the graphs, charts and images are self explanatory if chosen wisely. Another reason to use visuals is because it keeps the audience engaged as they have something to look at, which is not plain text and also audio to map everything. The time saved is the time used for Q/A sessions which are critical part of a presentation.

Visual aids help illustrate the complex concepts, engage audience and help audience to understand the ideas ?? via simply using Informative database ??, charts, images etc. It will strengthen and clarify the message to the audience.

Practice this presentation as if you will be giving a TedTalk to group of 6th graders. And have someone to critique you during your dry runs. As well as being concise, thoughtful about your delivery, having some phrases /words that hook them, and inject humor that show’s humility on your part. People identify better when you they see your human side.

Practice is important but once you get into a flow, film yourself to cut out any bad mannerisms, gestures and focus on tone and delivery. If you don’t like what you see, repeat till you do.

I have an arsenal of openings that I've practiced over several years and use interchangeably depending upon my audience that easily flows into my topic. This allows me to warm up and get comfortable because I've already tested them with prior audiences or I edit them extemporaneously by reading the room and listening to the mc, moderator and other speakers ahead of me. I limit my commentary to 3 - 5 issues for brevity. So, I can pace and save time then expound further during QA if necessary.

The essence of communication lies in breaking down the complex problem into simple statement. It goes without saying that a problem well stated is half solved! So simplify the concept as well as the language to present it in a way that even the one paying least attention can grab the sense.

While using professional jargon works in some scenarios, simple, clear and concise grammar always does the trick of pulling an audience in to ensure understanding. It also reduces the amount of questions that would be asked on topics already discussed. Clear grammar ensures that communication is effective.

When presenting new information to beginner level tennis players and younger people, over-explaining technique and using specialist language often is not the right approach… If you’re trying to engage someone, the best thing to do is ensure you are clear and concise in getting to the point. - Introduce your point. - Explain how implementing your idea will lead to a mutual benefit. - Give a simple and effective explanation Hope a sports coaching perspective helps ????

I've shared this elsewhere, but I had a colleague who LOVED to load his presentation with jargon - partly to look smart, partly because he knew humans are inherently status-seeking and loathe to risk their status by saying things like "I don't understand". But invariably, there would be that one person (usually a leader) who would interrupt and say "I don't understand a word you just said. Please say it in plain English." Not only would it derail my colleague, but it cast a pall over the presentation and people's view of it later. We lost a lot of business through overuse of jargon (which you think would disabuse my colleague of the habit, but sadly it did not). Point being...being understood is paramount to status. Always.

If your presentation has become too technical or detailed, ask GenAI to rewrite your speaker notes into 3 bullet points of 200 words or less per slide. This helps you summarise quickly. Make sure to review the summary to ensure no key points are lost. You can also ask GenAI to write for a non-expert audience with a reading age of 12 to make it more accessible.

When choosing visual aids, ensure they are clear, relevant, and not overly detailed. Use them to complement your speech, not replace it. Additionally, consistency in style, color, and format helps maintain a professional and cohesive appearance throughout your presentation.

Start with a provocative question or something that gets right to your audience’s pain point and piques their interest. Then deliver your key points at a high level,such that they get some valuable insights, but leave wanting more. That just might get you a return invitation as a speaker or future business as a consultant.

Durante la presentación, es útil interactuar con la audiencia de forma rápida y directa para mantener su atención. Realiza preguntas breves, solicita retroalimentación inmediata o integra ejemplos que resuenen con tu público. Este tipo de interacción te ayudará a involucrar a la audiencia sin extender demasiado el tiempo de la presentación.

People have short attention spans and limited patience, so you have to introduce a dopamine spike in their brains from the jump, so they'll lean in and pay attention. The best way is to pull on the emotional levers of curiosity or surprise -say something they don't anticipate (i.e. "We're about to share bad news that'll make you feel great" - it has to be true of course). Alternatively...invoke people's imaginations. Start by asking them to imagine something...an ideal outcome, or a situation or person they can relate that is also germaine to the presentation. Lastly...ask questions. Polls with a show of hands are great, especially if it reveals some lack of understanding in the audience you'll soon correct with the info you share.

I have a limited time to craft a Presentation-: "You are not the person that you always show, the real-you is trapped within the reflections of the Mirror. It's now time to unleash your-Self by having a profound communication with yourself, face-to-face in the Mirror. The person within the Mirror has no one other than you to talk, share things with - it's only you. The first time when you'd seek a conversation with yourself in the Mirror, it's going to be awkward, but remember the person was never involved in any conversation before (other than you) - talk even if there's no word, let yourself be carried along with the moment. You both will find a place to communicate an be together. Trust me, you need the person in the Mirror more."