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(1) Think about the message I'm trying to get across.
(2) Type out thinking - literally everything that needs to come across (at this point it's just words - doesn't need to be polished).
(3) Structure (2) into a story that starts with a problem statement/initial setting/premise, mentions points in the mid-section & ends with the message of (1).
(4) Cut out words.
(5) Stop and do something else.
(6) Then come back & cut out any unnecessary words.
(7) BONUS for speech presentations: get a nice amount of white-space & diagrams/visuals - this helps people glance & stay on track with what you are saying vs just zoning out and reading everything before you've said what you've needed to
Through the years, I learned to think and research the topic before starting a presentation. I take notes in Notion.
The slides only carry the main points I want my audience to remember. Sometimes an image suffices, and I tell the rest. So, I only start building the presentation when my ideas are clear.
Detailed information goes to the appendix because some people love to dig the topic down.
My last presentation was a pitch deck, and I did it on Canva in less than an hour.
I look online for free PPT templates that are visually sophisticated. I then organize or create all graphs/tables necessary and plonk the information in the PPT.
I will draft the main ideas first and put them into the main slides, other small details I design and will add later or consider not putting too many words in the presentation to make it more concise, easy to read and follow core contents.