Good video presentation. I’m also reminded of the following mantra when speaking to an audience: 1. Tell them what you’re going to tell them. 2. Tell them. 2. Tell them what you’ve told them.
Yeah, that works for school projects, in college and maybe at a TED talk, but corporate, senior, intellectually strong audiences will be annoyed (best case) or offended (worst case) by your repetitions.
Then you might haven't done it properly. It's nothing more than a universal structure of beginning, middle and ending. Bu't its also nothing less. Universal and useful for presentation, because it reminds you to make a clear introduction focussed on an aim and to have an end with a clear conclusion.. But you've also cat to add a catchy opener wich makes a clear transition to the key questions wich are focussed on the problems of your audience, provides a key message wich leads into your suggestion... and your conclusion about the whole presentation and your appeal. , key questions, messages and everything else... @@TheUrbanEpicure
As someone who works on projects that have different stakeholders that needs slightly different updates and messaging to suit their objective in my projects, it's really great to see the structure being laid clear to me that I have 'realised' over years of mistakes. How I wished I have learnt this as a start.
Would be great if you did a video on the Executive Summary and Next Steps/Recommendation Slide? Basically, how to start and finish your deck strong especially if you will use it as a backdrop in a live presentation. Thank you for content so far, I learnt a lot/formalised what I been doing subconsciously 🤗
Love how he "trapped" us in this video under his SCQA genjutsu. I listen to this video again to ensure my just-completed slide deck meets with the SCQA and pyramid principle. Now i need to practice delivering the presentation with good narrative flow.
I thought I was good at making PowerPoint presentations, but dam I was wrong. Then I watched this video. Today, I had to present in 5 minutes a research project to some of our company managers. I had 5 mins?! I thought how the hell am I going to get this done... But I did this, sent the material as pre-reading and hoped for the best. Today I had the presentation, and I think I nailed it. I didn't go overtime and I covered all the major points although I had to take some huge shortcuts. I still left the text and points there since I had sent the material to them, so they are then able to later check it again. Thanks for this guide, I will surely utilize this more in the future!
I have very little presentation experience and have to pull one together for a big meeting. This video took me from feeling overwhelmed by not knowing what point to start from to feeling at ease and believing I can create a solid presentation. Thanks so much for making it easy and helping me get on track.
Its interesting that i have never heard or read about SCQA as a concept but over the years its exactly how i create my own presentation. Naturally some of it is from reading and seeing other presentations and some as a logical way of making the ideas more understood by others.
I think you nailed it. The best way to have demonstrated the concepts was to show how you used it even in this presentation. Thanks for sharing this knowledge
A good video. I learned both the main concepts over 25 years ago when I read Barbara Minto’s book “The Pyramid Principle”. I still refer to it if I’m struggling to structure a presentation, paper, letter, proposal.
This is probably my first ever comment on a YT vid but man your work is AWESOME!!! Not only does it provide specific insights into what i am looking for, but it does it in a way that is super compelling and to the point. LOVE LOVE your work mate. Keep it up.
Nicely done. Structure is key to efficiency and clarity and this is a clear explanation for one approach. To get to the next level you need a visual strategy that creates synergy between pictures and words even for a simplified narrative approach like this one.
Another point on SCQA: the SCQ/intro slides content has almost certainly been pre-agreed, at least implicitly. It's a defensive structure in a commercial setting, in effect making sure the the vendor's material defines the scope and sets the terms by which it should be judged.
Hi Paul, thank you for this nice video. Very useful. A input from my end to yourself. The pyramid principle is also build up around the principle of Observations (at the bottom), Conclusion (second bottom) and Recommendations/Ideas (at top). Also I would argue that in the storyline you will put the SCQ first then the main idea and then the Supporting details "Conclusions". You can keep the Observations in appendix as supporting slide. Leaders are usually interested in conclusions and might ask to the details of the Conclusion, but not necessary interested in hearing them completely
Oh yes, just what the doctor ordered. Thank you for this. Every PP presentation going forward I'll be using this framework. Your vid was clear and concise. Thank you!!
think and know and/or others: debes darles contexto para que lleguen a entender que tu preguntas implícita es resulta por tu sentencia (objetivo) de tu presentación. Debes responder la pregunta y, debes hacerla expandiendo. Da la respuesta y explica el porqué, haz que crezca.Dale mayor apoyo. Sirve en general, para dar contexto, dar respuesta, dar detalles/soportes.
The I fully understand the concept, I have my reservations as to the purpose of the presentation as it "reads like a manual" One can give all parties present at a meeting this manual, yet the PPT should be used as additive slides to the manual--the "context of work" slide is a perfect example of Death By Powerpoint
Great video summarizing the key principles! One important advantage of applying the pyramid principle is that you are quite flexible when working with your deck. From my experience people will just accept most of the things you present them and will believe them. No need to go to the lowest level there. But there will be a couple of topics where they want the deep dive and might challenge your takeaways. The pyramid principle helps to have slides prepared for the high level brush over it situations and the detailed discussion over one key point that your audience sees as most critical.
I would say the SC part of SCQA was incorrectly used for the specific case study, as the examples for C and Q are almost identical (2:32). *Situation* would be: Disney's park division is performing well, but wants to grow revenues *Complication* would be: Limited potential for revenue growth or efficiency maximisations within current parks portfolio
Loved your tips and suggestions. Though big sentences as header is the chosen style for consulting firms, it is not so in the corporates. How do we meet/balance the corporate's internal needs
This is simply Barbara Minto Principle from McKinsey. The Complication part are the factors causing the conflict, problem, or opportunity? Later slides should have Supporting arguments and summarized data in a logical way.
