¿Cuáles son algunas de las últimas tendencias e innovaciones en el diseño y la entrega de presentaciones?

As a brand developer & graphic designer, I've seen the impact of visual storytelling. In business, most of us read all day. So during a presentation, the last thing we want to do is keep reading. Let your visuals enhance your words, not steal the show. You can truly captivate & direct attention to key points through design principles like emphasis, movement, & thoughtful visual selection. Visual storytelling simplifies complex information, evokes emotions, & weaves a compelling narrative. By carefully selecting relevant visuals, avoiding clutter/distractions, & adhering to consistent branding, you can create an impactful presentation experience. Remember, the goal is to lead your audience on a journey that leaves a lasting impression.

While rehabbing my wife's computer last year I discovered a treasure trove of her mostly abstract acrylic and watercolor paintings that I've been able to use as covers for my books or my postings of short collections of poetry and short stories. It's been fun and satisfying choosing which ones to use based on the complexity of thought presented. Whether matching a landscape, true abstraction, or still life I've noticed how my post views have increased and my understanding of what I've written has become clearer and truer to my goals as a writer.

A picture is worth a thousand words. How does the picture make you feel? How does it get your point across? Can everyone relate to the picture? Does it speak to your audience or does it speak to just you? A short video can do it even more. Use the picture and tell your story, make your point and sell your idea. Make the audience understand how you feel about the message.

You need a message to help people pay attention and stay focused. Using a quiz or a answer and question session is good, but make it fun. I have seen several tools where you can allow your audience to answer questions on their phone and you can see the % for each answer. Fun and informative.

Audience participation can undoubtedly enhance a presentation. Adding some learning activity or audience engagement can energize a presentation and energize the audience. As an instructional designer, I encourage presenters to engage in this practice.

A conversational tone isn't only valid for presentations, adapting them for your interviews also presents a sure way for you to build rapport, trust, and most importantly, be memorable. Interviews in a way, are presentations about you and in my experience being on both sides, the difference between the candidates that get the role and the ones that don't is how well they can converse with the interviewer.

Conversation is always better than reading a script. Let’s talk. Ask questions, listening intently and coming to a common ground is always more engaging. Nobody wants to hear what they can read on their own.

An issue I had when I started presenting was talking speed. I found that I naturally spoke too fast and needed to slow down in order to articulate myself clearer. Of course, this wasn't something practice couldn't solve, working on your voice modulation is all about being aware of what you need to improve on. Practice in front of others, do mock presentations, and don't be afraid of criticism

One of the things I find helpful when teaching Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) is to read the standards utilizing every aspect of what’s written and emphasizing the importance of the requirement with voice modulation. Pausing at the comas, slowing down and slightly raising my voice during an “and” statement to make the connection in the sound as an example. It “connects the dots” when communicating that way and hearing it makes it that much more clearer to understand.

What you say is amplified by how you say it. It's important to say important things with conviction and confidence. If your audience doesn't feel your an expert on the topic you are discussing, you will lose their attention and the message will disappear and soon as it is delivered.

Video presentations should be practiced. Record yourself to see what you look like. I have experienced countless times where a remote presentation becomes stale when they don’t mute themselves when not talking and you hear feedback on their microphone. What about the constant movements that make the camera go out of focus? Please stay still. These are 2 small examples that go a long way in making a clean presentation. A little practice makes a huge difference.

Video presentations are a bit easier to do since it's not as nerve-racking when you're behind a camera. But if there's one thing to avoid, it's making a script. From personal experience, it can be tempting to have your entire dialogue laid out on a second monitor, but any good presentation, remote or otherwise, should flow naturally. Fall into the habit of using scripts and you might find yourself lacking the confidence for in-person presentations.

Practice, practice, practice. That’s a requirement of any performance or presentation before publishing and especially going live. Get feedback from others to see how it comes across. Is the message received or lost?

Keeping the audience engaged through curiosity is a great tool to consider. For example, a presenter walks on stage, holding a box, and quietly and meaningfully sets it down, and then readies themselves to present. The audience would be intrigued as to what is to come and what is in the box. In the same way, presentations can contain “card board boxes” deliberately and meaningfully placed to create curiosity with a reveal at the end.

Meaningful content The content created for social media has to be relatable with the targeted audience. Just dumping videos, images, etc, embedded with keywords simply won’t do the trick. The engagement factor is essential and quality of the content being delivered along with substance is king.