My 60 Seconds of Writing WIP podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. (I'm thinking of changing the name of the podcast to “Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman.” Comments?)
As I was recording, I realized I had written “two kinds of slides” and immediately listed three. So I added an outtake video that's not on the podcast. Here's the outtake on YouTube.
The podcast:
The Transcript:
I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for June 28, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Because this is a book about showing your expertise, I assume you will have slides. Not because you need them, but because you can leave the audience with something useful when you're gone. Past presentations can be effective for future content marketing.
While your words, as you speak, communicate your ideas, your slides support how you communicate those ideas.
Most slide programs have a notion of “theme,” an organizing template for your slides.
Every speaker needs a minimum of three kinds of slides: the Title slide, the Last slide, and all the in-between slides–your content. Your first and last slides are different than the content of your presentation, so start with them.
Start With Your First and Last Slides
The title slide introduces you and your topic. I like a Title slide with this information:
- The actual title of the presentation, and any subtitle at the top.
- Your name and any electronic contact information, such as your website or social media in the middle.
- If you're marketing a book, the book cover at the bottom.