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presentation design

One of the things that has captured my imagination over the last few months is presentation design. Ever since stumbling across the work of people like Garr Reynolds and Nancy Duarte, I’ve spent a good deal of time thinking about presentation design and trying it out whenever I can.

Earlier today I came across a Google Docs presentation on the Agenda website with the bios for the current crop of candidates for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

I decided to see what I could do with the exact same information. Let me know what you think.

(DISCLAIMER: The terms of my employment require me to be neutral in this race so this exercise is not an endorsement of any candidate. All elements of this presentation were taken from the original done by the folks at the Agenda. Photos were chosen from those published by the candidates themselves and selected for resolution quality.)

leadership

Leaders challenge the status quo.

Leaders create a culture around their goal and involve others in that culture.

Leaders have an extraordinary amount of curiosity about the world they’re trying to change.

Leaders use charisma (in a variety of forms) to attract and motivate followers.

Leaders communicate their vision of the future.

Leaders commit to a vision and make decisions based on that commitment.

Leaders connect their followers to one another.

-Seth Godin, in Tribes

hope

Hope without a strategy doesn’t generate leadership. Leadership comes when your hope and your optimism are matched with a concrete vision of the future and a way to get there. People won’t follow you if they don’t believe you can get to where you say you’re going.

-Seth Godin, in Tribes