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storytelling as they relate to modern presentations. The 15-minute talk can be viewed below. The title of the talk is 10 Ways to Make Better Presentations: Lessons from Storytellers. But as I say early in the presentation, perhaps a better subtitle would be Lessons from watching too many Pixar films. Below the video I list the ten (actually eleven) lessons. It's not an exhaustive list by any means. (1) TURN OFF THE COMPUTER. Most people open a computer and create an outline. Don't do this. Preparation should be an*log at the beginning. Turn off the technology and minimize the distractions. You've got to get your idea out of your head and on the wall so you can see it, share it, make it better. We've got to see the details and subtract and add (but mostly (2) PUT THE AUDIENCE FIRST. Even when we are telling our story we are really telling their story. If designed and told well, our story is really their story. Yes, the plot—the events and facts and the order in which they are arranged—may be unique to us, but the theme is universal. The message or the lesson must be accessible and useful for your particular audience. The advice may not be new and it may not sounds exciting, but it's true: Know your audience. (3) HAVE A SOLID STRUCTURE. The structure can be very, very simple, but you need it there to help you build your narrative. Once you give the presentation the structure will often be invisible to the audience, but it will make all the Most presentations will not follow a clas*ic story structure, but there are many narrative structures such as explanatory narratives, slice of life, and so on. The simple and obvious structure in my TEDxKyoto talk above follows a sort of top-10 list. Any variation of a top-10 list (or countdown, etc.) creates an easy structure for both the presenter and the audience. The down side of a top-10 style is that it is nearly impossible to remember each point without writing it down. This is why I am providing this list in text form as well. For