Great, I do not get a lot of time!

Recently someone asked me: “How much time do you need for your presentation, 30 minutes, 45 minutes?”. While I can fill 2 hours with just talking about presentation design I chose to go for the 30 minutes. It focuses you to be to the point and interesting.

TEDTalks can discuss very complex subject matters in just 20 minutes. I have designed 6 minute presentations for startups participating in pitch competitions that managed to convey the entire company’s story. Often I find that a time constraint results in a better presentation.

2 comments

Rob2011-07-29 03:26:17

I've practiced to get that concise by giving myself a whiteboard and a stopwatch....see how you can make that message flow in a concise and logical fashion.

Fred E. Miller2011-08-02 02:10:07

One of the best speaking lessons I had was developing a 4 minute presentation that included the mc's introduction.

Less is often more, isn't it?

Thanks for the Post!