The World's Best Presentation Contest

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

People MAKE bad presentations because they SEE bad presentations.

It's just that simple.

If your CEO or manager gives a talk to his employees with something like this...

...then he's set a precedent for what is acceptable at your company, and the new hire fresh out of school will understand that THIS is the way he should present.

So, go and SEE good presentations--as often as you can. One good way to find good presentation design (and ideas to "borrow") is to head over to SlideShare.net and take a look around at the presentations that users have uploaded to the site--especially in their Featured and Spotlight areas.

But to see truly excellent work, take a look at the winners of their just-finished World's Best Presentation Contest.

But before you take a look, just imagine how YOU would create presentations about

• Kidney disease
• An African orphanage
• The current healthcare debate (come on, this one's an easy subject...) 

Now, take a look at how others told these stories.

(How many bullet points, templates and pie charts do you think you're going to find?)