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OUR FANS

Javier Farfan

VP of segment and cultural marketing at Verizon

This book will help any presenter reimagine how presentations should be in this death-by-PowerPoint filled world.
Javier Farfan

Josh Linkner

Founder and former CEO of ePrize

This book will help you craft, visualize, and deliver your big ideas by honing the most powerful presentation tool in your communication arsenal—you.
Josh Linkner

Jeff Hoffman

Co-founder of Priceline.com and ColorJar

The power of a great story is the key to a powerful presentation. The Big Fish Experience will help turn any presenter into a full-fledged storyteller.
Jeff Hoffman

This book will help any presenter reimagine how presentations should be in this death-by-PowerPoint filled world.

Peter Arvai

CEO and cofounder of Prezi

Simple, memorable, and story-filled, this book will make you feel like the Big Fish Presentations team is right by your side, coaching you for your big moment—from crafting the winning pitch to engaging your audience to sharing ideas that will change the world.
Peter Arvai

Dave Kerpen

New York Times bestselling author of The Art of People and international keynote speaker

No matter what level you’re at today, The Big Fish Experience will help you take it up a notch—to deliver to your audiences the experiences they’ve always dreamed about.
Dave Kerpen

Brittany Hodak

Co-founder of ZinePak and winner of Shark Tank

Whether you’re preparing for a multimillion-dollar pitch or just want to ace a presentation, The Big Fish Experience offers smart, actionable tips to help every presenter take his or her presentation to the next level.
Brittany Hodak

HOW THIS BOOK'S ORGANIZED

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CONTENT

Content is your big idea - your message - your approach. You’re going to be in a roomful of people, with their own opinions and perspectives, so you have to make whatever it is you’re saying is powerful, entertaining, and persuasive. So, in this section, we’ll help you make sure you do just that, pulling them in and keeping them engaged.

CHAPTERS IN THIS SECTION

  • Research
  • The Big Idea
  • Simplifying a Central message
  • Clutter
  • The Opener
  • The Story
  • Handouts
  • Lines That Stick
  • Interesting Topics
  • Structure
  • Data
  • What Actually Goes in Your Deck?
  • Content to Design
  • Call to Action

DESIGN

When you consider all of the tools at your disposal as a presenter, you need to consider one of the more powerful: design. Like art, it can make you laugh, cry, or question everything around you. Because of this, we understand how design can make a difference in the world around us. That’s why, in this section, we’ll walk you through our thoughts on design, the steps we take when applying it to presentations, and all the tools and platforms we love.

CHAPTERS IN THIS SECTION

  • Storyboarding
  • What Makes a Good Slide?
  • Color
  • Visual Hierarchy
  • Typography
  • Photography
  • Motion
  • Data
  • Tools Beyond PowerPoint
  • Time Crunch Design

DELIVERY

One of the most important factors in creating a quality presentation is how the audience feels during and after. The presentation needs to be delivered in an emotional, impactful way, because what an audience likes about you doesn’t have much to do with what you’re saying, but how you’re saying it. So, in this section, we'll help you master the art of delivery, so you can win over any audience.

CHAPTERS IN THIS SECTION

  • Discovering Your Delivery Style
  • Timing Your Presentation
  • Body Language
  • Controlling Your Energy
  • The Power of the Pause
  • How to Get Rid of Verbal Disfluencies
  • How to Get Valuable Feedback
  • Make Anything Interesting
  • Conquering Stage Fright
  • Rehearsal
  • Emergency Rehearsal
  • Webinars

EXPERIENCE

To us, an experience it’s about creating that overall feeling the audience gets when an idea resonates with them. When you share your ideas, your goal isn’t simply to give them a set of talking points or show them pretty pictures, but to inspire, persuade, and entertain. So, in this section, we’ll give you tips on how to go above and beyond your presentation, looking beyond the slides and the stage, to think about what you’re going to leave your audience with.

CHAPTERS IN THIS SECTION

  • Standing Out
  • Prior to the Experience
  • After the Experience
  • Engaging the Audience

AUTHORS

Kenny Nguyen

CEO/Founder

Kenny Nguyen is the CEO/Founder of Big Fish Presentations, a company whose mantra is “turning presentations into experiences.” Kenny and his entrepreneurial/presentations tips been featured on popular news outlets such as TEDx, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Yahoo, Business Insider, Mashable, Huffington Post, and the Washington Post. He is a co-author of the upcoming McGraw-Hill published presentation book, “The Big Fish Experience: Create Memorable Presentations that Reel in Your Audience.” Outside Big Fish Presentations, he is the curator of 99u Local Baton Rouge and hosts a online food cooking channel called You've got Meal. His passions include helping his home city of Baton Rouge become a known hub for creative talent in the south and dreaming of owning a corgi (one day).
Kenny Nguyen

Gus Murillo

Cofounder, president, and COO

Gus Murillo is the cofounder, president, and COO of Big Fish Presentations. Since he and Kenny attended the “worst presentation they had ever seen” together, they have been working to rid the world of such experiences. His work at Big Fish includes producing and directing commercial videos. Before graduating from Louisiana State University with a degree in biological sciences, he was recognized as a Kairos50 member for his innovative college start-up and was awarded for this achievement at the New York Stock Exchange.

Gus Murillo

Robert Killeen

Lead copywriter and creative director

Robert Killeen is the lead copywriter and creative director at Big Fish Presentations. He has been writing his entire life—short stories and fake TV scripts that will never see the light of day, journals that are best kept private, and blog posts out there for public consumption. This, however, is his first book. He has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University, and serves as Student Outreach Committee Chair for the American Advertising Federation of Baton Rouge and Marketing Coordinator for 99u Local: Baton Rouge.
Robert Killeen

Luke Jones

Communications Coordinator at Eskew Dumez Ripple

Luke Jones has the distinction of being the first copywriter of Big Fish Presentations. He is now currently communications coordinator at Eskew Dumez Ripple. A born entrepreneur, he started a T-shirt company and a neighborhood newspaper in his youth. He has worked at production studios, design firms, and advertising agencies. Luke received his bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. He loves words, movies, cream soda, and his miniature schnauzer, Albus—not necessarily in that order.
Luke Johns

Kenny Nguyen is the CEO/Founder of Big Fish Presentations, a company whose mantra is “turning presentations into experiences.” Kenny and his entrepreneurial/presentations tips been featured on popular news outlets such as TEDx, Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Yahoo, Business Insider, Mashable, Huffington Post, and the Washington Post. He is a co-author of the upcoming McGraw-Hill published presentation book, “The Big Fish Experience: Create Memorable Presentations that Reel in Your Audience.” Outside Big Fish Presentations, he is the curator of 99u Local Baton Rouge and hosts a online food cooking channel called You've got Meal. His passions include helping his home city of Baton Rouge become a known hub for creative talent in the south and dreaming of owning a corgi (one day).

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