I recently had the honor of judging the World�s Best Presentation Contest for a very popular site called Slideshare. Judges included entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki, digital marketing expert David Armano, along with social media experts Beth Kanter and Jane Hart. Together we reviewed dozens of impressive presentations. I can assure you that one look at the winners and you won�t view your own presentations the same way again.

Presentation design firm, Empowered Presentations, created the first place winner: Smoke, a Convenient Truth. The presentation itself is a call for more action to support global anti-smoking campaigns. I spoke to the designers after the contest had ended to gain more insight into how they approached the topic.

Put your audience first
Sketch the story.
One idea per slide.
Take your time.