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How to tell a better story on paper

4–5 minutes

When it comes to workshops and meetings as such, I prefer to

use as many interactive media as possible - especially when I
want to share something with the other participants. There is
nothing more boring than the same style of presentation all day
long.

For flexibility and interactivity, I’ve found the transparent stattys

from www.stattys.com my magic weapon. They stick to any
surface without glue and are therefore super cool for moving
them around without lifting them from the ground.

(Disclaimer: I helped Mikko, the founder of stattys ages ago to

get market ready with his products, understand the value
proposition of stattys and build his entire brand. I have no stake
in the company beyond good friendship and soon some of my

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products in his store)

I’ve captured a video of me making a case for how to use the

transparent stattys on a flipchart in one of my training. Go check
it out here. Be aware it’s in German with English subtitles. Make
sure to activate the subtitles though.

As you’ve seen it’s a nice way of presenting. You don’t need to

draw or write much while you’re presenting. You can focus on
your story and gives you not only stronger presentation.
Furthermore, you are saving time. When you draw something
out while you’re presenting it, your presentations tend to slow
down. Sometimes to the fact that they become boring even if the
drawing is cool. Be aware of that!

In the following pictures, you see a typical preparation setup

of mine.

1. Paper with titles (and pencil sketches for the drawings – I’ll
write about that technique in the future)

2. Prepared transparent stattys placed in the right order at the

right place

I like to have the paper visibly prepared as it shows a

professional mindset to the participants. They see and feel, that
I took my time in preparation as well as it helps me keeping an
overview of things and designing the workshop space.

When I write and draw the transparent stattys, I take extra care
to sort them in the right order. This way I don’t need to shuffle
them through while I’m presenting. Believe me, that sounds
obvious, but I needed to learn this by hard experience.

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The finished piece is completed with visuals and text at the end
of my presentation. It’s not perfectly, but it does the job of telling
a good story and doing so piece by piece to keep the attention
of the audience.

You see the stattys being a bit glossy on the photo depending
on your camera angle. But they work just perfectly on-site and
when you be careful with your camera angle while shooting the
picture.

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When and how could you use this presentation technique in one
of your next workshops?

Do you have further ideas to keep your sharing phase

interactive and fun to follow?

Holger is writing about his thoughts on how to create strategic

clarity with visual methods. Especially with a focus on how we
can work better together to solve our business challenges. As a
Strategy Facilitator, he helps teams and leaders solving their
strategic problems.
In his workshops and training, he has taught his approach to
thousands of people. If you're interested, check out the next
dates for his workshops or reach out to him directly.

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