11 dead-simple rules to design a slide deck better than 95% of the population: #1: Use a template.

You don't need to be a graphic designer.

It's all out there for you.

Choose a template that suggests layout, colors, + fonts.

Then half the battle is already won.

Try @SlidesCarnival.

Most people have only just scratched the surface of Twitter.

Beneath the shallow waters, there’s pure gold.

Here are 11 of the most useful accounts on Twitter: 1: Matt (@mattmuns).

He is breaking the cycle of men suffering alone.

2x founder supporting other CEOs as they face life's challenges.

Follow to hear a warts-and-all version of what it's like being a CEO.

Unlock the true power of Twitter...

These 11 power players will teach you everything there is to know about success: 1: Matt (@mattmuns)

Want the truth about leadership, warts and all?

Matt is the real deal.

He's a 2x founder, and now he coaches other CEOs.

Your Twitter thread will suck without a killer hook.

Here are 7 of the best hooks on Twitter

(to get your thread the attention it deserves): #1: Make it attention-grabbing.

A good thread hook should be:

• scroll-stopping
• relevant
• concise

Grab the reader's attention.

Make them want to read more.

See this by @FitFounder:

https://twitter.com/FitFounder/status/1601578327252377600

How to make $2,000-$10,000 per month as a keynote speaker.

Here's the entire 9-step plan laid out for you: 1: Choose your audience.

You need to know who your target audience is before you start.

• What outcome do you want?
• Who wants to hear your expertise?
• What groups could you add value to?

Get clear on your audience before you move on to Step 2.

Your slides can make or break your presentation.

Over the past 5 years, I've reviewed over 300 slide decks.

Here are the 10 best tips I can give you to crush your next presentation: #1: Stick to one idea per slide.

When you have too much content, that's often because you are trying to convey too much in one slide.

Strip it all back.

One idea per slide.

Talk about your idea. Make it meaningful for your audience.

Don't cram everything together.

Master Twitter and you'll have a goldmine at your fingertips.

But you have to be following the right accounts.

Here are 90 Twitter accounts you need to follow in 2023: 10 accounts that'll make you better at business than Elon Musk:

@thisisgrantlee
@sanathemonster
@AmyPorterfield
@thejustinwelsh
@stephsmithio
@nathanbarry
@mariepoulin
@mbertulli
@wes_kao
@jspujji

In 2022, I grew my Twitter account from 18k to 180k followers

In that time I've:

• Grown my personal brand
• Developed a content creation system
• Built a thriving Twitter ghostwriting business

If I had to start again with 0 followers, here are 5 things I'd do differently: #1: Don't wait for inspiration to hit you.

At the time, I thought publishing when an idea hit me was a good plan.

It wasn't.

It led to daily distractions, pressure, + sucked my time.

Instead, I would commit to 2 tweets/day, 2 threads/week, + I'd write them a month at a time.

More than 100 million people use Canva.

But most people barely know what it's capable of.

Here are 11 Canva tricks you'll wish you already knew: #1: Create a QR code.

Want a QR code for your slide deck?

• Click 'Elements'
• Type 'QR' into the search box
• Choose QR code
• Enter your url
• Select 'Generate code'

Now you have your own QR code to add to your designs.

10 of the most powerful sporting protests of all time: #1: Muhammad Ali refuses the draft.

In 1967 he was called up to fight for the US Army in Vietnam.

He refused and was arrested for draft-dodging.

He was stripped of his world belt title and lost his license to box for three years.

7 children have died in the last 3 months in the UK, due to Group A Strep.

Here are 11 key facts you need to know about Strep + Scarlet fever: Before you read this, remember that:

• Fever is a normal bodily response to fight infection
• Fever on its own doesn't cause harm
• Most children with a fever do not have Strep A
• Most children with Scarlet fever recover quickly

Here's what you need to know:

11 free AI tools that will make you unstoppable: #1: Make custom memes with Super Meme.

Lacking meme inspiration?

supermeme.ai

• Write a sentence
• Describe an emotion
• Upload your own image if you want

Your own custom meme in 2 minutes.

Most people's presentations are boring and they have terrible slides.

The audience simply loses interest.

These 7 simple steps will take your presentation to the next level: #1: Don't mistake slides for accessibility.

Contrary to popular belief, your slides don't make your presentation accessible.

• Record it
• Offer handouts
• Use audio loops
• Have live captions

Assuming that accessibility = slides is a fast track to a mediocre presentation.

Master design and you have a superpower.

Sadly, most people don't know where to start.

Here are 13 free tools to make you design like a pro: #1: Create website mockups with Screely.

screely.com

• Take a simple screenshot
• Upload it
• It makes it look amazing
• Download it

The end.

What's not to love?

The single trait that holds most of us back:

Overthinking.

10 cognitive biases you need to know so you can think clearly: #1: The spotlight effect.

As humans, we believe we are being thought of more than we are.

We tend to think others judge us constantly.

This holds us back.

In reality people are more worried about themselves and don't have time to think about you.

Most people suck at running meetings.

They run over time, the same people talk, + nothing gets decided.

Here are 10 simple steps to run effective meetings: #1: Check the meeting is actually needed.

Before you gather everyone together ask:

Could we do this asynchronously?

• Emails
• Chat threads
• Direct reports

Not every decision needs a meeting.

10 must-know Japanese concepts that will improve your life: #1: Oubaitori.

Never compare yourself.

Everyone blossoms in their own time in different ways.

Don't judge yourself by someone else's path.

A mind-blowing slide deck will accelerate your career.

But a dull presentation will hold you back.

Here are 10 dead-simple ways to improve your slides today: #1: Don't start your prep with slide creation.

Make your slides the LAST stage of your prep.

Start with:

• Your audience
• Your story arc
• Your content

Once that’s done THEN think about where slides add value.

9 Google Drive tips you'll wish you already knew: #1: Extract the text from an image.

Need to copy text from an image?

• Right click on the image
• Choose 'Open with GoogleDocs'
• See your text

You can also search in Drive and it'll find the text in your image.

More than 25 million people use Google Docs.

But most of us still don't know its best features.

Here are 11 Google Docs tips that'll save you 100s of hours of your life: #1: Create a new document from your browser.

In your Chrome browser and want to start a new Google Doc?

No need to navigate to your Google Drive and create a new doc from scratch.

Just type into the search box.

doc.new

And a new Google Doc will open.

Simple.

10 TED talks to watch in your 30s: #1: How to stop screwing yourself over.

@melrobbins