Results of the World's Best Presentation Contest

Contest Details and Rules

How to enter the contest

• To participate in the contest, your presentation should have been uploaded to SlideShare between June 25th 2008 and August 7th, 2008. Presentations uploaded before June 25th are ineligible to participte. The decision of SlideShare regarding eligibility of contest presentations shall be final and binding for all. Your presentations must be uploaded publicly, private slideshows are ineligible to participate.
• Voting for the contest entries will happen between June 25th, 2008 and August 14th, 2008.
• You can enter the contest in the following two ways:
  1. While uploading your presentation to SlideShare (single or bulk upload), tick the checkbox "Enter Contest", select "World's Best Presentation Contest 2008" in the dropdown. Next choose a category for your contest entry.
  2. Alternatively, you can upload the presentation as usual. Later, you can enter the contest by going to the presentaiton "Edit" page.
  
  Your entry will now show up in the contest.
• You can upload PowerPoint (PPT, PPS   POT), OpenOffice (ODP), PDF and Keynote (for Mac users). If you use Keynote, save the presentation in PDF format and upload. For pptx (Powerpoint 2007), please save in lower version (ppt) or save as pdf.
• Each user can enter a maximum of 10 presentations in the contest.
• Contest participants must complete their account profile on SlideShare. You must provide genuine details- email ID, your full name, gender, contact details, country, city etc. Failure to do so can result in your entry being disqualified.
• The contest is not open to residents of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) Sudan, Puerto Rico or the province of Quebec. Sorry this is due to contest law issues (make sure to read the contest rules for eligibility).
• Please make sure you are only submitting material that you own the copyright for. Learn more about our copyright policy here.
• Just as a note, slidecasts are allowed in the contest. If you feel adding audio to your slides will help in creating a more effective presentation, feel free to do so.

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Voting Mechanism and Winners

Any registered SlideShare user can vote for the contest entries. Entries should be voted/judged on the basis of their creativity, visual design, and effectiveness in getting message across. The top voted entries will be referred to the panel of judges. Winners will be announced a week after the end of the contest. For details, read the contest rules.

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More about the judges

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

Bert Decker is a major figure in the communications field. He has been on NBC's Today Show many times as their communications expert, often commenting on the Presidential debates. He is the author of the best selling book "You've Got To Be Believed To Be Heard" and "Speaking With Bold Assurance" as well as video and audio programs such as "High Impact Communication" and "Creating A Powerful Presence" for Nightingale Conant. Bert has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on ABC's 20/20, as well as in major articles in Business Week and The New York Times. Bert founded Decker Communications, Inc., an executive development company that has trained over 250,000 executives and managers in the spoken word. He personally coaches CEOs and leaders such as Charles Schwab, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Olympian speedskater Bonnie Blair, and is currently Chairman of Decker and continues speaking and writing books.

Garr Reynolds is the founder and director of Design Matters Japan and the author of the Presentation Zen website. Garr spent most of the '90s as a "salaryman" in Japan with Sumitomo Electric before working as a marketing program manager at Apple in Cupertino where he refined his simple, visual, engaging approach to presentations. Currently, Garr is Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan and is a popular speaker and consultant both in Japan and abroad. A long time student of the Zen arts and resident of Japan, Garr currently lives in Osaka with his wife (a Japanese designer) and two Siamese cats (who have no appreciable design skill).

Nancy Duarte has been a Principal of Duarte Design, the global leader in developing business presentations since 1988. Duarte Design creates cinematic-quality presentations in any media - helping innovative companies like Adobe, Electronic Arts, HP, and Wells Fargo deliver a compelling experience for their audiences. Duarte also worked with Al Gore to develop the presentation that became the Academy Award winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth. She has a passion for presentations that are clear, meaningful, motivating and attractive. She has an MBA from UCLA, speaks regularly at national conferences, and was a regular contributor to Presentations Magazine.

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Best Presentation Award Details

• 1^st Prize Apple MacBook Air worth $1799 13-inch, 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory, 80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive
• 2^nd Prize Amazon Kindle worth $359 Display: 6" diagonal E-Ink® electronic paper display, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 4-level gray scale, Size in inches: 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.7"
• 3^rd Prize iPod Nano 8 GB worth $199
• Honorable Mentions Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
All winners will also receive an official certificate from SlideShare.

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Prizes for Each Category - Details

• 1^st Prize iPod Touch 8 GB worth $299
• Honorable Mentions Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
All winners will also receive an official certificate from SlideShare.

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Contest Rules

You must read these Official Rules before entering the SlideShare "Worlds Best Presentation Contest 2008" (the "Promotion"). All entrants ("Entrants") agree to be bound by these SlideShare Contest Official Rules (the "Official Rules"). No purchase necessary. The Promotion is void where any aspect of the Promotion is prohibited by law or where registration, bonding or translation is required. Sponsor: Sponsor of the Promotion is SlideShare Inc ("SlideShare"), 739 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. All questions regarding the Promotion should be directed by e-mail to worldsbestcontest@slideshare.net. How to Participate/Eligibility: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), June 25, 2008, and continuing through 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), August 7th, 2008 (the "Promotion Period"), visit the web site at www.SlideShare.net, register (if you don't have an account) and post a slideshow presentation electronically. Files may be no more than 50 megabytes in length. Limit of ten entries per person. Entrant must also supply a valid email address as part of the registration process and such other identification information as is requested, including their country of origin. No entries will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), August 7th, 2008. Each Entrant must be an individual who is legal resident at least the age of majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence for the duration of the Promotion Period. The Promotion is not open to residents of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma) Sudan, Puerto Rico or the province of Quebec. Such residents are not eligible to participate. The Promotion is void in these countries and in any other jurisdiction where prohibited or restricted by law. SlideShare, in its sole discretion, shall determine the eligibility of Entrants and the time of entry. Submissions must be "in good taste", may not contain any sexually explicit material or illegal content or activity, and must otherwise comply with the SlideShare terms and conditions at http://www.SlideShare.net/terms. SlideShare reserves the right to reject any entry for any reason in its sole discretion. Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of SlideShare, its affiliates, subsidiaries, partners, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, the judges, and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons, are not eligible to win a prize in the Promotion. Entrants expressly waive any right Entrant may have under the laws of the country of Entrant's domicile or residency to have the Official Rules, the Promotion registration, the Promotion website, and all correspondence with Entrant written in the official language of such Entrant's country of domicile or residency. By registering for or participating in the Promotion, Entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and any decision SlideShare or its designees make regarding any matters relating to the Promotion. Entrants who do not comply with the Official Rules are not eligible to compete or win a prize. All decisions made by SlideShare or its designees shall be final and binding. SlideShare reserves the right to disqualify from the Promotion, and any future contest or other promotion conducted by SlideShare, and to prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Entrant who, in SlideShare's reasonable suspicion, tampers with any of SlideShare's sites, the entry process, the Promotion, violates these Official Rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. In the event of disqualification of a winner, SlideShare may replace the winner with the next runner-up at the sole discretion of the SlideShare. By participating in the Promotion, each Entrant participating in the Promotion agrees to grant to SlideShare a non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, use, exploit, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any entries, materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas for new or improved products or services) submitted by the Entrant in connection with the Promotion by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. Each participating Entrant hereby waives his or her moral rights in any such entries, materials and information, and hereby warrants that any such entries, materials and information are original with the Entrant, or that the Entrant has the right to submit such entries, materials and information. Entrant warrants that all persons appearing in the entry are able to give, and have given, their full consent to participation and to the exploitation of the rights in the entry envisaged hereunder. Each Entrant warrants that any music included in the entry is cleared for use as envisaged hereunder, and no further release are need to be obtained by SlideShare or any third party in relation to exploitation. Each Entrant warrants that the entries, materials and information submitted do not contain information considered by Entrant's place of business or any other third party to be confidential, and that the entries, materials and information submitted do not violate or infringe the rights of any third parties or violate any laws or regulations. Each Entrant agrees that he or she shall have no recourse against SlideShare for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in an Entrant's entry. By participating in the Promotion, Entrant consents to SlideShare's use of his or her name, photograph and/or likeness, address, voice, and statements made by or attributed to him or her, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereafter developed (including without limitation, print, broadcast, and Internet), for all business purposes including advertising and promotional activities without additional compensation, notice or approval, unless prohibited by law. Contest Categories and Judging Judging to determine the winners among the contest entries will be conducted by the online voters and SlideShare or its designee(s). Online voters will cast their vote to nominate the top presentations in each category between 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) June 25th, 2008 and 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) August 14th, 2008. Once that is done, SlideShare or its designee(s) will determine the "World's Best Presentation" winners. This would be the three best presentation awards (First Prize, Second Prize & Third prize) as well as the First prize for each of the categories. Voters and SlideShare will judge the contest entries based on three equally weighted factors: (i) the creativeness of Entrant's presentation; (ii) the clarity of Entrant's presentation; and (iii) the persuasiveness of Entrant's presentation. The top presentations to be nominated in each category to SlideShare or its designee(s) will be based on the highest online vote totals following the tallying of the public votes received by SlideShare during the Promotion Period. (Vote totals will be calculated by determining the number of positive votes and subtracting the number of negative votes an entry receives.) The "World's Best Presentation 2008" winners will be selected by SlideShare or its designee(s). SlideShare will identify and count the online votes and will be the sole inspector and final arbiter of these numbers. Entrant agrees not to use any form of "spamming" or other improper means to increase votes in a way inconsistent with the spirit of this Promotion, or any methods considered by SlideShare in its sole discretion to be unsportsmanlike. SlideShare reserves the right to throw out any votes it suspects are improper in its sole discretion. Because this part of the Promotion is a contest of skill, winning the contest aspect of the promotion is dependent on the quality of submissions received. Finality of Decisions: All decisions of the SlideShare are final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion. Prizes: Prizes for "World's Best Presentation 2008" winners: First Prize : Apple MacBook Air worth $1799 13-inch, 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory, 80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive Second Prize : Amazon Kindle worth $359 Display: 6" diagonal E-Ink® electronic paper display, 600 x 800 pixel resolution at 167 ppi, 4-level gray scale, Size in inches: 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.7" Third Prize : iPod Nano 8 GB worth $199 Prizes for Each Category First Prize : iPod Touch 8 GB worth $299 Taxes: ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. SlideShare reserves the right to withhold any taxes as required by applicable law. All prizes will be awarded (other than prizes withheld for tax purposes as required by applicable law) and are not transferable. No substitutions (including for cash) are permitted, except SlideShare reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater monetary value to the prizes if for any reason any prize cannot be awarded as contemplated in these Official Rules. Winners will be required to supply a Social Security Number (or, in Canada, a Social Insurance Number, or, in the United Kingdom, a National Insurance Number) or similar Taxpayer or government ID prior to the award of any prize. Notification of Winners: Winners will be attempted to be notified on or about August 10, 2008. Winners will be notified by e-mail, phone and/or regular mail and must sign and return an declaration of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, a publicity/liability release (unless prohibited by law), and any other requested documents within the time period stipulated in the documents. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification. Any notification returned as undeliverable may result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute about the identity of an Entrant, entries will be declared submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry or associated with a SlideShare account. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider or online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A winner may be required to provide SlideShare with proof that he or she is the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address associated with the winner. Individuals may request the name of the winners by sending an e-mail to worldsbestcontest@slideshare.net or submitting a self-addressed, stamped, envelope before August 31, 2008 to SlideShare Worlds's Best Presentation Contest, Winners' List Request, 739 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Residents of Vermont, the United Kingdom, Canada and other jurisdictions where submission of return postage is prohibited may omit return postage. Disclaimer and Limit of Liability: SLIDESHARE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR ANY ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION. 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All questions regarding the Promotion should be directed by e-mail to worldsbestcontest@slideshare.net or mail 739 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

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