HOW TO AVOIDDEATH BY POWERPOINT?

Barcamp AntwerpMarch 19, 2009

Nancy Verbrugghe

Who am I ?

- content specialist- MSN.be & FemiStyle.be

- into politics- loves motorbiking

NANCY VERBRUGGHE

So does my daughter ...

95% of presentations SUCK

Sucks

Doesn’t Suck

What we see:

LongBoring

Bad SlidesContent-free

What we want to see:

ShortSimpleLegible

Engaging

DEATH BY POWERPOINT

Bad habits Too many slides With too many headings

and subheadings and too many bullets Cheesy clip art Distracting animations Reading from the slide Handing out the deck Going over time

Oh Shit, I’m sick

PreparationDesignDelivery

3 STEPS TO SUCCESS

Preparation

Go AnalogAsk Questions

Write a Handout

Does your message stick ?SimplicityUnexpectednessConcretenessCredibilityEmotionsStories

Signal To Noise Ratio

Using 2D or 3D ?

Using Before and AfterThen and Now

Using Quotes

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Leonardo da Vinci

Using empty space

?DID YOUKNOW

Make it BIGOr make it small

Delivery

Nancy DuarteSlide:ology

Tips on how to

PrepareDesignAnd

Deliver

GreatPresentations

THANK YOU !

Nancy Verbrugghe

nancy@verbrugghe.comTwitter @Nanske

http://www.nancyverbrugghe.be