P O W E R P O I N TD E A T H B Y Ian Trimble

– P E T E R N O R V I G ( G O O G L E )

“PowerPoint doesn’t kill meetings. People kill meetings. But using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table: You can do very bad

things with it.”

Approximately 350 PowerPoint presentations are given every second around the world.....

and approximately 99% suck.

P O W E R P O I N T I S N O T T H E P R O B L E M

It's you

9 1 %

So....... What can I do?

Tell A Story

Begin with the Narrative

Compare & Contrast

I N F O R M AT I O N O V E R L O A D

3 FACTORS

! P U R P O S E

Y O U R A U D I E N C E

Y O U R A U D I E N C E

Y O U R S T Y L E

Engage Your Audience

U S E BOLD ING A N D C O L O R F O R E M P H A S I S

– S T E V E J O B S

"People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint"

S H O W Y O U R PA S S I O N

You're Audience Knows When You Don't Care

W O R K I N G W I T H I M A G E S

Q U A L I T Y M AT T E R S B I G G E R I S B E T T E R

M AT C H C O L O R S , S T Y L E S A L I G N C A R E F U L LY

S I M P L E D E S I G N R U L E S

An Extra Slide is

D O N ' T D O T H I S

• Here I am writing down every word that I am going to say aloud when I give the presentation. All the text taking up space on the screen is going to make it really difficult for people to listen and to read everything at once, even though they are the same thing.

O N E P O I N T P E R S L I D E

Be A Merciless Editor

F E W M AT C H I N G C O L O R S

Don't Cause Eye Damage

P H O T O S , NOT CL I PART

I S K I N G

K N O W Y O U R S L I D E S

“ T E L L T H E M W H AT Y O U ’ R E G O I N G T O S AY, S AY I T, T H E N T E L L T H E M W H AT Y O U S A I D . ”D O N ' T

D O N ' T U S E $ ! * # & F O N T S !

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Why do People

or

make fonts

TOO BIG

TOO SMALL

W H I T E S PA C E I S A G O O D T H I N G

AV O I D T O O M A N YS P R E A DS H E E T S

0

25

50

75

100

Only Use Charts When Necessary

S P E N D T I M E REHEARS ING . A N D A G A I N . A N D A G A I N .

• An outstanding 1 hour presentation can take 30

hours or more of prep time.

I F Y O U R E A L LY N E E D N O T E S , U S E P R E S E N T E R V I E W.

M O V E A R O U N D

U S E B U L L E T P O I N T S S PA R I N G LY

PowerPoint is NOT the only game in town.

A P P L E K E Y N O T E

P R E Z I

P O W T O O N

L E T ' S R E C A P. . . . . M I S TA K E S T O AV O I D :

L A C K O F P R E P E R AT I O N

N O T E N O U G H V I S U A L S

L O W Q U A L I T Y

U G LY S L I D E S

T O O M U C H I N F O

Have A Backup Plan

I N S U M M A R Y

Concise

Effective Presentations Are:

Clear

Make effective use of visuals

D O N ' T K I L L Y O U R A U D I E N C E

D O N ' T B L O W T H E E N D I N G

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL REMEMBER THE ENDING

– E D W A R D T U F T E ( YA L E P R O F E S S O R )

“Power corrupts, PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.”

I promise to never kill anyone with my presentation again.

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8/5/2015

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