10

DEATH BY POWERPOINT

YOUR PRESENTATIONS SHOULD ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE

“The goal of this presentationis to impress, rather than inform!”

~William Rushton, British Physiologist

Have an Amazing

First slide

Some of the slides that made the cut

Make a

Good First

Impression

Have a bold title

that grabs the

attention of the

audience

Most presentations are rubbished before they

even begin. Make your start KICKASS

India’s Favorite sport’s

firstslide

looked like this

And Now it Looks Like This

“Your slides should be a

billboard not a document!”

Your audience should read your slides faster than you talk

Never, ever, ever put word-for-word what you are saying, instead use strong visuals to help add to your

story and not give it away before it comes out of your mouth.

Slide goes from this

To this

Young ChildrenGo to work everyday to earn money for

their family

Image Wizardry

People remember only

of what you are saying

10%

And

65%of what they hear and see

Googleimagesis yourBest

Friend

Searchtools will find you anythingunder the

sun

Vectors makeyour

slides lookbetter

Images Take your Slides from Here

To Here

Republican Candidate

Donald J.

Trump

A quick word on Image Selection

Keep Your Images realistic

They should be self

explanatory

And Finally

ClipartIs a bigNo!

Find the perfect color scheme

Colors can make your presentation look amazing

But it can also make your presentation too busy to be true

Slide 18: Did that just to prove my word

Try and match your color scheme with your topic

Color Scheme Websites are Abundant

Go the Classic wayCheck out Your favorite Websites and

Magazines for help

Your Fonts Talk

Do not use more that 2 to 3 Fonts to maintain HOMOGENEITY

Try and keep your fonts in the same family

Your Text should be visible to every last person

Golden Rule:Make Sure your smallest font is size is greater than 24

But a little tilt may

make text look

C.R.A.P Time

Contrast

And that’s what AMAZINGcontrast looks like

RepetitionRepetitionRepetitionRepetition

Did We Say It Looks Wow

Alignment

That’s How easily you misalign Photos

Good Alignment has its own perks

But somehow we always

suggest this

Proximity

Proximity Turns This

Into this piece of ART

Data! Data!

Busy slides keep your audience busy on their phones

Data is never about the information you share

Its always about what that information means

iPhone annual sales since launch Why have a slide like this

When you can have it look like this

iPhone Annual Sales Since Launch

Or make it more self explanatory

iPhone Sales Have Grown Annually At Around 24% Since Its Launch

Make sure what your data says is clear

McDonalds sells roughly225 million

hamburgers worldwide every year(If aligned side by side, they can cover the earths waistline)

A good Reference never hurts

Multimedia

Videos are COOL

Embed them straight into your slides

Both you and your audience get a much needed break!

Cool Animations break the MONOTONY

Use animations sparingly

They should be WOW moments

not WHY Moments

Engage your audience

Follow the 10 minute rule

Your audience is only attentive for 10 minutes at a stretch

Tell A Story

Jokes and Rhetoric's keep your audience hooked

Involvement is key

Else you will be talking to a bunch of snoring buggers

10Practice! Practice! Practice!

Don’t HideBe ClearBe Confident

Finish Strong

Ask for Queries & Feedback

Beyond the 10

Your Presentation is your canvas

So go ahead and

Break the Rules

Experiment, Learn, Improve.

These were 10 steps to improve your presentations

But there is never a right or a wrong way

Stay Hungry

Keep Trying

Find Your Own Way

Sahildeep Singh Kohli

sahil.sdsk@gmail.com