Avoiding Death By Powerpoint Slideshare

HOW TO AVOID DEATH BY POWERPOINT? Barcamp Antwerp March 19, 2009 Nancy Verbrugghe

NANCY VERBRUGGHE Who am I ? - content specialist - MSN.be & FemiStyle.be - into politics - loves motorbiking

So does my daughter ...

95% of presentations SUCK Doesn’t Suck Sucks

What we see: Long Boring Bad Slides Content-free

What we want to see: Short Simple Legible 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

3 STEPS TO SUCCESS Preparation Design Delivery

Preparation Go Analog Ask Questions Write a Handout

Does your message stick ? Simplicity Unexpectedness Concreteness Credibility Emotions Stories

Signal To Noise Ratio

Using 2D or 3D ?

Using Before and After Then and Now

Using Quotes Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci

Using empty space DID YOU KNOW

BIG Make it Or make it small

Delivery

Nancy Duarte Slide:ology Tips on how to Prepare Design And Deliver Great Presentations

THANK YOU ! Nancy Verbrugghe nancy@verbrugghe.com Twitter @Nanske http://www.nancyverbrugghe.be

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