Don't Be A PowerPoint Felon

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DON’T BE A
POWERPOINT
FE LON
3 PRESENTATION CRIMES
AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

WE’VE ALL
EXPERIENCED
DEATH BY POWERPOINT

CAUSING DEATH IS
MURDER

MURDER IS A
FELONY

SO…

DEATH BY
POWERPOINT IS A
F ELONY

HERE ARE

3
HERE ARE

3
HERE ARE
POWERPOINT
FELONIES TO
AVOID

3
HERE ARE
POWERPOINT
FELONIES TO
AVOID
(AT ALL COST!)

YOU’VE SEEN
THIS BEFORE:

HOW TO BE AWESOME

1.  BE FRIENDLY

2.  WORK HARD

3.  SAY THANK YOU

OUTLINE
≠
SLIDES

HOW TO BE AWESOME

PO INT
1.  BE FRIENDLY
ER
OW HARD
P 2.  WORK
FEL YOUONY
3.  SAY THANK

INSTEAD, TRY THIS:

1
ONE IDEA
PER SLIDE

THE REASON
FOR THIS IS,

PEOPLE GET
DISTRACTED

YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL READ
POINTS 2 AND 3
WHILE YOU’RE STILL
DISCUSSING POINT 1.

OR,
YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL RE-READ
POINTS 1 AND 2
WHILE YOU’RE
DISCUSSING POINT 3.

BULLET POINTS
• ARE
• FOR
• LISTS
• ONLY

USE BULLETS ONLY
WHEN YOU’RE
ACTUALLY LISTING
SOMETHING.

TYPES OF BIRDS

•  EAGLE
•  SPARROW
•  ROBIN
•  BLUEJAY
•  PENGUIN

BUT THE NEXT TIME
YOU’RE TEMPTED TO
DO THIS…

HOW TO BE AWESOME

1.  BE FRIENDLY

2.  WORK HARD

3.  SAY THANK YOU

…DO THIS…

HOW TO BE
1. BE FRIENDLY
AWESOME

2. WORK HARD 3. SAY THANK YOU

…INSTEAD.

KEEP EVERYONE ON
THE SAME PAGE.

JUST REMEMBER,

1
ONE IDEA
PER SLIDE

ANOTHER THING I’M
SURE YOU’VE SEEN,

•  FIRST, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE KIND
AND PERSONABLE TO
EVERYONE YOU MEET
EACH DAY.

THE PRESENTER PUTS
EVERYTHING THEY
WANT TO SAY ON
THEIR SLIDES,

AND THEN READS
THEM TO YOU.

ONE OF THEM
(THE SLIDES OR THE PRESENTER)
IS UNNECCESSARY.

•  FIRST, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE KIND

ER PO INT
AND PERSONABLE TO

P OWEVERYONE YOU MEET
EACH DAY.

F...

INSTEAD, TRY THIS:

2
ELIMINATE
TEXT

PEOPLE CAN
ONLY PROCESS
ONE STREAM
OF VERBAL INPUT
AT A TIME.

THEY’LL EITHER…

LISTEN TO YOU,

OR READ YOUR SLIDES.

?
?

THEY CAN’T DO BOTH.

ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

•  FIRST, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE KIND
AND PERSONABLE TO
EVERYONE YOU MEET
EACH DAY.

BECOMES

Be Friendly

JUST REMEMBER,

2
ELIMINATE
TEXT

AND FINALLY,

USING A SLIDE
TEMPLATE TO INSERT
AN IMAGE GIVES
YOU SOMETHING
LIKE THIS:

BE FRIENDLY

ER PO INT
P OW
BE FRIENDLY

FEL ONY

INSTEAD, TRY THIS:

3
USE BIG
IMAGES

WITH EXACTLY THE
SAME CONTENT,

BE FRIENDLY

BECOMES

BE FRIENDLY

BE FRIENDLY

(MUCH BETTER)

BUT BE CAREFUL TO
AVOID THIS:

BE FRIENDLY

BE FRIENDLY

PIXELATION

IT’S CAUSED BY
STRETCHING SMALL
IMAGES.

MAKE SURE TO USE
IMAGES THAT ARE AT
LEAST

800 x 600
PIXELS

YOU CAN FIND
GREAT IMAGERY TO
USE AT SITES LIKE:

compﬁght.com
(CREATIVE COMMONS)

istockphoto.com
(PAID)

ONE MORE THING:

CLIP ART

IT’S TACKY.

EVERYONE HAS IT.

YOU CAN DO BETTER.

SO…

NEXT TIME YOU
GET THE ITCH TO
COMMIT A SERIOUS
POWERPOINT
FELONY,

REMEMBER…

1
ONE IDEA
PER SLIDE

2
ELIMINATE
TEXT

3
USE BIG
IMAGES

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT:
ADVANCEYOURSLIDES.COM
AND
@ADVANCEURSLIDES

DON’T BE A
POWERPOINT
FE LON
A PRESENTATION BY NICK SMITH

IMAGE CREDITS

SLIDE 3: DEATH BY POWERPOINT – TIM CAYNES

SLIDE 52 - 63: FRIENDLY GUY - THOMAS HAWK

SLIDE 30: ISTOCKPHOTO...

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