Let's stop blaming PowerPoint for boring slides... and start making awesome presentations! Follow these suggestions on the following slides while taking note of the clean, simple design on the slides presented here. Here's to an audience who will listen to what you have to say as you use this visual aid tool to help deliver your message!
14. The PPT Wizard (Trap!)
O People write their presentation here
O Because when they have to present it’s easier to just read
off the slide
O But if the audience can read everything you’ll say, then why
are you presenting?
O Just send out the slides…
O (You probably already finished reading this before I was
able to say this out loud!)
O Or you preferred to listed and didn’t even try to read one
work, because let’s be honest, how terrible does this look…
15. The Rule of Seven (Trap!)
• Have you heard of this rule?
– 7 lines per slide or less?
– 7 words per line or less
• Well it’s a bad idea.
• If you follow this rule
– You’ll get a slide like this
16. The Rule of Seven (Trap!)
• Do you remember the rule?
– 7 lines per slide or less?
– 7 words per slide or less
• Well it’s a bad idea.
• If you follow this rule
– You’ll get a slide like this
• Oh yeah, but maybe you’ll add this
17. The Rule of Seven (Trap!)
• Do you remember the rule?
– 7 lines per slide or less?
– 7 words per slide or less
• Well it’s a bad idea.
• If you follow this rule
– You’ll get a slide like this
• Oh yeah, but maybe you’ll add this