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Why PowerPoint
Presentations Suck!
or How to Dismantle an Atomic Idiot...
Text
Love PowerPoint
Many People
Credentials for Giving
Great PowerPoint
Unsure of what to say
Unsure of what you stand for
Unsure of how to properly communicate
Unsure of many other things
The Four Unsures (Also Known as the F-U )s
Cats
Seem to like
PowerPoint
But It really boils down to this...
– Steve Jobs
"People who know what they’re talking about
don’t need PowerPoint"
Bullet Points and Graphs
Won't Cut It
Or More Cat Pics
Backed By Science
With Lots of Graphs
And Super Convincing
The Suck-Time Continuum
0
25
50
75
100
125
1 Minute 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes
SuckFactor
Time
Text
It's Like A Coffee Table Book
About Coffee Tables
Except
It's PowerPoint
And It Sucks
Even With Pie Charts
20%
80%
UnSuck Factor Suck Factor
Man, You Suck!
Or A Hipster Retro SpokesDude
It Won't Matter
• If You Don't Believe In It
• If You Don't Have Passion For It
• If You Can't Articulate Your Message
Even Bullet Points Won't Help
Text
The Bobs Can't Help
Only You Can Help
Get These
And Lose PowerPoint
I'd rather watch you talk with
your hands for twenty minutes!
The End

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