P O W E R
P O I N T D E A T H B Y Ian Trimble

– P E T E
R N O R V I G ( G O O G L E ) “PowerPoint doesn’t kill meetings. People kill meetings. But using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table: You can do very bad things with it.”

Approximately 350 PowerPoint presentations are
given every second around the world.....

and approximately 99% suck.

P O W E R
P O I N T I S N O T T H E P R O B L E M

It's you

9 1 %

So....... What can I do?

Tell A Story

Begin with the Narrative Compare
& Contrast

I N F O R
M AT I O N O V E R L O A D

3 FACTORS

! P U R P
O S E

Y O U R A
U D I E N C E

Y O U R A
U D I E N C E

Y O U R S
T Y L E

Engage Your Audience

U S E B O
L D I N G A N D C O L O R F O R E M P H A S I S

– S T E V
E J O B S "People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint"

S H O W Y
O U R PA S S I O N

You're Audience Knows When You
Don't Care

W O R K I
N G W I T H I M A G E S Q U A L I T Y M AT T E R S B I G G E R I S B E T T E R M AT C H C O L O R S , S T Y L E S A L I G N C A R E F U L LY

S I M P L
E D E S I G N R U L E S

An Extra Slide is

D O N ' T
D O T H I S • Here I am writing down every word that I am going to say aloud when I give the presentation. All the text taking up space on the screen is going to make it really difficult for people to listen and to read everything at once, even though they are the same thing.

O N E P O
I N T P E R S L I D E

Be A Merciless Editor

F E W M AT
C H I N G C O L O R S

Don't Cause Eye Damage

P H O T O
S , N O T C L I PA RT

I S K I N
G

K N O W Y
O U R S L I D E S

“ T E L L
T H E M W H AT Y O U ’ R E G O I N G T O S AY, S AY I T, T H E N T E L L T H E M W H AT Y O U S A I D . ”D O N ' T

D O N ' T
U S E $ ! * # & F O N T S !

TA H O M A
M I C R O S O F T S A N S S E R I F A R I A L V E R D A N A C O U R I E R N E W T I M E S N E W R O M A N T R E B U C H E T M S L U C I D A C O N S O L E C O M I C S A N S ! ! A R E $ ! * # & F O N T S

Why do People or make
fonts TOO BIG TOO SMALL

W H I T E
S PA C E I S A G O O D T H I N G

AV O I D T
O O M A N Y S P R E A D S H E E T S

0 25 50 75 100
Only Use Charts When Necessary

S P E N D
T I M E R E H E A R S I N G . A N D A G A I N . A N D A G A I N .

• An outstanding 1 hour
presentation can take 30 hours or more of prep time.

I F Y O U
R E A L LY N E E D N O T E S , U S E P R E S E N T E R V I E W.

M O V E A
R O U N D

U S E B U
L L E T P O I N T S S PA R I N G LY

PowerPoint is NOT the only
game in town.

A P P L E
K E Y N O T E

P R E Z I

P O W T O
O N

L E T ' S
R E C A P. . . . . M I S TA K E S T O AV O I D : L A C K O F P R E P E R AT I O N N O T E N O U G H V I S U A L S L O W Q U A L I T Y U G LY S L I D E S T O O M U C H I N F O

Have A Backup Plan

I N S U M
M A RY Concise Effective Presentations Are: Clear Make effective use of visuals

D O N ' T
K I L L Y O U R A U D I E N C E

D O N ' T
B L O W T H E E N D I N G

YOUR AUDIENCE WILL REMEMBER THE
ENDING

– E D WA R
D T U F T E ( YA L E P R O F E S S O R ) “Power corrupts, PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.”

I promise to never kill
anyone with my presentation again. ........................................................... (you sign here)

8/5/2015

Speech Coach / Web Design
@itrimble trimblewebdesign.com