The document discusses the common pitfalls of PowerPoint presentations, emphasizing that the tool itself is not the problem, but rather poor usage by presenters. It suggests strategies for creating effective presentations, such as storytelling, minimal text, quality visuals, and thorough preparation. The importance of engaging the audience and delivering a memorable conclusion is stressed, along with a caution against excessive reliance on PowerPoint.

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

4. – 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.”

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

6. and approximately 99% suck.

7. 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

8. It's you

9. 9 1 %

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

12. Tell A Story

13. Begin with the Narrative
Compare & Contrast

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

18. 3 FACTORS

19. !
P U R P O S E

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

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

22. Y O U R S T Y L E

23. Engage Your Audience

24. 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

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

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

27. You're Audience Knows When You Don't Care

28. 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

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

30. An Extra Slide is

32. 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.

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

34. Be A Merciless Editor

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

37. Don't Cause Eye Damage

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

39. I S K I N G

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

41. “ 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

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

43. 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

44. Why do People
or
make fonts
TOO BIG
TOO SMALL

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

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

47. 0
25
50
75
100
Only Use Charts When Necessary

48. 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 .

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

50. 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.

51. M O V E A R O U N D

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

54. PowerPoint is NOT the only game in town.

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

56. P R E Z I

57. P O W T O O N

60. 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

61. Have A Backup Plan

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

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

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

65. YOUR AUDIENCE WILL REMEMBER THE ENDING

66. – 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.”

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

69. 8/5/2015

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