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Approximately 350 PowerPoint presentations are
given every second around the world... !@#$% &#$*! #$%^&@#$% @#&^$*$@# !@#&^

and approximately99% suck.

and approximately99% suck.But it’s notPowerPointwhich
sucks.

It’s the speaker(you) who needsto
use it properly.

Your slidesare an aidand nota
crutch.

Unfortunatelyif they suck,so do you.

Let’s learn good presentation designfrom
other people’s mistakes with...

5SHOCKING DESIGN MISTAKESYOU NEEDTO AVOID

MISTAKE 1 TOOMUCH INFO

Don’t vomit every piece ofinformation
on your slides.

If you’re going to put
word for word whatyou’re are going to say, hand over the slidesand take a seat instead. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

YOU’RE NOT GIVING A DOCUMENT,
YOU’RE GIVING A PRESENTATION.If your audience is reading what you’re saying, then what’s the point of you being there?

A good trick is tokeep
onemain pointper slide.This helps you withtiming and preventsyour audience fromskipping ahead. POINT POINT POINT POINT POINT POINT ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX

Keep itrelevant.Effective communication Less slidesis
knowing what to cut out, means moreso be a merciless editor. time for interaction. POINT POINT POINT ONE X THREE X X SIX

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with senseless data.qjepoqiepour9349i12942385734982pqieqjfowiehjpwhfpiwjef[weif[w

Do the hard workfor your
audience andturn that data intosomething which ismeaningful.

MISTAKE 2 NOTENOUGHVISUALS

Deliver a bigger punchwith strong
visuals.

There are endlesssources of visuals
youcan use to bring yourpresentation to life.

A good place to start
is: iStockPhoto.com: Compfight.com: Royalty free Creative Commons ($$$) (free-ish*) If you’re going to use standard Microsoft clipart there’s no hope for you, sorry. *with conditions

You don’t have to use
cheesy stock photos.

You don’t have to use
cheesy stock photos.Seriously, is it that much fun to work in a call center?

You don’t have to use
cheesy stock photos.Seriously, is it that much fun to work in a call center?Whichever visuals you use just remember to...

Design for this guy.

Design for this guy. If
it’s unreadable, don’t use it.

MISTAKE 3 CRAPQUALITY

Don’t bore youraudience withchildish visuals.Invest
time inlearning greatdesign.

There are two shortcuts to
great design

Buy it:Good design costs money.Invest
in professionalimages and typeface.A little $$$ can give yousignificant advantage.

Steal it:You can reverse engineeralmost
any good design.Take apart your favoritepresentations, infographics,websites and figure out howit’s done and remix it intosomething new. EverythingIsARemix.info is a great place to start to learn how to steal great design

a quick tip on typeface:DON’T
USE$!*#& FONTS!

TahomaMicrosoft Sans SerifArialVerdanaCourier NewTimes New
RomanTrebuchet MSLucida ConsoleComic Sans MS...are $!*#& fonts

Google ‘beautiful fonts’and you’ll find
plenty of handpicked fontsby some of the best designers.

Here’s anexample of a freefont
that looks,um, delicious.

While 95% of your colleagues
use PowerPoint,it doesn’t need to be your only option.For 22 years PowerPoint has been the standardfor delivering presentation.But not anymore.Experiment with different presentations toolsand see which one produces the best results

MISTAKE 4visualvomit

Whitespace is a good thing.

Be mindful ofspacing andalignment.

Always keepeverythingnice and tidy. POINT
1

Having a consistent use of
colors,images & alignment gives a cohesivelook to your presentation.It also helps to separate yourpresentation into recognizable sections.

Use a collection of visual
assetsthat belong together...

and always stick to a
color scheme. ColorLovers.com is a great source of color schemes

And the most shockingdesign mistake...

MISTAKE 5LACK OFPREP

Most presentations suck becausenot enough
time went intomaking them. Period.You need to craft the perfect story,create beautiful looking slides to support itand then rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.... and not the night before.

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

Ya, exactly.

It’s all about being organized
and planning ahead. Have a system for collecting your ideas to rework them into a masterpiece.

86%of top executives say thatcommunicating
with claritydirectly impacts theircareer and income.Source: www.distinction-services.com

Yet only 25%Spend more than
2 hourson ‘high-stakes’ presentationsSource: www.distinction-services.com

Design, don’t just slapsomething together.
If your presentation sucks, don’t blame PowerPoint.

Let’s recap...MISTAKESTO AVOID:

Let’s recap...MISTAKESTO AVOID: TOO NOT
MUCH ENOUGH INFO VISUALSHORRIBLE VISUAL LACKQUALITY VOMIT OF PREP

But wait!A nicely designed presentationis
not the most important part.

Yes the best speakers grip
an audienceby telling a story and showing someslides to support that, but...

Yes the best speakers grip
an audienceby telling a story and showing someslides to support that, but...the boldest amongthem do away withslides entirely andgo naked.

Before you become a master
presentationdesigner you must be a great storyteller first. One of the best resources to help you with this is Resonate by Nancy Duarte.

I promise to neverdesign a
presentationthat sucks ever again. (you sign here)

Now go on tiger,we need
you tonot suck.

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