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5 shocking design Mistakes you need to avoid

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andapproximately
99%suck.

andapproximately
99%suck.
Butit’snot
PowerPoint
whichsucks.

It’sthespeaker
(you)whoneeds
touseitproperly.

Yourslides
areanaid
andnot
acrutch.

Unfortunately
iftheysuck,
sodoyou.

Let’slearngoodpresentationdesign
fromotherpeople’smistakeswith...

SHOCKING DESIGN MISTAKES YOU NEED
TO AVOID 5

TOO
MUCH
INFO
1
MISTAKE

Don’tvomiteverypieceof
informationonyourslides.

Ifyou’regoingtoputwordforwordwhat you’rearegoingtosay,handovertheslides andtakeaseatinstead. 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

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

Agoodtrickisto keepone mainpoint perslide. Thishelpsyouwith
timingandprevents youraudiencefrom skippingahead. POINT ONE POINT TWO POINT THREE POINT FOUR POINT FIVE POINT SIX

Keepit relevant. Effectivecommunication isknowingwhattocutout, sobeamercilesseditor.
Lessslides meansmore timefor interaction. POINT ONE X POINT THREE X X POINT SIX

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Dothehardwork
foryouraudienceand
turnthatdatainto
somethingwhichis
meaningful.

NOT
ENOUGH
VISUALS
2
MISTAKE

Deliverabiggerpunch
withstrongvisuals.

Thereareendless
sourcesofvisualsyou
canusetobringyour
presentationtolife.

Ifyou’regoingtousestandardMicrosoft clipartthere’snohopeforyou,sorry. *withconditions Agoodplacetostartis: iStockPhoto.com:
Royaltyfree ($$$) Compfight.com: CreativeCommons (free-ish*)

Youdon’thavetousecheesystockphotos.

Youdon’thavetousecheesystockphotos.
Seriously,isitthatmuchfuntoworkinacallcenter?

Youdon’thavetousecheesystockphotos.
Whichevervisualsyouusejustrememberto...
Seriously,isitthatmuchfuntoworkinacallcenter?

Designforthisguy.

Designforthisguy.
Ifit’sunreadable,don’tuseit.

CRAP
QUALITY
3
MISTAKE

Don’tboreyour audiencewith childishvisuals. Investtimein learninggreat
design.

Therearetwoshortcutstogreatdesign

Buyit: Gooddesigncostsmoney. Investinprofessional imagesandtypeface. Alittle$$$cangiveyou
significantadvantage.

EverythingIsARemix.infoisagreatplace tostarttolearnhowtostealgreatdesign Stealit: Youcanreverseengineer almostanygooddesign.
Takeapartyourfavorite presentations,infographics, websitesandfigureouthow it’sdoneandremixitinto somethingnew.

aquicktipontypeface:
DON’TUSE
$!*#&FONTS!

Tahoma Microsoft Sans Serif Arial
Verdana Courier New Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Lucida Console Comic Sans MS... are$!*#&fonts

Google‘beautifulfonts’
andyou’llfindplentyofhandpickedfonts
bysomeofthebestdesigners.

Here’san
exampleofafree
fontthatlooks,
um,delicious.

While95%ofyourcolleaguesusePowerPoint, itdoesn’tneedtobeyouronlyoption. For22yearsPowerPointhasbeenthestandard fordeliveringpresentation. Butnotanymore.
Experimentwithdifferentpresentationstools andseewhichoneproducesthebestresults

visual
vomit
4
MISTAKE

Whitespaceisagoodthing.

Bemindfulof
spacingand
alignment.

POINT 1
Alwayskeep
everything
niceandtidy.

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

Useacollectionofvisualassets
thatbelongtogether...

ColorLovers.comisagreat sourceofcolorschemes and always stick
to a color scheme.

And the most shocking design
mistake...

LACK
OF
PREP
5
MISTAKE

Most presentations suck because not
enough time went into making them. Period. Youneedtocrafttheperfectstory, createbeautifullookingslidestosupportit andthenrehearse,rehearse,rehearse. ...andnotthenightbefore.

Anoutstanding1hourpresentationcan
take30hoursormoreofpreptime.

Ya,exactly.

It’sallaboutbeingorganized
andplanningahead.
Haveasystemforcollectingyourideas
to reworkthemintoamasterpiece.

86% oftopexecutivessaythat communicatingwithclarity directlyimpactstheir careerandincome.
Source: www.distinction-services.com

Source: www.distinction-services.com
Yetonly25%
Spendmorethan2hours
on‘high-stakes’presentations

Design,don’tjustslap
somethingtogether.
Ifyourpresentationsucks,
don’tblamePowerPoint.

Let’srecap...
MISTAKES
TO AVOID:

TOO MUCH INFO NOT ENOUGH
VISUALS HORRIBLE QUALITY VISUAL VOMIT LACK OF PREP Let’srecap... MISTAKES TO AVOID:

Anicelydesignedpresentation
isnotthemostimportantpart.
But wait!

Yesthebestspeakersgripanaudience
bytellingastoryandshowingsome
slidestosupportthat,but...

theboldestamong themdoawaywith slidesentirelyand gonaked. Yesthebestspeakersgripanaudience
bytellingastoryandshowingsome slidestosupportthat,but...

Beforeyoubecomeamasterpresentation
designeryoumustbeagreatstorytellerfirst.
Oneofthebestresourcesto
helpyouwiththisisResonate
byNancyDuarte.

(yousignhere) I promise to never
design a presentation that sucks ever again.

Now go on tiger, we
need you to not suck.

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