Nancy Verbrugghe gives a presentation on how to avoid "Death by PowerPoint" and instead give engaging presentations. She notes that 95% of presentations are boring and contain too many slides with too much text and bullet points. She recommends preparing well by asking questions and writing a handout, designing slides simply with good contrast and empty space, and delivering concisely while engaging the audience with stories and emotions. The key is to signal the important messages with a high signal-to-noise ratio and stick to the main points.

1. HOW TO AVOID
DEATH BY POWERPOINT?
Barcamp Antwerp
March 19, 2009
Nancy Verbrugghe

2. NANCY VERBRUGGHE
Who am I ?
- content specialist
- MSN.be & FemiStyle.be
- into politics
- loves motorbiking

3. So does my daughter ...

5. 95% of presentations SUCK
Doesn’t Suck
Sucks

6. What we see:
Long
Boring
Bad Slides
Content-free

7. What we want to see:
Short
Simple
Legible
Engaging

8. DEATH BY POWERPOINT

9. Bad habits
 Too many slides
 With too many headings
and subheadings
 and too many bullets
 Cheesy clip art
 Distracting animations
 Reading from the slide
 Handing out the deck
 Going over time

10. Oh Shit, I’m sick

11. 3 STEPS TO SUCCESS
Preparation
Design
Delivery

12. Preparation
Go Analog
Ask Questions
Write a Handout

13. Does your message stick ?
Simplicity
Unexpectedness
Concreteness
Credibility
Emotions
Stories

14. Signal To Noise Ratio

16. Using 2D or 3D ?

20. Using Before and After
Then and Now

21. Using Quotes
Simplicity is the
ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci

22. Using empty space
DID YOU
KNOW

23. BIG
Make it
Or make it small

24. Delivery

27. Nancy Duarte
Slide:ology
Tips on how to
Prepare
Design
And
Deliver
Great
Presentations

29. THANK YOU !
Nancy Verbrugghe
nancy@verbrugghe.com
Twitter @Nanske
http://www.nancyverbrugghe.be