The document discusses common pitfalls in PowerPoint presentations, claiming that poor presentation skills lead to ineffective communication. It emphasizes the importance of significance, structure, simplicity, and rehearsal in creating engaging presentations. Additionally, it advises against adhering to outdated rules and promotes the use of visuals and concise messaging for clarity.

1. a letter to presentation killers

2. content based on
Alexei Kapterev’s
death by powerpoint
www.kapterev.com

3. There are 300 million
PowerPoint users in the world*
*estimate

4. They do
presentations each day*
30 million
*estimate

5. About
presentations
are going on right now*
30 million
*estimate

6. 50%of them
are unbearable**conservative estimate

7. LOTS of people
are killing each other
with
NOW...whew!
bad presentations.

8. They are all DEAD! Well, almost.

9. Let’s make the world
a better place.a better place.

10. Why are they
doing this
?!

11. Research shows:

12. Research shows:
Bullets don’t kill people

13. Research shows:
People kill people

14. Research shows:
Unintentionally
Yet

15. Research shows:
regularly

16. Mainly due to lack of...
Significance Structure
Simplicity Rehearsal

17. Significance1

18. To “pass the information”?
Your boss told you to?
Or to make ?meaning
Why do you present?

19. &why it to you?matters
What’s the subject

20. significance passion
attentionaction
How presentations work
..........
..........
..... .....
creates
attracts
leads to

21. check yourself
Are you ?passionate

22. this is passion

23. this is passion

24. Can’t find the meaning?
Don’t present.

25. STRUCTURE

26. Structure is how you place the
of your story.building blocks

27. Q: What structure to use?
a: Any – as long as it is:

28. Convincing Memorable
S c a l a b l e

29. Structure choices
Problem
PathwayPathway
Solution

30. Structure choices
Problem
solutionsolution
reasoning

31. Give
supporting your point.
3-4 reasons
They will not remember
MORE ANYWAY.

32. SIMPLICITY3

33. Everything should be made
but not simpler
as
simple as possible
“ “
EINSTEN

34. Apparently,
being simple
is not simple.that
LETS SEE SOME EXAMPLES

35. DON'T WORRY, TRYING TO READ WOULDN’T REALLY HELP

36. hey, we’ve got connection!

37. POWERPOINT HELPS TOPOWERPOINT HELPS TO

38. POWERPOINT HELPS TO:
Visualize ideas

39. Create key points
POWERPOINT HELPS TO:

40. impress
POWERPOINT HELPS TO:

41. Prompter
Handouts
Data dumps
they use it as:

42. People read
faster than
you speak.
This means
you are
useless

43. 0.00 per Slide
Break it into several
It’s free
How much is
an extra slide?

44. One
simple
point?
What’s the point?
Remove everything else.

45. Well, some are
just hopeless.

46. Do you remember the rule:
7 lines per slide or less
7 words per line or less?
Well, it is just plain stupid
If you follow this “rule”
You get a slide like this
Ditch stupid “rules”

47. Do you remember the rule:
7 lines per slide or less
7 words per line or less?
Well, it is just plain stupid
If you follow this “rule”
You get a slide like this
cramped.
boring
Ditch stupid “rules”

48. Photos, not clipart
Simple design rules*
One point per slide Few matching colours
Very fonts
1
few

49. less text

50. less text
MORE IMAGERY

51. less text
WILD IMAGERY
MORE IMAGERY

52. But what if I need to
send or print the slides?

53. Write a document

54. the rule is simple !!!

55. Print with notes

56. Inform with
little text*
p
* yes you can

57. Rehearsal

58. It will never work
completely for the
first time.
Trust me!

59. you presentation receipient
feedback
Go get some

60. No audience? Present to the
furniture. But Try it.aloud.

61. Check the room and equipment.

62. All this leads to...

63. wow*great stuff!

64. Re-designed by
EZE IKEDI
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