This document contains a collection of links related to creating effective PowerPoint presentations. It discusses common mistakes to avoid, such as relying too heavily on bullet points, and recommends focusing on storytelling. Tips are provided for using animation, visuals, and narrative structure to engage audiences. The links provide articles, videos and examples demonstrating how to communicate ideas through PowerPoint in a more impactful way.

2. Ever been like this?

3. Wanna be like that?

5. Avoid
this
by:

6. Doing this

7. The following links can help you
This presentation was given to us in class. I found it informative
yet entertaining.
• http://www.slideshare.net/brainslides/burn-your-powerpoints
This article talks about the seven most common PowerPoint mistakes that drive
people crazy
• http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2011/06/7_powerpoint_mistakes_th
at_dri.html
This article talks about the preconceived notion that powerpoints are bad simplt
because they have been misused and how to avoid that.
• http://www.brainshark.com/Ideas-Blog/2012/April/5-Dumb-PowerPoint-
Mistakes.aspx
This article focuses on why there are common mistakes in powerpoint and how to
avoid them effectively.
http://www.fripp.com/blog/12-mistakes-made-when-creating-powerpoint-slides-and-
how-to-correct-them/
These presentations brush over the dos and don’ts of PowerPoint. The video is a
lecture titled how to avoid death by powerpoint.
• http://www.slideshare.net/ethos3/text-me-dos-donts-of-presentation-design
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwpi1Lm6dFo
• http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint

8. Tips for PowerPoint Success
This link contains a video
that teaches us how to
make an amazing and
unique PowerPoint.
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=0GicdJg-6Kw
This article teaches us ways to
communicate our ideas through
PowerPoints more effectively via 10
basic tips.
http://blog.ted.com/10-tips-for-
better-slide-decks/
This offers 20 ways to
“Jazz up” our
presentations.
http://blog.ted.com/10-
tips-for-better-slide-
decks/
This video that has seven
great tips
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=duf_gutmvjo

9. The most important role of a
power point is…
Storytelling

10. I found those links very effective in talking about the importance of storytelling in power points:
http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/make-your-presentation-flow-like-a-story/
http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
http://www.lauramfoley.com/wordpress/how-do-you-tell-a-story-in-powerpoint/
I also found these links very interesting in talking about how we can exploit technology for
storytelling purposes.
http://www.slideshare.net/biscioneassociati/an-example-of-effective-powerpoint-presentation-
4613960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkZtRzc9rFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nYFpuc2Umk
http://publicwords.com/how-do-you-take-an-ordinary-presentation-and-turn-it-into-a-powerful-
story/

11. Go out and make some awesome presentations!