The document discusses common problems with PowerPoint presentations and provides tips for creating effective presentations. It notes that 50% of presentations are unbearable due to overuse of text-heavy bullet points. Effective presentations tell a story using minimal text and images to trigger emotions. Presenters should focus on understanding the audience and their goals rather than simply relaying information. The key is to influence the audience rather than just tell them something. Presentations require planning content and structure to engage the audience and achieve the presenter's objectives.

1. Power Pointless
How to make an amazing presentation
Joan Shi

2. Tough Interview Questions
This is what we are doing
everyday…

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There are 300 million
PowerPoint users in the world

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They do 30 million
presentation each day

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About 1 million
presentations are going on now
… Yesterday

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50% of them are
unbearable

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8. Tough Interview QuestionsChange We NeedWhat’s Wrong?

9. Tough Interview Questions
Question A:
What’s wrong with the ppt?

10. Power Point does not kill the
presentations, while bullet points do.

11. “Why would you use
words on the screen
when they do just
fine in your mouth?”
Seth Godin

12. Is the computer like a bicycle for
your mind?

15. People hate boring things!!

18. Reduce to the Max
Text is redundant

19. Image triggers Emotion

21. Example:

22. Example:

23. Tips in conclusion:
- One point per slide
- Few matching colors
- Very few fonts
- Photo, not clipart
Not Writing, but Designing

24. Simplicity is ultimate sophistication.
- Leonardo da Vinci

25. Question B:
Even we can make a perfect ppt deck…
Why can our audience still be dissatisfied?

26. Tough Interview Questions

27. Question C:
Why do you do the presentation?

28. For Yourself?

29. Or … To Them?

30. To Deliver the ‘Meaning’ to Them (Audience)
To ‘make’ them make decision or take action
Presentation Preparation -
WHY

31. Question D:
What’s the most important thing during
and after the presentation ?
The Feeling/Thought of Your Audience

32. 1. Who are they?
2. Why do they come and listen to YOU? Not
others?
3. What do they want to get from this
presentation?
4. How do you feel when you are them?Presentation Preparation -
WHO

33. A Good Presentation is not to TELL
But to INFLUENCE…

34. Presentation Preparation – Plan the content
This is NOT…

35. This is…

36. This is…

37. This is…

38. e.g. a 60 minutes’ presentation
Presentation Preparation - Structure

39. Tough Interview Questions

44. It’s Your Stage Time

45. Thank You and Good Luck
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