The document discusses common mistakes in PowerPoint presentations and provides tips to improve presentations. 99% of PowerPoint presentations are ineffective due to incoherence, poor design, and misuse of fonts, colors, and clipart. To avoid these issues, presentations should start with defining the end goal and understanding the audience. The content should be the focus, kept simple, and structured with an outline. Visuals like graphics, charts, and audio/video can be used if they enhance the content but extra elements should be limited. Maintaining eye contact and passion during delivery is also important.

1. Title Courtesy: Jesse Desjardins on SlideShare

2. Every second, approximately 350
PowerPoint presentations are given
worldwide.

3. 99% are like this!

4. But its not Microsoft or PowerPoint
that sucks, it’s YOU !

5. PowerPoint is an aid,
not a crutch.
PowerPoint is not the
thought!

6. So how to
use it as an
additional
weapon
instead of
making it our
complete
armoury.

7. What is the most common mistake in
those 99% presentations that suck?

8. Incoherence

9. Pathetic Design

10. 2. Bad font selection.
• The Worst that you could do with your presenataion.
 Using different colors unnecessarily.
Clipart usage (improper english)
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed
do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse
cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat
cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit
anim id est laborum."

11. And here we are not even
talking about the delivery!

12. So how not to suck at
PowerPoint?

13. 3 step mantra!

16. Start with the end in mind

17. Know your audience

18. Content! Content! Content!

19. Keep it simple

20. Outline your content

21. Have a sound & clear structure

22. The Elevator Test

23. Art of Storytelling

24. Confidence

26. Keep it simple

27. Limit Bullet Points & Text

28. Limit Transitions & Builds

29. Use high Quality Graphics

30. Have a visual theme

31. Use appropriate charts/SmartArt
Effective
Are
Arts
Smart

32. Use colour well

33. Choose your fonts well

34. Use audio-visuals

35. Use the slide sorter

37. Show your passion

38. Start Strong

39. Keep it short

40. Use a remote control device

41. Remember the B and W keys

42. Make Eye-contact

43. Keep the lights on

44. At all times: courteous, gracious, &
professional

45. Some More Useful Tools

46. Make your presentation into a video

47. Broadcast your presentation

48. Share it online

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