The document outlines ten presentation anti-patterns to avoid for a successful presentation. Key points include steering clear of offending the audience, avoiding unnecessary changes to slides, and not relying on others' equipment or materials. It emphasizes the importance of keeping the presentation professional and engaging without disruptions.

1. PRESENTATION Anti-Patterns
10 THINGS YOU should avoid IN YOUR NEXT PRESENTATION

3. 10. NEVER OFFEND THE AUDIENCE

4. OFFEND THE AUDIENCE EITHER intentionally
or unintentionally AND YOUR
PRESENTATION IS AS GOOD AS OVER

6. 9. HAVE NO EGO

7. THIS JUST IN: YOU JUST MIGHT NOT BE THE
rock star YOU THINK YOU ARE

9. 8. AVOID POLITICS AND RELIGION

10. UNLESS YOU ARE presenting about politics
or religion, BE WARY OF VOICING AN
OPINION ON EITHER

12. 7. AVOID PROFANITY

13. At best, YOU MIGHT DRAW A LAUGH
At worst, IT CREATES A SENSE OF
AWKWARDNESS WHERE PEOPLE WILL
CRINGE

15. 6. NEVER PRESENT SOMEONE ELSE'S PRESENTATION

16. THERE WILL BE no story, YOU'LL BE
UNPREPARED, AND YOU’LL LIKELY END UP
reading the slides VERBATIM

18. 5. NEVER PRESENT FROM SOMEONE ELSE’S MACHINE

19. STUFF INSTALLED or missing FROM THAT
MACHINE MIGHT KILL YOUR PRESENTATION

21. 4. DON'T LET ANYONE MAKEOVER YOUR SLIDES

22. TEMPLATES THAT don’t need applying
FONTS THAT don’t need changing
IMAGES THAT don’t need moving

24. 3. NEVER MOVE ROOM OR LOCATION

25. UNLESS YOUR ROOM IS UNINHABITABLE,
avoid changing rooms AT THE LAST
MINUTE

27. 2. NEVER MESS WITH PROFESSIONAL A/V EQUIPMENT

28. RELY INSTEAD ON A DEDICATED A/V TEAM,
TO help you out

30. 1. NEVER FORGET YOUR PRESENTATION REMOTE

31. HAVING A GOOD PRESENTATION REMOTE
ALLOWS BETTER INTERACTION WITH YOUR
AUDIENCE AND WILL unchain you from the
podium

32. PRESENTATION Anti-Patterns
10 THINGS YOU should avoid IN YOUR NEXT PRESENTATION
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