2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong

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POWERPOINT WRONG
2012And We’re
STILL Using
GETS A BAD RAP!
POWERPOINT
POWERPOINT!
DEATH BY
Often heard synonymously by individuals
whenever they’ve had to endure an
boring presentation.
Death by PowerPoint (Definition);
POWERPOINT
DID YOU KNOW?
was released in 1990!
22
POWERPOINTIS
Years
Old
WE’RE STILL
22 YEARS LATER...
Getting it Wrong!
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
UNFORTUNATELY ...
Problems with trademarks™ meant
it was re-named “PowerPoint”
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
SHOULD NOT BE
TREATED THE SAME
TOO MUCH INFO
USE HAND-OUTS
INSTEAD!
IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
SLIDES TOLD STORIES
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
EVERY SLIDETOLD A STORY
BUT...Something happened after
the Death of the Carousel
Slide Projector
1
We’ve Forgotten
to Tell Stories
1 2
We’ve Forgotten
to Tell Stories
We’ve Learnt to
Stuff Slides
THE AGEOF SLIDE STUFFING
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
WHY DO WE DO IT?
I DIDN’T ATTENDYOUR PRESENTATION TO READ,
YET YOU’RE FORCING ME TO ANYWAY
THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE EXPECT
THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE EXPECT
THIS IS HOWWE
PRESENTAT THE
BOARDROOM
LEVEL
THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE EXPECT
THIS IS HOWWE
PRESENTAT THE
BOARDROOM
LEVEL
WE EXPECTBULLET
POINTS!
Who sayswe have to present
like that?!
HOLD UP!WE DON’T NEED TO
BORE DIRECTORSWITH
BAD POWERPOINT
BAD DESIGN COSTS MONEY
“Good design is
good business”
~ Thomas J. Watson Jr.
WESTUFFOUR
SLIDES BECAUSE OF...
FEAR
SHORTON TIME
LACK OF CONFIDENCE
HOW DO WE
FIX IT?
2012 and We're STILL Using PowerPoint Wrong
USE IMAGES
INSTEAD
TELL AN
INTERESTING STORY
PREPARE
EARLY
BETTER
PRESENTATIONTRAINING
STOP STUFFING
START DESIGNING&
REQUIRE A
PRESENTATION?
VIEW OUR WORKVisual Presentations that Make an Impact
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