how not to suck at powerpoint

How NOT To Suck at

Powerpoint BAI + O&B Learning Session

February 12, 2014

Warning: This talk is for people who DON’T want to suck at Powerpoint

If you DO want to suck at Powerpoint,go ahead and doze off

Growth & Acquisition Manager, Xamun Inc.

MBA Major in Marketing, Asian Institute of Management Class of 2011

A former choirboy who once lost 80 lbs.

Burns Puzon

500++ powerpoint presentations created in the past decade

Seen ~3x that figure

Performed/hosted in countless concerts/events

Aboitiz loved me!

The Stats

First things

first An Introduction

Powerpoint is probably the best invention ever made – after the wheel (of course)

General Uses

•  Presentations•  Tutorials•  Animations/Videos•  Posters•  Vision Boards•  Flyers•  Family Trees (?)•  Convincing your parents to

buy a dog

Corporate Uses

•  Client pitches•  Client updates•  Management meetings•  Investor meetings•  Employee orientations•  Learning/training sessions

like this•  Convincing your boss to

buy a dog

examples

Your PurposeMessageAffiliation/OrganizationCurrent Skillset

The Bases

Their

TimeTarget Reaction

Knowledge of TopicMedia Device

Why care? You wouldn’t want to see your audience

look like one of these:

Here are 5 basic tips so you won’t suck at your next Powerpoint presentation>>>

Don’t Fret!

1 Look for

qUALITY

INVEST

TIME to study basic design

MONEY to buy images & fonts

ENERGY to grab great ideas

Don’t use $#*!FONTS!!!

Arial Comic Sans MS Courier New Lucida Console Microsoft Sans Serif Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana

are $#*! fonts

fontsquirrel.com is your best friend

Keep It

Simple

2

Use white space every once in a while.

Text Box Image/Graph

Take note of alignments and sizes.Make sure it looks tidy.

Use two font sizes or two font colors to highlight important bits of info in a piece of text instead of bold, italics, or underline

Whatever you do, don’t use them all in combination! (like what I just did!)

Create a collection of images that go together nicely

Choose a color scheme and stick with it, to have a cohesive look.

colourlovers.com is, uhm, lovely

pick colors much fasterwith the Eyedropper

Some additional color tips:

Use different sections, to help your audience break down the info better.

3 Use Visuals

Wisely

Stronger visuals deliver astronger message

flickr.com is a good source

For icons, there’sicondfinder.com

Image sources:

Don’t use $#*! IMAGES!!!

MicrosoftClip Art

Cheesy Stock Photos

ARE $#*! IMAGES

Avoid fancy animationsand transitions(unless you’re presenting to a bunch of kids)

hold some

info

4

Rule of thumb

If you’re going to put everything in the slides:1)  Open your presentation2)  Press Ctrl + P3)  Select how many copies

based on audience size4)  Pick up the printouts5)  Distribute to audience6)  Sit in the corner

Limit to 1 POINTper slide!!!

Always edit your slides and cut the irrelevant ones

Too much Too small

A quick note on data

PREP FOR

it

5

Most presentations suck because of little or no preparation

Basic Steps

1.  Think of you and your audience

2.  Pick theme, font, and color palette

3.  Write an outline of your points

4.  Make the slides5.  Edit slides6.  REHEARSE

86%Of execs claim that clear communication directly impacts their career and income*

25%Spend over 2 hours for important presentations*

*www.distinction-services.com  

Prepare,Don’t just WING IT

Hold some info

kEEp it simple

Look for quality

Use visuals wisely

PREP FOR it

recap

bpuzon@blastasia.com

Burns Puzon

@burns_puzon

Contact burns

Some Examples

The Good The Bad

& the ugly

*http://www.pcworld.com/article/203396/worlds_worst_powerpoint_presentations.html  

*http://www.pcworld.com/article/203396/worlds_worst_powerpoint_presentations.html  

*http://www.pcworld.com/article/203396/worlds_worst_powerpoint_presentations.html  

This presentation was inspired by“You Suck at Powerpoint” by Jesse Desjardinshttp://www.slideshare.net/

jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint