Death by PowerPoint

Seriously?You can do better

How most peopleuse PowerPoint

How most people look using PowerPoint

How most people feel about PowerPoint

PowerPoint should feel like this

PowerPoint could be the most

powerful tool on your computer…

but it’s not- Seth Godin

Life’s too short for death by PowerPoint

Do’s, Don’ts, Hacks, Tips,

Tricks, Tactics, & Techniques

for betterPowerPoint

presentation or conversationpresentation or conversation

nobody wants to watch you reading

bullets kill people

WHAT THE FONT?

One logo is enough

“If you feel tempted to use a picture of two hands shaking in front of a globe, put the pencil down, step away from the desk, and think about taking a vacation

or investigating aromatherapy.” – Nancy Duarte

Cut the Clip Art

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CONFUSION

TerribleMeaningful99%

suck

Charts & Graphs

Make charts & graphs Meaningful

1970 2009

Kids today consume 5 times more fast food than kids in 1970

You’resupersizing us

30% eat fast foodevery day

POW! BLAM!

ZING! WHOOSH!

SOCK!

NO SOUND EFFECTS or

ANIMATIONS!

keep it simple

stupid

Simple tips from:Seth Godin

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6 wordswords, words, words, words, words, words.

Simple tips from:Guy Kawasaki

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30 pt Font abcGuy Kawasaki

Simple method:Pecha Kucha

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20 seconds

6.6 minutes

step by step

decide where you’re going

write it down, and draw it up

Death By PowerPointUnplugged

outline

storyboard

Slides

Notes

Handoutsdeliverables3

Balancing content

Process

Ideas

Feelings

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Practice

check yourself

Find your voice

have fun

This slide show was downloaded and revised from http://www.slideshare.net/dbowman/death-by-powerpoint-2700589

Author David E. BowmanMarketing Manager, LUCRUMhttp://lucruminc.comhttp://davidebowman.com

Photo Credits

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