how not to suck at powerpoint
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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
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