Death by PowerPoint
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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
Them
Us
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The Others
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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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20 minutes
30 pt Font abcGuy Kawasaki
Simple method:Pecha Kucha
20 slides
20 seconds
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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
Ideas
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FactsFactsTh
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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
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/annguyenphotography/3268547290/sizes/l/
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/powi/2185809467/sizes/o/