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People working in non-prots, government, schools and cubicles all around the world hate PowerPoint,
but its not PowerPoint that sucks. Its the speaker (YOU) who is responsible for using it eectively.
Your slides are there to support you and unfortunately if they suck, so do you.
There are endless rules and books written on the topic by some very smart people. But there are lots of ways of designing a great looking presentation, and more than one opinion.
There are endless rules and books written on the topic by some very smart people. But there are lots of ways of designing a great looking presentation, and more than one opinion. Ultimately one of my favourite ways to learn is from other peoples mistakes. So here are...
5 shocking
design mistakes you need to avoid
If youre going to put word for word what youre are going to say, hand over the slides and sit down buddy.
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A good trick is to keep relevant points on the same slide. This helps you with timing and ensures people dont skip ahead.
POINT 1
POINT 2 SUBPOINT
POINT 3 SUBPOINT
keep it relevant.
While youre at it Get rid of your logo on every slide. Once or twice is ok. 30 times? That sucks.
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take the time to find the right visuals. There are endless sources of images on the web, which take you seconds to nd.
iStockPhoto.com: best for royalty free images ($$$) Flickr.com: best for creative common images (free) If youre going to use Standard Microsoft clipart you suck.
horrible quality
mISTAKE #3
Pixelation sucks
Tahoma Microsoft Sans Serif Arial Verdana Courier New Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Lucida Console Comic Sans MS
Google beautiful fonts and youll nd handpicked fonts by some of the best designers
ALL-OVERTHE-PLACE
mISTAKE #4
POINT 1
POINT 2
Having a consistent use of colors, images & alignment gives a cohesive look to your presentation.
Having a consistent use of colors, images & alignment gives a cohesive look to your presentation.
Paying a small fee on iStockphoto gives you a nice collection of images that belong together.
lack of prep
mISTAKE #5
Most presentations suck because not enough time went into making them. You need to gather and organize your content, create nice looking slides and rehearse. ... and not the night before.
Two tools I use to prep: Phone to capture random ideas when Im out of the oce
Post-it or paper to layout in the oce Planning usually starts 2 weeks before the talk.
Most experts seem to agree... an outstanding 1-hour presentation takes 30 hours or more of prep time.
shocking i know. But Its all worth it. Giving a presentation is your moment to shine, your moment to inuence and to spread ideas.
Plus if youre uploading to slideshare a beautifully designed and well planned presentation means the dierence between 10 views and 100,000 views. Youll not only feel on top of the world, but youll also get to travel it.
Plus if youre uploading to slideshare a beautifully designed and well planned presentation means the dierence between 10 views and 100,000 views. Youll not only feel on top of the world, but youll also get to travel it.
Im in Cape Town, South Africa this week because of my presentations seen online
Design, dont just slap something together. If your presentation sucks, dont blame PowerPoint.
o f n i h c u m Too
horrible QUALITY
ALL-OVERTHE-PLACE
LACK OF PREP
For a more practical guide + more resources on creating great presentations steal my other presentation.
thank you
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