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death by
powerpoint
1999
Standard templates
(like the ones found in Powerpoint)
are fugly and don’t communicate, they KILL!
o u r a u d i e n ce
at 6 5% o f y r e d
m b e r t h lu n c h , b o
Reme r b c o m a a f te r
t o
wil l b e i n c a I t’s yo u r j o b
a b ou t s ex .
or thinking awake by making your
snap them killer one.*
first slide a
2,383 peop
le ‘love’ thi
s one
Or use colors found in popular
websites or magazines.
p re s e nt at io n to y o u
If I was giving this at e 9 0 % o f t h e text
face-to-face I would elim in
When someone puts all their text in their
presentation i’m like:
t ’s t h e p o in t o f
“Dude?! Wha
! J u s t em a il m e y o u r
being here?
s a n d I’l l re a d it o n
slide
im e w it h o u t y o u.”
my own t
Oh ya, and bullet points are so old-school.
(more on this later)
ditch the
notes
you don’t need them
Instead use images to
remind you of each point.
royalty
Your
free
own
(paid)
See, thi
s
more se is much
using bu xier than
creative llet poin
ts
commons screenshots
(free!)
, where to find them: what it looks like:
iStockphoto.com. For a
few $$ get professional
royalty photos or illustrations
that you can use without
-free having to pay royalties.
(paid)
Perfect for a cohesive
professional look.
or Command-Shift-4 on Mac
to copy a selected area.
h at c o n d it io n y o u ’r e
s lo go s s p e c if y u n d e rw u
These t o f t he t im e all yo
e d to u s e t h e w or k . Mos r.
allow le c re d it t o it s c r e a to
d to d o is a d d a s im p
nee
there are 2 ways to
add credits:
Seriously dude,
nobody’s office looks like that.
(unless you work in an office of cheezy models)
this is c
ool!
75+ words/slide
= document
@nancyduarte
few things about fonts:
never use more
than 2-3 styles.
(it’s not cute)
your best bet is to
keep it in the
family
blinking,
blinking
sparkling or
g
g
n
twirling
w i rl
liliinng text is
t wir
ir
t
just not cool
tw
but adding a slight
rotation to text or images
makes your slides a little more
i n t e r est i n g
but go easy tiger,
don’t overdo it.
5.
use
CRAP
Contrast
the most
important
Repetition
acronym
in design
Alignment
Proximity
WHAT IT mEANS:
Contrast
Text and images that are all the same size *First coined by
and style is extremely boring and not Robin Williams
(no not that one)
communicative. Add some contrast to make
it interesting.
Repetition
Repeat colors, fonts and images throughout
your presentation for a cohesive feel
(remember color mix?). Each new topic
slide should have related styles so that your
audience knows you are moving onto a new
point.
Alignment
Text and images on each slide should be
visually connected. Nothing should be out
of place.
Proximity
Related elements should be grouped
together
what it
looks like:
Contrast examples
G o o d c o nt r as t c a n
yo u r s lid e s lo o k
make ize d
c r is p a n d o r g a n
Repetition examples
eti t i o n of d e s ig n
Rep
elements givesk a
cohesive loo
ALIGNMENT examples
p, a d d s o m e
Line it u ke su r e
paddin g a n d m a
a re sy m m e t ri c a l
elements
You can take some
matching photos
yourself...
Or purchase collections
on iStockphoto. This one
is called ‘Gorilla Guy’.
This looks awesome.
proximity examples
i m i l a r o r re l at e d
group s g e t h e r
ele me n t s t o
o h c r a p !
Always double-check your design
work with these principles:
Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity.
6.
6.
USE
USE VIDEO
VIDEO
videos are cool
But keep it short, simple & relevant.
2-3 min is good, 30 seconds is best.
and save yourself
from the awkward
silence and always
preload your videos.
To avoid waiting for videos to load I like to
record a YouTube clip and edit it down to
only the bits I want to show and then
I embed in my slides.
Works 100% of the time with no waiting!
e e n flow fo r t h is
I use scr
Here I recorded a YouTube video and
removed the sound and had it play
automatically when I advanced slides.
This allowed me to talk over the video and
give a narrative which included a
Facebook page + Youtube clip
(In the presentation world
this is like George Lucas type stuff)
7.
SHARE
YOUR
WORK
Save a tree
Upload your presentation to SlideShare.net.
This allows your audience to download a PDF
version and also share via Twitter and Facebook.
t s e le c te d as t h e to p
If you ge e d a y y o u get
presentatio n o f t h
t ant fa m e a n d g lo r y.
ins
Use bit.ly so you can track
where and how your
presentation is being shared.
Afraid of someone
‘stealing’ your
presentation?
Unless you’re dealing with top secret stuff don’t be.
more:
slideshare.com/globalgossip
credits: made using
keynote /
total
cost= $0
photos:
websites:
1. flickr/One more night at the club/Irina Souiki
istockphoto.com
2. flickr/good news...and bad news/Shira Golding
colorlovers.com
2.flickr/Steve Jobs/dfarber
skitch.com
3.flickr/Audience/kurafire
screenflow.com
5. flickr/Neptune Statue/Fraochsidhe
flickr.com
9. cannes lions 2010/jessedee
noteandpoint.com
13. flickr/skittles/davidjmarland
slideshare.net
17. flickr/Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close/matt.hintsa
17. cannes lions 2010/jessedee
THANKS:
25. flickr//Bert and Ernie/See-ming Lee Alex G. for sitting across from me and swearing so
28.flickr/Vuiton Champs Elysées Shop/Little_Grizzly loud every day at Powerpoint, you’ve inspired me to
28.flickr/ Got Beer?/a4gpa create this preso. Pete O., for letting me be your
31. flickr/Can you read this, Luke Skywalker?/Stéfan sidekick, you’re a legend. Dean J., for letting me steal
your headline styles, they seem to work really well.
38. flickr/Toilet Trained/Anda74 Elizabeth G. you thaught me all the CRAP I needed
49.flickr/presentation/ Eggplant to know when I was a young little brat. ATEC crew,
52. flickr/new york sunset/jerryfergusonphotography you’re all such an amazing bunch of people, how lucky
54. flickr/Domo asusta a Danbo/GViciano was I to come to Australia as a backpacker and end up
working in such an amazing part of the world for 4
58. flickr/Fussel reviewing/Faustenator years, thanks for your all support. To the people out
62- flickr/exit sign in the commonwealth/joeybaltimore there sharing this stuff on Facebook and Twitter, thank
65. flickr/Steve Jobs Keynote/acaben you! I wish i could invite you over for dinner one night.
62. flickr/jay-z/richie preiss And to Mum & Dad, cause they’re just the best.