PPT on how to make PPT

500 million powerpoint users

30 million people are giving ppt everyday.
Why do our power points look the way they look?
 Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes
• Avoid • Many • Out
• Excessive • Bullet-Points • In fact ,
• Bullet- • And • The Term
• Pointing. • Your • “Bullet-Point”
• Only • Key • Comes From
• Bullet • Messages • People
• Key • Will • Guns at
• Points • NOT • Annoying
• Too • Stand • Presenters.
 If you got more than message, the chance is big that they will be
focussing on this one not that one or that one not this one.

Just make it simple for human beings. Have one message per slide,
we are extremely limited to understanding more there.
 Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes

1) People tend to put every word they are

going to say on their PowerPoint Slides.
Although this eliminates the need to
memorize your talk, ultimately this makes
your slides crowded, wordy and boring. You
will lose your audience’s attention before
even reaching the bottom of your….
 Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes

1) – continued first slide.

Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes
 Think Fast, Talk Smart
MAKING YOUR MESSAGES MEMORABLE
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APPROACH AUDIENCE CONTEXT STRUCTURE

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APPROACH
Think of speaking as Positive opportunity to share your
Ideas
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AUDIENCE
WHAT DOES AUDIENCE NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU?
 GIVE MESSAGE TO THEIR NEEDS

KNOWLEDGE EXPECTATIONS AT TITUDE

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CONTEXT
TIMING
TONE
LOCATION
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STRUCTURE
PEOPLE RECALL
STRUCTURED
I N F O R M AT I O N
40% BETTER
STRUCTURE HELPS YOU WHAT COMES NEXT
 STRUCTURE HELPS YOU WHAT COMES NEXT

PA S T – P R E S E N T – F U T U R E

PROBLEM – SOLUTION – BENEFIT

W H AT ? – S O W H AT ? – N O W W H AT ?
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APPROACH AUDIENCE CONTEXT STRUCTURE

If you get the message right and
you communicate it effectively,
you can make a Big Difference.
Amount of slides in your powerpoint has
ne ver been the PROBLEM

It is the amount of objects per slide which

has been the PROBLEM
 BAD COLOR SCHEMES
Clashing background and font colors lead to
• D i s t ra c ti o n
• Confusion
• Headache
• Nausea
• Vo m i ti n g
• Loss of Bladder Control
Bright background
Dark background
Use big graphics and big fonts
Use big graphics and big fonts
Use big graphics and big fonts
Use big graphics and big fonts
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