Start here. The rest is just icing on the cake.

A helpful recipe for making better PowerPoint Presentations.

One idea per slide, people.

Not this

That dude in the back row who can’t read bullet 43 on slide one...yah...he’s not the problem. Cram too much content into one slide and you’ll

lose your audience quickly.

Simple graphics for a quick read.

Not thisAny idea what’s happening here?

(Didn’t think so.)

A big complex graphic isn’t going to keep them from daydreaming

about what’ll be on the lunch buffet. Hold their attention with graphics that are uncomplicated, impactful, and clear.

Give it a break or you’re gonna lose them.

Do this

Not this

blahblahblah...

blahblahahhh...!

Ok, maybe not kittens, but you get the point. Using header slides

to visually separate the content into sections adds natural breaks to longer presentations.

Keep control of your fonts.

They see thisYou see this

Financial Outlook

EARNINGSare at a record HIGH.

The forcast is strong and we should continue to move ahead in a position of

STRENGTH in the next quarter.

Financial Outlook

EARNING S

are at a record HIGH. The forcast is strong and we should continue to move ahead in a position of STRENGTH in the next quarter.

Sure, that font is fun. Until it defaults to Arial and your sentences fall off the slide. Sticking with commonly used fonts in your deck makes it easier to manage

and helps maintain it’s integrity.

Nix the extra clicks

with transitions.

Not thisDo thisConcept builds over 4 slides using built-in slide transitions

Complicated animations are difficult to manage.

(And make for lousy hand-outs.)

It can be painful to watch a huge graphic animate on, click...by painful

click. Animations can distract from your presentation. Use the built-in transitions

between slides before adding bling.

Templates are your new best friend.

like this

TITLE SECTION GRAPHIC TEXT 1

Keeping it fresh does not mean making every single slide

look completely different. Using just a few different slide styles will keep the focus on

the content.

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