PowerPoint Psychology Tips for AMAZING PowerPoint Presentations

PRESENTING

IDEAS

STEP 1Why shouldthey care?(what’s in it for them?)

Announce the topic!

STEP 2

Discuss Details

Complicated?

Repeat steps 1 & 2

SignpostIndicate direction

STEP 3

STEP 4?INFORMATION GO HERE

TELL

THEM

WHAT

TO

remember

IDEASPRESENTING

1.Why should they care?2.Announce the topic.3.Give the details.4.Tell them what to remember!

Reporting?What’s the best way to report?

S.T.A.R.R.1.Situation: The situation was…”

2.Task: “So, I was tasked with…”

3.Action: “So, I took these actions…

4.Results: “Here are the results…”

5.Recommendation: “So, I recommend…”

BAD POWERPOINT

Let’s Talk About All This• People can only think about one thing at a

time.• You love seeing lots of bullets, right?• What was that first point again?• You read faster than I talk,– That’s why you’ve already read this.

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PowerPoint, It’s not you. It’s me.

Actually, it is you.

I read faster than you talk…

BORED

HANDOUTS!ARE GOOD

PowerPointis not a good handout

WHAT ABOUT DATA?

SALES FIGURES, JULY 2010

SALES FIGURES, JULY 2010• James: 36,245• Dunn: 31,475• Carrie: 33,427• Smith: 39,795• O’Brian: 35,359

SALES PROJECTION FIGURES, 2013

PROJECTED INCREASE: 8.5%CURRENT MONTHLY SALES: $176,031

PROJECTED MONTHLY SALES: $190,993

PROJECTED YEARLY SALES: $2,291,923

SALES FIGURES, JULY 2010

STRENGTHS OF POWERPOINT

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90%

HELP

PEOPLE

remember

ONETOPICPER SLIDE

What content should go on the slide?

PowerPoint is not the presenter, you are.The audience didn’t come to read your

slides. When used correctly, PowerPoint Provides

a visual hook for your audience. You provide the details and big picture.

TOO MUCH?

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amount of contentaudience en-gagement

We are all trained to communicate verbally.

We are not trained to communicate visually.

That’s why people write too much in PowerPoint.

TOO MUCH?

WRITING MORE DOESN’T HELP!

Does the content help them understand?

Do they need to remember the content?

WHAT GOES ON THE SLIDE?

IDEASPOWERPOINT

• Don’t read to them!• Help them remember.• What goes on a slide (rules)?

PowerPoint, WrittenHow big can paragraphs be?People will not read text-heavy slides. People start skipping when they see more than two lines.

Other Tips:No more than two paragraphs. Always use titles. Write no higher than 7th grade level.

3 lines lose 30% more users. Four lines loses 70%.

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design guidelines

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CLEAN DESIGN • Affect your impression• Make your message stand out• Make millions of dollars

• Affect your impression• Make your message stand out• Make millions of dollars

CLEAN DESIGN

• Affect your impression• Make your message stand out• Make millions of dollars

CLEAN DESIGN

• Affect your impression• Make your message stand out• Make millions of dollars

CLEAN DESIGN

Design Guidelines• Bigger is more important.• Align EVERYTHING!• Don’t cram: create space.

NON-DESIGNERS DESIGN BOOK

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MOST IMPORTANT:• Use the Presenter View. • One topic per slide. • Memorize the “goes on a slide” rules. • Follow design guidelines!

PowerPoint Psychology

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