How NOT to make presentations

9 most common mistakes

#1: Come late

You should come earlier, prepare the equipment and start the presentation on time.

#2: Avoid eye contact

#3: Read directly from slides

People tend to put every word they are going to say on their slides. Although this eliminates the need to learn your talk by hearth, it surely makes your slides look too crowded and boring. You will loose your audience’s attention before you even reach the bottom of your…

#3: Read directly from slides

...(eeee) of your first slide.

Yes, that results in those strange pauses in the middle of the sentence while changing the slides.

#4: Don’t check your spelling

Meny people do not use the spel cheak while making their presentattions.

This is a BIG MISTAK!!!

There will surely be at least one person in the room who will spot all the errorors and laught at you.

#4: ...or grammar.

Remember about those tiny words: „articles” (a / an / the)

Do not translate every single word separately

English language has it’s rules!

#5: Bullet point everything you can

Avoid excessive bullet pointing. Mark only the most important things

so called „key points”. To many bullets make your presentation a bit of Chaotic.

#6: Use random colours and fonts

Luminescent backgrounds, funky fonts and different font sizes are a bad idea.

They lead to confusion, distraction and headaches.

Not to mention the fact, that it’s a bit unreadable, isn’t it?

#7: Give the charts as much detail as you can

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#8: Use lots of animations

Animations can help you mark the important things on you slide

But animating every single object on your slide really isn’t a good idea.

It makes your slides chaotic!

#9: Use the common language

Try to avoid the common language in your speech, dude.

Your buddies in the room could feel like treated without respect and get upset.

Thank you for your attention.

Happy „PowerPointing” in the future!

Any questions? ;)