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Death by PowerPoint(and how to fight it)
Death by PowerPoint(and how to fight it)
By: Zeinab Nasrollahy
There are 300 millionPowerPoint users
in the world.
They do 30 million
presentationseach day
About a millionpresentations aregoing on right now
50% of them are
unbearable
LOTS of peopleare killing each otherwith bad presentations.
NOW.
They are all DEAD! Well, almost.
Badpresentati
onsBad
communication
Badrelations
Lesssales
Lessmoney
Lesstraining
A vicious circle
Let’s make
the world
a bette
r place
.
Why are they doing it?!
Bullets don’t kill people People kill people Unintentionally Yet regularly
Research shows:
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Why do you present?
. To “pass the information”?
. Your boss told you to?
maybe as a class project? (like me). Or to make meaning?
What’s the
subject and
why it matter
s to you?
Can’t findthe meaning?
Don’t present.
Give 3-4 reasons supporting your
point.
Memorable opening1 argument
2 argument
3 argument
Memorable closing
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45Minute
s
You can tell this in... 5 minutes
15 minutes 45 minutes
It is scalable
Everything should be made assimple as possible but not simpler.
Fundamental problem?
Visualize ideas
Create key points
Impress
PowerPoint helps to:
How much is an extra slide?$0.00. Zero Dollars.Break it in several. It’s free.
Stupid “rules”
Do you remember the rule:7 lines per slide or less
7 words per line or less?
Well, it is just plain stupid
If you follow this “rule”You get a slide like this!
Simple design rules
One point per slideFew matching colorsVery few fontsPhotos, not clipart
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No audience? Present to the
furniture. But aloud. Try it.
Check the room
and equipment.
All this leads to...
Wow
An Adaptation of
Alexei Kapterev(pdf file)