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    People working in non-prots, government, schools and cubicles all around the world hate PowerPoint,

    but its not PowerPoint that sucks.

    but its not PowerPoint that sucks. Its the speaker (YOU) who is responsible for using it eectively.

    Your slides are there to support you and unfortunately if they suck, so do you.

    There are endless rules and books written on the topic by some very smart people. But there are lots of ways of designing a great looking presentation, and more than one opinion.

    There are endless rules and books written on the topic by some very smart people. But there are lots of ways of designing a great looking presentation, and more than one opinion. Ultimately one of my favourite ways to learn is from other peoples mistakes. So here are...

    5 shocking
    design mistakes you need to avoid

    too much info


    mISTAKE #1

    If youre going to put word for word what youre are going to say, hand over the slides and sit down buddy.
    BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

    Putting all your points on one slide sucks.


    The more your audience has to read the less they are looking at you.

    A good trick is to keep relevant points on the same slide. This helps you with timing and ensures people dont skip ahead.

    POINT 1

    POINT 2 SUBPOINT

    POINT 3 SUBPOINT

    Eective communication is knowing what to cut out.


    Be a merciless editor and

    keep it relevant.

    While youre at it Get rid of your logo on every slide. Once or twice is ok. 30 times? That sucks.

    Were So Big International

    Helping us grow!

    not enough visuals


    mISTAKE #2

    take the time to find the right visuals. There are endless sources of images on the web, which take you seconds to nd.

    iStockPhoto.com: best for royalty free images ($$$) Flickr.com: best for creative common images (free) If youre going to use Standard Microsoft clipart you suck.

    But whichever visuals you use just remember to...

    Design for this guy

    If its unreadable, dont use it.

    horrible quality

    mISTAKE #3

    Pixelation sucks

    Use high-quality images at their right sizes

    With a bit of digging around its easy to nd highresolution media

    stay away from boring overly used fonts

    Tahoma Microsoft Sans Serif Arial Verdana Courier New Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Lucida Console Comic Sans MS

    ALL-OVERTHE-PLACE
    mISTAKE #4

    Be mindful of things like spacing, white space and alignment.

    POINT 1

    POINT 2

    Having a consistent use of colors, images & alignment gives a cohesive look to your presentation.

    Having a consistent use of colors, images & alignment gives a cohesive look to your presentation.

    It also helps to separate your presentation into sections

    Always pick a color scheme. Preferably not one found in PowerPoint.

    and the most common mistake...

    lack of prep

    mISTAKE #5

    Most presentations suck because not enough time went into making them. You need to gather and organize your content, create nice looking slides and rehearse. ... and not the night before.

    Two tools I use to prep: Phone to capture random ideas when Im out of the oce

    Post-it or paper to layout in the oce Planning usually starts 2 weeks before the talk.

    Most experts seem to agree... an outstanding 1-hour presentation takes 30 hours or more of prep time.

    shocking i know. But Its all worth it. Giving a presentation is your moment to shine, your moment to inuence and to spread ideas.

    Design, dont just slap something together. If your presentation sucks, dont blame PowerPoint.

    RECAP AKES MIST OID: TO AV


    OT ENOUGH N VISUALS

    much info Too

    horrible QUALITY

    ALL-OVERTHE-PLACE

    LACK OF PREP

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