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Death by PowerPoint (and how to fight it)
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There are 300 million PowerPoint
users in the world*
* estimate
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They do 30 million presentations each day*
* estimate
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About a million presentations are
going on right now*
* estimate
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50% of them are unbearable*
* conservative estimate
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LOTS of people are killing each other
with bad presentations.
NOW.
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They are all DEAD! Well, almost.
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Bad presentations
Bad presentations
Bad communicati
on
Bad communicati
on
Bad relations
Bad relations
Less salesLess sales
Less moneyLess
money
Less trainingLess
training
A vicious circle
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Let’s make the world a better place.
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Why are they doing it?!
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Bullets don’t kill
people
People kill people
Unintentionally
Yet regularly
Research shows:
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Mainly due to lack of...
Significanc
e
Structure
Simplicity
Rehearsal
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Significance
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To “pass the
information”?
Your boss told you to?
Or to make meaning?
Why do you present?
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What’s the subject and why does it matter to
you?
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Significance creates
passion
Passion attracts
attention
Attention leads to action
How presentations work
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Are you passionate?
Check yourself.
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This is passion.
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This is passion.
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This is passion.
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This is not.
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Can’t find the meaning? Don’t present.
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Structure
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Structure is how you place the building blocks of your story.
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Give 3-4 reasons supporting your point.
They will not remember more
anyway.
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}45 minute
s
1 argument
2 argument
3 argument
Memorable opening
Memorable closing
1 More details...
2 More details...
3 More details...
1 More details...
2 More details...
3 More details...
1 More details...
2 More details...
3 More details...
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You can tell this in...
5 minutes 15 minutes 45 minutesIt is scalable.
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Simplicity
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Everything should be made as simple as possible but not
simpler.“ ”
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Apparently, being simple is not that simple.Will give you some
examples.
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Visualize ideas
Create key points
Impress
PowerPoint helps to:
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Prompter
Handouts
Data dumps
They use it as:
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Too much textCan it be said instead of written? Is there a visual that can convey the same information? Use no more than six lines, with each line containing no more than six words. Too much information per slideEach slide should convey one main idea. The audience should be able to take in the visual in 20 seconds or less. Information relevant to another idea should be moved to another slide. Irrelevant details should be excluded altogether. Small text No text should be small that 24 pt, including text in an imported figure. If the figure text is not important, Photoshop it out. White or bright backgroundsUse light (not white) text on a dark background to minimize visual fatigue.Inconsistent fonts/colors/backgroundsUsing consistent fonts/colors/backgrounds keeps the focus on your science.Absent labeling of graphical representationsMake sure each figure includes sufficient labeling for the audience to make sense of it, including axis labels for graphs.Too many slidesPresent only the ideas and science necessary to tell your story, not every experiment you have ever done. A 15 min presentation should have 10-12 slides. Unnecessary animationAnimation should only be used to focus your audience’s attention. Revealing one lane of a gel at a time as you discuss an experiment is appropriate. Swirling in every figure is not.Red/green heatmaps or other visualsRemember that those who are red/green colorblind cannot interpret figures that rely on distinguishing red and green. Use blue and yellow instead.
People read faster than you
speak.
This means you are useless.
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How much is an extra slide?
$0.00. Zero Dollars.
Break it in several. It’s free.
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What’s the point?
One simple point?
Remove everything else.
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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
Ditch stupid “rules”
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Ditch 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
Cramped.
Boring.
Cramped.
Boring.
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Simple Design Rules
One point per slide
Few matching
colours
Very few fonts
Photos, not clipart
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Less text.
More imagery.
Wild imagery.
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But what if I need to send or print the slides?
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Write a document
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Make 2 sets of slides
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Print with notes
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Inform with little text*
* yes you can
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Rehearsal
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It will never work completely for the first
time. Trust me.
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YOU PRESENTATION RECIPIENT
Feedback. Go get some.
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No audience? Present to the furniture. But aloud.
Try it.
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Check the room and equipment.
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Presentation checklist
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All this leads to...
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Wow*
* great presentations