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Suck atPowerPoint!
You
5 shocking design Mistakes
you need to avoid
@jessedee
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People working in non-profits, government, schools and
cubicles all around the world hate PowerPoint,
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but it’s not PowerPoint that sucks.
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but it’s not PowerPoint that sucks.
It’s the speaker (you) who is responsible for
using it e!ectively.
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Your slides are there to support you and
unfortunately
if they suck, so do you.
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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.
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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.
So here are...
Ultimately one of my favourite ways to learn is from other people’s mistakes.
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5 shocking designmistakes youneed to avoid
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mISTAKE #1
toomuchinfo
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If you’re going to put word for word what you’re 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
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Putting all your points on one slide sucks.
The more your audience has to read the less they are listening to you.
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A good trick is to keep relevant points on the same slide.
This helps you with timing and ensures people don’t skip ahead.
POINT 1 POINT 2SUBPOINT
POINT 3SUBPOINTSUBPOINT
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E!ective communication is knowing what to cut out.
Be a merciless editor and
keep it relevant.
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While you’re at it...
Once or twice is ok. 30 times? That sucks.
Weʼre So BigInternational
Helping us grow!
Get rid of your logo on every slide.
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not enoughvisuals
mISTAKE #2
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take the time to find the right visuals.
There are endless sources of images on the web, which take you seconds to find.
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If you’re going to use standard Microsoft
clipart you suck.
iStockPhoto.com: best for royalty free images ($$$)
Flickr.com: best for Creative Commons images (free-ish*)
*with conditions
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But whichever visuals you use just remember to...
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If it’s unreadable, don’t use it.
Design for this guy.
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horriblequality
mISTAKE #3
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Pixelation sucks.
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Use high-quality images at their right sizes.
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With a bit of digging around it’s easy to find high-resolution media.
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Tahoma Microsoft Sans Serif
Arial Verdana
Courier New Times New Roman
Trebuchet MSLucida Console
Comic Sans MS
stay away from boring overly used fonts.
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Google ‘beautiful fonts’ and you’ll find handpicked fonts by some of
the best designers.
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ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE
mISTAKE #4
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Be mindful of things like spacing, white space and alignment.
POINT 1
POINT 2
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Having a consistent use of colors, images & alignment
gives a cohesive look to your presentation.
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Having a consistent use of colors, images & alignment
gives a cohesive look to your presentation.
It also helps to separate your presentation
into sections.
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Paying a small fee on iStockphoto gives you a nice collection of images that belong together.
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Always pick a color scheme. Preferably not one found
in PowerPoint.
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and the most common mistake...
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lackof prep
mISTAKE #5
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Most presentations suck because not enough time went into making them.
You need to gather and organize your content, create beautiful looking slides and rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
... and not the night before.
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tools I use to prep:
Planning usually starts 2 weeks before.
Phone to capture random ideas when I’m out of the o"ce.
Post-it® or paper to layout in the o"ce.
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Source: www.distinction-services.com
Top executives say:
Communicating with clarity directly impacts their career and income. 86%
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Top executives say:
25%
Communicating with clarity directly impacts their career and income. 86%
Spend more than 2 hours on “high-stakes’ presentations
Yet only
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An outstanding 1-hour presentation takes 30 hours or more of prep time.
most experts say:
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An outstanding 1-hour presentation takes 30 hours or more of prep time.
most experts say:
Shocking I know.
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But It’s all worth it.
Giving a presentation is your moment to shine, to influence and to spread ideas.
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But It’s all worth it.
Giving a presentation is your moment to shine, to influence and to spread ideas.
How much is that worth to you?
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If you’re uploading to slideshare a beautifully designed and well planned
presentation means the di!erence between 10 views and 100,000 views.
You’ll not only feel on top of the world, but you’ll also get to connect with amazing
people from all around it.
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If you’re uploading to slideshare a beautifully designed and well planned
presentation means the di!erence between 10 views and 100,000 views.
You’ll not only feel on top of the world, but you’ll also get to connect with amazing
people from all around it.
I’m in Cape Town, South Africa this week because of my presentations
on slideshare.
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If you’re uploading to slideshare a beautifully designed and well planned
presentation means the di!erence between 10 views and 100,000 views.
You’ll not only feel on top of the world, but you’ll also get to connect with amazing
people from all around it.
Putting in the time works.
I’m in Cape Town, South Africa this week because of my presentations
on slideshare.
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Design, don’t just slap something together.
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If your presentation sucks, don’t blame PowerPoint.
Design, don’t just slap something together.
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Too much info
NOT ENOUGHVISUALS
horrible QUALITY
ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE
LACK OF PREP
MISTAKES TO AVOID
RECAP:
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For a more practical guide + more resources on creating great presentations steal my other presentation.
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more you say?On Twitter
On Slideshare
thankyou!
Jesse Desjardins
@jessedee
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If you think this presentation doesn’t suck give it a thumbs up