how to avoid death by powerpoint

How To AvoidDeath By PowerPointA no-nonsense guide to common presentation crimes

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You’re the presenter, not PowerPointPeople don’t come to watch a slideshow.

They want to hear and see you tell them something.

Quit using PowerPoint as a crutch!

Stop reading from your slidesIf you’re going to read from your slides then why turn up at all?

You might as well just hand out your presentation to the audience and be done with it.

Stop filling your slides with crapDon’t post up stuff that just repeats what you’ll be saying anyway

Ditch the clip-artIf you’ve got a photo or a chart you need to show, that’s fine.

Don’t fill your slides with lightbulbs, people shaking hands, archery targets, etc.

Guns don’t kill people, bullet points doIf you list is long enough to need bullet points then it’s too long for your slide.

Break it up into several slides, speak it or ditch it.

Give a damnA whole bunch of people have gone out of their way to see you.

Make it worth it for them.

Tell them something they really need to know.

Engage with your audienceYou’re not an automata and neither are they.

Make it a conversation, not a lecture.

Talk to the front row, ask them a question, do a ParticiPoll poll.

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Audience polling for PowerPoint