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De
ath
by P
ow
erP
oin
t (a
nd h
ow
to fig
ht it)
Ale
xei K
apte
rev
There
are
30
0 m
illion
Pow
erP
oin
t use
rs in
the w
orld
*
* e
stimate
They d
o 3
0 m
illion
pre
senta
tions
ea
ch
da
y*
* e
stimate
About a
millio
n
pre
senta
tions a
re
goin
g o
n rig
ht n
ow
*
* e
stimate
50%
of th
em
are
un
be
ara
ble
*
* co
nse
rvativ
e e
stimate
LO
TS
of p
eople
are
killin
g e
ach
oth
er
with
bad p
rese
nta
tions.
NO
W.
They a
re a
ll DE
AD
! Well, a
lmost.
Bad
pre
senta
tions
Bad
com
munica
tion
Bad
rela
tions
Less
sale
s
Less
money
Less
train
ing
A v
icio
us c
ircle
Let’s m
ake th
e w
orld
a b
ette
r pla
ce.
Wh
y a
re th
ey d
oin
g it?!
Bulle
ts don’t k
ill people
People
kill p
eople
U
nin
tentio
nally
Yet re
gula
rly
Re
se
arc
h s
ho
ws:
Ma
inly
du
e to
lack
of...
Sig
nifica
nce
Stru
cture
Sim
plicity
Rehearsa
l
Sig
nific
an
ce
l To
“pass th
e in
form
atio
n”?
l Y
our b
oss to
ld y
ou to
?
l O
r to m
ake m
ea
nin
g?
Wh
y d
o y
ou
pre
se
nt?
What’s th
e su
bje
ct and
why it m
atte
rs to
you?
Sig
nifica
nce
create
s passio
n
Passio
n a
ttracts a
ttentio
n
Atte
ntio
n le
ads to
actio
n
Ho
w p
rese
nta
tion
s w
ork
Are
you p
assio
na
te?
Check
yourse
lf.
This is p
assio
n.
This is p
assio
n.
This is p
assio
n.
This is n
ot.
Can’t fin
d
the m
eanin
g?
Do
n’t p
rese
nt.
Stru
ctu
re
Stru
cture
is how
you p
lace
the
bu
ildin
g b
lock
s o
f your sto
ry.
Convin
cing
M
em
ora
ble
Sca
lable
Q: W
hat stru
cture
to u
se?
A: A
ny –
as lo
ng a
s it is:
Pro
ble
m –
Path
way –
Solu
tion
Pro
ble
m –
Solu
tion –
Reaso
nin
g
Fa
ncy
stuff (if it m
akes se
nse
)
Stru
ctu
re c
ho
ice
s
Giv
e 3
-4 re
aso
ns
supportin
g y
our p
oin
t.They w
ill not re
mem
ber
more
anyw
ay.
}45
min
ute
s
1 a
rgum
ent
2 a
rgum
ent
3 a
rgum
ent
Mem
ora
ble
openin
g
Mem
ora
ble
closin
g
1 M
ore
deta
ils...
2 M
ore
deta
ils...
3 M
ore
deta
ils...
1 M
ore
deta
ils...
2 M
ore
deta
ils...
3 M
ore
deta
ils...
1 M
ore
deta
ils...
2 M
ore
deta
ils...
3 M
ore
deta
ils...
Yo
u c
an
tell th
is in
...
l 5
min
ute
s
l 1
5 m
inute
s
l 4
5 m
inute
s
It is scala
ble
.
Sim
plic
ity
Every
thin
g sh
ould
be m
ade a
s sim
ple
as p
ossib
le b
ut n
ot sim
ple
r.“
”
Appare
ntly, b
ein
g sim
ple
is n
ot th
at sim
ple
.W
ill giv
e y
ou so
me e
xam
ple
s.
Do
n’t w
orry
: kn
ow
ing
the
la
ng
ua
ge
do
esn
’t rea
lly h
elp
.
No
tice
co
ol b
ack
gro
un
d.
He
y, w
e’v
e g
ot D
AT
A!
Th
is o
ne
’s m
y fa
vo
rite.
Fu
nd
am
en
tal p
rob
lem
?
Visu
alize
ideas
Cre
ate
key p
oin
ts
Im
pre
ss
Po
we
rPo
int h
elp
s to
:
P
rom
pte
r
H
andouts
D
ata
dum
ps
Th
ey u
se
it as:
People
read fa
ster th
an y
ou sp
eak.
This m
eans y
ou a
re u
se
less.
How
much
is an e
xtra
slide?
$0
.00
. Ze
ro D
olla
rs.
Bre
ak it in
severa
l. It’s free.
What’s th
e p
oin
t?
On
e s
imp
le p
oin
t?
Rem
ove e
very
thin
g e
lse.
Well, so
me a
re
just h
opele
ss.
l D
o y
ou re
mem
ber th
e ru
le:
l 7
lines p
er slid
e o
r less
l 7
word
s per lin
e o
r less?
l W
ell, it is ju
st pla
in stu
pid
l If y
ou fo
llow
this “ru
le”
l Y
ou g
et a
slide lik
e th
is
Ditc
h s
tup
id “
rule
s”
l D
o y
ou re
mem
ber th
e ru
le:
l 7
lines p
er slid
e o
r less
l 7
word
s per lin
e o
r less?
l W
ell, it is ju
st pla
in stu
pid
l If y
ou fo
llow
this “ru
le”
l Y
ou g
et a
slide lik
e th
is
Ditc
h s
tup
id “
rule
s”
Cra
mped.
Borin
g.
Sim
ple
de
sig
n ru
les*
O
ne p
oin
t per slid
e
Fe
w m
atch
ing co
lours
V
ery
few
fonts
P
ho
tos, n
ot clip
art
* p
un in
tended
Less te
xt.
More
imagery.
Wild
imagery.
But w
hat if I n
eed to
se
nd
or p
rint th
e slid
es?
Write
a d
ocu
me
nt.
Th
e L
arg
est
Le
asin
g C
om
pa
nie
s
•H
ansa
Leasin
g
•РГ Лизинг
•Авангард-Лизинг
•Raiffe
isen L
easin
g
•ММБ-Лизинг
Make 2
sets o
f slides
Prin
t with
no
tes.
Info
rm w
ith little
text*
* y
es y
ou ca
n
Re
he
ars
al
It will n
eve
r work
com
ple
tely
fo
r the first tim
e. T
rust m
e.
YO
UPRESEN
TATIO
NRECEPIE
NT
Fe
ed
ba
ck. G
o g
et so
me.
No a
udie
nce
? Pre
sent to
the
furn
iture
. But a
lou
d. T
ry it.
Ch
eck th
e ro
om
and e
quip
ment.
Pre
se
nta
tion
ch
eck
list
All th
is le
ad
s to
...
Wo
w*
* g
reat p
rese
nta
tions
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xe
i Ka
pte
rev
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ore
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senta
tion
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n &
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lting
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