death by powerpoint - redesigned
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Based on Alexei Kapterev's Death by PowerPoint, which inspired me a whole lot. I was so moved to redesign the pages and make them a little more interesting.TRANSCRIPT
a letter to presentation killers
content based on
Alexei Kapterev’sdeath by powerpoint
www.kapterev.com
There are 300 millionPowerPoint users in the world*
*estimate
They do presentations each day*
30 million
*estimate
About
presentations are going on right now*30 million
*estimate
50% of them are unbearable*
*conservative estimate
LOTS of peopleare killing each otherwithNOW...whew!
bad presentations.
They are all DEAD! Well, almost.
Let’s make the worlda better place.a better place.
Why are they doing this
?!
Research shows:
Research shows:Bullets don’t kill people
Research shows:People kill people
Research shows:Unintentionally
Yet
Research shows:regularly
Mainly due to lack of...
Significance Structure
Simplicity Rehearsal
Significance1
To “pass the information”?Your boss told you to?Or to make ?meaning
Why do you present?
&why it to you?mattersWhat’s the subject
significance passion
attentionaction
How presentations work
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.....
..........
.....
.....
creates
attr
acts
leads to
check yourselfAre you ?passionate
this is passion
this is passion
Can’t find the meaning?
Don’t present.
STRUCTURE
Structure is how you place the of your story.building blocks
Q: What structure to use?
a: Any – as long as it is:
Convincing Memorable
S c a l a b l e
Structure choices
Problem
PathwayPathway
Solution
Structure choices
Problem
solutionsolution
reasoning
Give supporting your point.
3-4 reasons
They will not rememberMORE ANYWAY.
SIMPLICITY3
Everything should be made but not simpler
assimple as possible“ “
EINSTEN
Apparently,
being simpleis not simple.that
LETS SEE SOME EXAMPLES
DON'T WORRY, TRYING TO READ WOULDN’T REALLY HELP
hey, we’ve got connection!
POWERPOINT HELPS TOPOWERPOINT HELPS TO
POWERPOINT HELPS TO:
Visualize ideas
Create key points
POWERPOINT HELPS TO:
impress
POWERPOINT HELPS TO:
PrompterHandoutsData dumps
they use it as:
People read faster than you speak.
This means you are useless
0.00 per Slide
Break it into several
It’s free
How much is an extra slide?
One simple point?
What’s the point?
Remove everything else.
Well, some arejust hopeless.
Do you remember the rule:7 lines per slide or less7 words per line or less?Well, it is just plain stupidIf you follow this “rule”You get a slide like this
Ditch stupid “rules”
Do you remember the rule:7 lines per slide or less7 words per line or less?Well, it is just plain stupidIf you follow this “rule”You get a slide like this
cramped.
boring
Ditch stupid “rules”
Photos, not clipart
Simple design rules*
One point per slide Few matching colours
Very fonts
1
few
less text
less text
MORE IMAGERY
less text
WILD IMAGERYMORE IMAGERY
But what if I need to
send or print the slides?
Write a document
the rule is simple !!!
Print with notes
Inform with little text*
p
* yes you can
Rehearsal
It will never work completely for the first time. Trust me!
you presentation receipient
feedback
Go get some
No audience? Present to thefurniture. But Try it.aloud.
Check the room and equipment.
All this leads to...
wow*great stuff!
Re-designed by
EZE IKEDIbe.net/kasidyray