getting away from bullet points
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Some easy-to-implement tips to transform boring bullet points into engaging content that helps you drive your point to your audience. It works in small group meetings as well as presentations to large audiences. Check out my blog : http://CompensationInsider.com if you are interested in Compensation & Benefits and want to receive free "technical" tips every other Sunday. I write 3 times per week, on various C&B, Performance Management, Emiratisation, Global Mobility and Governance topics.TRANSCRIPT
GETTING AWAY FROM BULLET POINTShttp://CompensationInsider.com
“Kill” boring bullet points lists
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You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint : Create the bullet list, select it and right-click :
Convert to SmartArt Choose the graphic form and customise it Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the
best for your content (see next slides) You can wrap the list around a picture or graph You can create a table
Ideal for pros/cons Also great for characteristics / categories / features /
benefits with a detailed list each
The tests in SmartArt
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You will see some very quick tests in the next slides.
Of course some of the graphics will be better suited to different types of lists : steps in a process / chronological / logical, independent points with or without a lot of attached text etc.
The idea is to show you a portion of what you can do when converting your list to SmartArt – have fun with your presentation and make it more impactful !
The solution : Increasing circle process
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Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArtChoose the graphic form and customise itDon’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
Ideal for pros/consAlso great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
You can create a table
The solution : Basic block listYou can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :• Create the bullet list• Select it and right-click : Convert
to SmartArt• Choose the graphic form and
customise it
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
You can create a table• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for characteristics /
categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Vertical Picture accent list
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to
SmartArt• Choose the graphic form and customise it• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your
content (see next slides)
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
You can create a table• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for characteristics / categories /
features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Alternating hexagons
You can transform your bullet list right
from within Powerpoint
:
Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArtChoose the graphic form and customise itDon’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can wrap the
list around a picture or
graph
You can create a
table
Ideal for pros/consAlso great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Picture caption list
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint • Create the bullet list,
select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form and customise it
• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can wrap the list around
a picture or graph
You can create a table• Ideal for
pros/cons• Also great for
characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Picture strips
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :•Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
•Choose the graphic form and customise it•Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
You can create a table• Ideal for pros/cons•Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Increasing arrows process
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :
Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArtChoose the graphic form and customise itDon’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
You can create a table
Ideal for pros/consAlso great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Segmented process
You can create a table
Ideal for pros / cons Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :Create the bullet list, select it
and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
Choose the graphic form and customise it
Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for
your content (see next slides)
The solution : Basic pie
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :•Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
•Choose the graphic form and customise it
•Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can wrap the list
around a picture or
graph
You can create a table•Ideal for pros/cons
•Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Gear
You can transform your bullet list
right from within Powerpoint :
• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form and customise it
• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)
You can wrap the
list around a picture or graph
You can create a
table
• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
The solution : Inverted pyramid
• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form and customise it
• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content
You can transform your bullet list right
from within Powerpoint :You can wrap the list
around a picture or
graph• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for
characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each
You can create a
table
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© Sandrine Bardot and CompensationInsider.com 2013
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