Powerpoint

How Not To Do It !

Mike Stokes

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Leave Nothing To Chance

Check your props BEFORE starting the

presentation !

Careful with colours

Careful with colours

Careful with colours

Careful With Colours

Keep things simple, clear and not distracting

When You Start With A Heading

Try to resist the temptation

Of using far too many different font stylesAnd too many different font sizes

It makes the chart difficult to read

And just irritates the readerTry to use just 2 fonts per slide, maximum 3And make things easy for the reader

Sometimes A Good Slide

can be completely ruined

by unnecessary use of animation

this just distracts and irritates the reader

it is also a bit old-fashioned now

so keep it to a minimum

Keep It SimpleSometimes, in an attempt to impress our audience with our knowledge, we fall into the trap of putting far too much information on a slide. This makes the slide very difficult to read, and understand. Pretty soon the audience will switch off – and of course while they are reading, they are not listening to what you are saying. So keep the slides brief and only use them to support what you are saying.

Keep It Simple

• Avoid using too much information

• Make it easy to read

• Keep it brief

• It supports what you are saying

Keep It Legible

Don’t squash lots of text in, so that no-one can read it

Don’t squash lots of text in, so that no-one can read it

Keep It Legible

Don’t let your template branding get in the way of the all-important text

on the slide

Pictures ?

Only if relevant and supporting the talk

Diagrams ?

If they are clear and help to make a point

Videos ?

Only if they work !

What Makes A Good Slide ?

• Simple but effective use of colour

• Easy-to-read font sizes

• Modest use of animation

• No more than 6 brief bullet points

And maybe a strap-line

How Not To Do It

Do not forget to check that all your equipment works

beforehand

How Not To Do It

Do not stand between the projector and the screen

How Not To Do It

Do not stand reading your slides with your back to the room

Especially if there is quite a lot of text on each slide

How Not To Do It

Do not place your notes where you cannot easily read them

And Finally ....

Don’t forget to remind them who you are ....

Thank You

Mike Stokes

www.thebusinessclublincs.co.uk