PowerPoint Tips for Professionals
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This document summarizes tips for creating effective PowerPoint presentations without relying on templates or unnecessary effects. It recommends starting with the core message or reason for the presentation. Visuals should tell the story in a way that moves the narrative forward in a clear sequence. Font sizes should be large, around 30 points, and bullet points should be used sparingly if at all. Transitions and animations should only be used if they enhance understanding rather than just for their own sake. The goal is to engage the audience rather than put them to "PowerPoint hell."
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- 1. PowerPoint Tips for Professionals or: How I Learned to Stop Using Templates and Love Power Point Presented by: C. Todd Smith
- 5. Sound familiar? PowerPoint hell is the tedium some people report on sitting through PowerPoint visual presentations that are too long and complex, making excessive use of the softwares features and when the presenter just reads from the slides. Source: Wikipedia
- 7. Beware of the template trap
- 8. BULLETS ARE FOR GUNS NOT FOR PRESENTATIONS
- 9. Memberships and Affiliations Admitted to The Florida Bar 1994 United States District Court, Middle District of Florida Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers American Trial Lawyer Association Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association Orange County Bar Association Guardian Ad Litem Volunteer, Orlando Legal Aid Society
- 10. Cutting and Pasting Trap On June 24, 2010, Plaintiff, JANE DOE, was the operator of a motor vehicle in Seminole County, Florida that was struck from behind by a vehicle being operated by John Smith, who was at fault for the motor vehicle accident. At all material times, including June 24, 2010, John Smith was insured by United Services Automobile Association, who tendered the limits of his bodily injury liability coverage on or about March 17, 2011. SOUTHERN-OWNERS insured Plaintiff under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy, including underinsured and/or uninsured motorist coverage.
- 12. (If you were watching this in Power Point you would love this awesome looking, but totally useless, transition effect.) THE SHRED EFFECT
- 13. (If you were watching this in Power Point you would love this even more awesome looking, but totally useless, transition effect.) THE CHECKERBOARD EFFECT
- 14. (You get it, right? If you were watching this in Power Point, this effect would blow your mind.) THE HONEYCOMB EFFECT
- 16. Wrong Font and Too much Text The majority of the presentations that I see have text in a ten point font. As much text as possible is jammed into the slide, and then the presenter reads it. However, as soon as the audience figures out that youre reading the text, it reads ahead of you because it can read faster than you can speak. The result is that you and the audience are out of synch. The reason people use a small font is twofold: first, that they dont know their material well enough; second, they think that more text is more convincing. Total bozosity. Force yourself to use no font smaller than thirty points. I guarantee it will make your presentations better because it requires you to find the most salient points and to know how to explain them well. If thirty points, is too dogmatic, the I offer you an algorithm: find out the age of the oldest person in your audience and divide it by two. Thats your optimal font size. - Guy Kawasaki Read more: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2005/12/the_102030_rule.html#ixzz1dKyrGkCe
- 17. BAD CLIP ART AND ANIMATIONS
- 20. Start with Why People arent interested in what you do, theyre interested in why you do it. -Simon Sinek
- 21. TELLING the STORY: Act I begins a story by setting up all of the key story elements, including the setting, the main character, a conflict, and the desired outcome. Act II drives the story forward by picking up on the conflict in Act I and developing it through the actions and reactions of the main character in response to changing conditions. Act III ends the story by framing a climax and a decision that the main character must face to resolve the situation. Source: Cliff Atkinson, Sociable Media
- 22. Use visuals
- 23. 5:45 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Mother leaves for Employees arrive Child is is dropped work at Daycare off by his father and signed in. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Diaper changed Employee A reported to Employee A claims according to diaper be the primary caregiver she woke the baby chart of child but she later says to clean him and Employee takes out Employee B was the discovers burn trash primary caregiver that injuries morning. 9:58 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:40 a.m. Daycare calls Father arrives at 911 finally called Mother and she daycare, calls and OCFD Rescue calls her father. Mother, and insists dispatched at that 911 be called. 10:41
- 24. Guy Kawasakis 10/20/30 Rule 10 slides 10 20 minutes 30 point font (30, 20, ) 10 Click for Guy's Blog Post
- 25. www.prezi.com
- 26. TECH
- 27. Get to know the ribbon in Office 2010
- 28. Office.com
- 33. Dont be boring.
- 34. Shortcuts: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/powerpoint-help/keyboard-shortcuts- for-use-while-creating-a-presentation-in-powerpoint-2010- HP010336519.aspx Death by PowerPoint: http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/biztools/article.php/684871/D eath-By-Powerpoint.htm Really bad PowerPoint Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/01/really_bad_powe.ht ml Tips: http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/powerpoint_tips.html http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/ Portability Office web apps: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps?WT.mc_id=PPT_WebApp
- 35. C. Todd Smith www.ctoddsmith.com Download this presentation at: 際際滷share.net/ctoddsmith