This document discusses how to avoid "death by PowerPoint" and give effective presentations. It notes that about a million presentations are occurring right now, with 50% being unbearable due to a lack of significance, structure, simplicity, and rehearsal. It emphasizes establishing significance by connecting the presentation topic to the audience's interests and passions. For structure, it recommends using a memorable three-part structure and limiting supporting points to three or four. For simplicity, it advises using one main point per slide, simple designs, fewer words, and more images. It also stresses the importance of rehearsing and getting feedback.
25. Q: What structure to use?
A: Any – as long as it is:
Convincing
Memorable
Scalable
26. Structure choices
Problem – Pathway – Solution
Problem – Solution – Reasoning
Fancy stuff (if it makes sense)
27. Give 3-4 reasons
supporting your point.
They will not remember
more anyway.
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Memorable closing
29. You can tell this in...
l 5 minutes
l 15 minutes
l 45 minutes
It is scalable.
44. Ditch stupid “rules”
l Do you remember the rule:
l 7 lines per slide or less
l 7 words per line or less?
l Well, it is just plain stupid
l If you follow this “rule”
l You get a slide like this
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46. Simple design rules*
One point per slide
Few matching colours
Very few fonts
Photos, not clipart
* pun intended