1) There are an estimated 300 million PowerPoint users worldwide who give 30 million presentations per day, with about half considered unbearable due to a lack of significance, structure, simplicity, and rehearsal.
2) Presentations should have significance by communicating why the topic matters, have structure using a clear problem-solution framework, and be simple with one clear point per slide and minimal text.
3) Rehearsal is critical to refine presentations and get feedback so they will work as intended when presented.
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1 argument
2 argument
3 argument
Memorable opening
Memorable closing
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29. You can tell this in...
l 5 minutes
l 15 minutes
l 45 minutes
It is scalable.
44. 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
Ditch stupid “rules”
45. 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
Ditch stupid “rules”
Cramped.
Boring.
46. Simple design rules*
One point per slide
Few matching colours
Very few fonts
Photos, not clipart
* pun intended