A tongue-in-cheek presentation with 3 tips to avoid being a PowerPoint criminal. These are slides from a humorous/informative speech I wrote for a recent Toastmasters meeting. I've modified the presentation since then so that it can stand on its own. Spanish Version (thanks to David Gomez): http://www.slideshare.net/mercadeobienpensado/no-sea-un-criminal-del-powerpoint

1. DON’T BE A
POWERPOINT
FE LON
3 PRESENTATION CRIMES
AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

2. WE’VE ALL
EXPERIENCED
DEATH BY POWERPOINT

4. CAUSING DEATH IS
MURDER

5. MURDER IS A
FELONY

6. SO…

7. DEATH BY
POWERPOINT IS A
F ELONY

8. HERE ARE

9. 3
HERE ARE

10. 3
HERE ARE
POWERPOINT
FELONIES TO
AVOID

11. 3
HERE ARE
POWERPOINT
FELONIES TO
AVOID
(AT ALL COST!)

12. YOU’VE SEEN
THIS BEFORE:

13. HOW TO BE AWESOME
1. BE FRIENDLY
2. WORK HARD
3. SAY THANK YOU

14. OUTLINE
≠
SLIDES

15. HOW TO BE AWESOME
PO INT
1. BE FRIENDLY
ER
OW HARD
P 2. WORK
FEL YOUONY
3. SAY THANK

16. INSTEAD, TRY THIS:

17. 1
ONE IDEA
PER SLIDE

18. THE REASON
FOR THIS IS,

19. PEOPLE GET
DISTRACTED

20. YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL READ
POINTS 2 AND 3
WHILE YOU’RE STILL
DISCUSSING POINT 1.

21. OR,
YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL RE-READ
POINTS 1 AND 2
WHILE YOU’RE
DISCUSSING POINT 3.

22. BULLET POINTS
• ARE
• FOR
• LISTS
• ONLY

23. USE BULLETS ONLY
WHEN YOU’RE
ACTUALLY LISTING
SOMETHING.

24. TYPES OF BIRDS
• EAGLE
• SPARROW
• ROBIN
• BLUEJAY
• PENGUIN

25. BUT THE NEXT TIME
YOU’RE TEMPTED TO
DO THIS…

26. HOW TO BE AWESOME
1. BE FRIENDLY
2. WORK HARD
3. SAY THANK YOU

27. …DO THIS…

28. HOW TO BE
1. BE FRIENDLY
AWESOME
2. WORK HARD 3. SAY THANK YOU

29. …INSTEAD.

30. KEEP EVERYONE ON
THE SAME PAGE.

31. JUST REMEMBER,

32. 1
ONE IDEA
PER SLIDE

33. ANOTHER THING I’M
SURE YOU’VE SEEN,

34. • FIRST, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE KIND
AND PERSONABLE TO
EVERYONE YOU MEET
EACH DAY.

35. THE PRESENTER PUTS
EVERYTHING THEY
WANT TO SAY ON
THEIR SLIDES,

36. AND THEN READS
THEM TO YOU.

37. ONE OF THEM
(THE SLIDES OR THE PRESENTER)
IS UNNECCESSARY.

38. • FIRST, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE KIND
ER PO INT
AND PERSONABLE TO
P OWEVERYONE YOU MEET
EACH DAY.
FEL ONY

39. INSTEAD, TRY THIS:

40. 2
ELIMINATE
TEXT

41. PEOPLE CAN
ONLY PROCESS
ONE STREAM
OF VERBAL INPUT
AT A TIME.

42. THEY’LL EITHER…

43. LISTEN TO YOU,

44. OR READ YOUR SLIDES.

45. ?
?
THEY CAN’T DO BOTH.

46. ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

47. ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

48. ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

49. ELIMINATE AS MUCH
TEXT AS YOU
POSSIBLY CAN

50. • FIRST, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE KIND
AND PERSONABLE TO
EVERYONE YOU MEET
EACH DAY.

51. BECOMES

52. Be Friendly

53. JUST REMEMBER,

54. 2
ELIMINATE
TEXT

55. AND FINALLY,

56. USING A SLIDE
TEMPLATE TO INSERT
AN IMAGE GIVES
YOU SOMETHING
LIKE THIS:

57. BE FRIENDLY

58. ER PO INT
P OW
BE FRIENDLY
FEL ONY

59. INSTEAD, TRY THIS:

60. 3
USE BIG
IMAGES

61. WITH EXACTLY THE
SAME CONTENT,

62. BE FRIENDLY

63. BECOMES

64. BE FRIENDLY

65. BE FRIENDLY
(MUCH BETTER)

66. BUT BE CAREFUL TO
AVOID THIS:

67. BE FRIENDLY

68. BE FRIENDLY
PIXELATION

69. IT’S CAUSED BY
STRETCHING SMALL
IMAGES.

70. MAKE SURE TO USE
IMAGES THAT ARE AT
LEAST

71. 800 x 600
PIXELS

72. YOU CAN FIND
GREAT IMAGERY TO
USE AT SITES LIKE:

73. compfight.com
(CREATIVE COMMONS)
istockphoto.com
(PAID)

74. ONE MORE THING:

75. CLIP ART

76. IT’S TACKY.

77. EVERYONE HAS IT.

78. YOU CAN DO BETTER.

79. SO…

80. NEXT TIME YOU
GET THE ITCH TO
COMMIT A SERIOUS
POWERPOINT
FELONY,

81. REMEMBER…

82. 1
ONE IDEA
PER SLIDE

83. 2
ELIMINATE
TEXT

84. 3
USE BIG
IMAGES

85. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT:
ADVANCEYOURSLIDES.COM
AND
@ADVANCEURSLIDES

86. DON’T BE A
POWERPOINT
FE LON
A PRESENTATION BY NICK SMITH

87. IMAGE CREDITS
SLIDE 3: DEATH BY POWERPOINT – TIM CAYNES
SLIDE 52 - 63: FRIENDLY GUY - THOMAS HAWK
SLIDE 30: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM & COMPFIGHT.COM