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How to do

BADPowerPoint!PowerPoint!

1. Use different colors on

every slide

2. Use lotsof

fancy fonts

3. Don3. Don’’ t prepare any handouts.t prepare any handouts.

Everyone will be paying attentionEveryone will be paying attention

to your every word,to your every word,

and will remember everythingand will remember everything

next week,next week,

so who needs paper?so who needs paper?

4. Don’t worry about checking speling or

gramar.

5. Save your main point until the very end,

then say it only once!

6.Don’t rehearse, and don’t check out the equipment or facilitybefore your presentationstarting time.

7. Use

monochromatic,

low contrast colors

for text and

background

8. Use irrelevant graphics

and audio clipsto distract your audience.

9. Memorize your talk word for word.

Then, if you lose your place, you can start all

over again!

10.Cram lots of small size text on every slide.

See, isn’t this legible from 20 feet away?http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/default.asp

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/index.html

http://www.soniacoleman.com/templates.htm

http://www.websiteestates.com/ppoint.html

http://www.brainybetty.com/20Percent.htm

http://www.brainybetty.com/index1.htm

https://www.microsoft.com/office/using/column08.asp

http://www.presentingsolutions.com/effectivepresentations.asp

http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm

http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointtips.htm

11. Don’t use any logical

progression in presenting your

thoughts;this will keep your audience

guessing!

12. Use many special effects

and lots of animation;

everyone will be very impressed!

13. Don’t worry about matching the design of your slides to the situation and topic.

Go ahead and use a circus theme Go ahead and use a circus theme Go ahead and use a circus theme Go ahead and use a circus theme for an executive budget meeting!for an executive budget meeting!for an executive budget meeting!for an executive budget meeting!

14. Don’t worry about balancing objects on your page.

Everything can be off

Center. No problem.

15.