PowerPoint best practices

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How to make a Powerpoint slide deck that truly rocks. Your presentation deserves better.

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PowerPoint Best Practices

byPaul Harvey

Your message deserves better.

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget what you made them feel.”

– Maya Angelou

Good Slide Decks…

• Summarize• Clarify• Stimulate• Substantiate

Bad Slide Decks…

• Distract• Detract• Overwhelm• Confuse

Retention increases from 10% to 65% when you add a picture.

osha.gov

A Picture Paints…

Guy’s 10/20/30 Rule

• Avoid animations, except for bullets• Maximum 10 slides• Only 20 minutes, to allow discussion• Font size at least 30 points• Don’t nest bullets

Guy Kawasakiguykawasaki.com

• No Bullet Points

That’s right. New research into cognitive functioning proves that bullet points are

the least effective way to deliver information.

×

Or even better…

slate.com

Five Seconds

“Your audience should be able to understand your slide in 5 seconds.”

forbes.comVinod Khosla

“Presentations are a ‘glance media’ – more closely related

to billboards than other media.”

– Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology

presentationzen.com

Six points per slide.Six words per point.

Maximum.

6 x 6

mannerofspeaking.org

Even better.

3 x 3

The Rule of Three

One message. Three stories.Three points each.Three words each.

slideguru.com

Finally, know when to break the rules.

powerpointninja.com

For more presentational goodness, catch Zen Master Paul while you can:

paulh@corpseo.com.au+61 424 225 495@harvest316

Paul “SEO” Harvey

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