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A Five-MinutePowerPoint Primer
Building PowerPoints That Click
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In Two Words:Powerful Presentations
We know PowerPoint:• How to Design with it• How to Pace with it• How to Sell with it
We also know its limitations. We can help you.
Keep It Short.Keep It Sweet.
You may only have a few minutes, so:• Stick to the facts• Don’t be boring
Showing relevant images helps, but…don’t let the pictures take over.
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It’s short, and it’s certainly sweet… but does it help me tell my story?© 2015 Naughton Graphics
Offer More Steak...and Less Visual ‘Sizzle’
PowerPoint has lots of bells and whistles:• Are you selling bells and whistles?• If not, avoid unnecessary visual tricks
and audio gimmicks for their own sake• Your message is both steak and sizzle
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Offer More Steak...and Less Visual ‘Sizzle’
PowerPoint has lots of bells and whistles:• They can be distracting• They can get in the way, or even annoy• The message is not the medium…
The message is The Message.
Think like a trial lawyeraddressing a jury…
Use your time to make sure the audience actually hears your story:
Opening Statement, Evidence, Summation
• Tell them what you’re going to tell them
• Then tell them
• Finally, summarize what you told them
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A Big Opening can makea powerful statement
Use a strong graphic tokick off your story• Take your cue from the movies• Lead with a big punch to set the tone• Your audience may even sit up straight
and stop fidgeting
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The next slide tells a story… without bulletsIt’s a story of a complicated process,but it’s told briefly• Actual case study for employee training• Click to see its progress unfold• Watch as the story tells itself• The Reveal is at the end
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A Long Way To GO
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A Big Ending makes a nice impression, too
Give the audience a clue that “the presentation is concluded”• Again, take your cue from Hollywood• The word “Discussion” or “Questions”
lets audiences know what is expected• A simple “Thank You” also works well
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