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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:
[email protected]+61 424 225 495@harvest316
Paul “SEO” Harvey
