In Death By PowerPoint And How To Prevent It, we had quite a conversation bubbling away in the comment thread.
It seems most of us have a few cringeworthy PowerPoint experiences, and some good tips for inspiration.
Some PowerPoint Pet Hates
1. Using slides as cue cards
2. Using too many slides
3. Reading word for word from the slide
As Peter George says "Powerpoint slides are not a substitute for a teleprompter. "
4. When slides take too long to load
5. Too many bells and whistles
Marcie says
Perhaps they think it looks more professional or important, but if it interferes with the message and the delivery, it defeats the purpose.
6. Doubling up on a PowerPoint presentation as a handout as well
Karen says
if you put all that you are going to say in the slides then you'll find yourself basically reading what your listeners can easily read for themselves.
7. Using text instead of relevant visuals
Evan says
Just because you can do visual and audio doesn't mean you should. This is a classic case of the technology dictating instead of your purpose in the presentation.
I'm so fortunate that I don't have to be killed by power point presentations. :)
I'll leave you with a last tip from marketing coach, Peter George.
In my marketing presentations, I strive to use few slides and only those that support or further the points I am making.
Many of the slides have no text at all. At least for the self-employed professionals that I address, this seems to work well.
Glad you liked my comment.
Posted by: Evan | April 14, 2008 7:31 PM | Permalink to Comment