Avoiding 'Death by Powerpoint'
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I spend far too much time trawling t'interweb for pictures to liven up deeply dull data presentations.
Just stumbled across an absolutely brilliant site with slide templates, pictures and tips: www.slideshare.net
In particular: http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powe...
/as you were
Just stumbled across an absolutely brilliant site with slide templates, pictures and tips: www.slideshare.net
In particular: http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powe...
/as you were
For many of our clients we now re-write their powerpoint presentations in Flash, and use 3d models to create graphics.
The final thing looks like a powerpoint presentation, only with slick moves and animations.
We have won conference business purely on our ability to make their dull presentations look cool and interesting.
The final thing looks like a powerpoint presentation, only with slick moves and animations.
We have won conference business purely on our ability to make their dull presentations look cool and interesting.
HundredthIdiot said:
Here's a tip: don't use powerpoint.
Powerpoint is a tool for people with no presentation skills.
I'll bite then as I'm interested in the answer. How do you propose one should deliver a presentation in a mainstream organisation? Most people's laptops come equipped with Powerpoint as standard and in some companies it's very difficult to be given admin rights or licences to utilise other products.Powerpoint is a tool for people with no presentation skills.
Or do you mean, utilise no computer driven visual aids etc in presentations?
Cheers
Phil
Mannginger said:
HundredthIdiot said:
Here's a tip: don't use powerpoint.
Powerpoint is a tool for people with no presentation skills.
I'll bite then as I'm interested in the answer. How do you propose one should deliver a presentation in a mainstream organisation? Most people's laptops come equipped with Powerpoint as standard and in some companies it's very difficult to be given admin rights or licences to utilise other products.Powerpoint is a tool for people with no presentation skills.
Or do you mean, utilise no computer driven visual aids etc in presentations?
Cheers
Phil
Anyway there are no bad tools. Just bad users....
HundredthIdiot said:
Mannginger said:
Or do you mean, utilise no computer driven visual aids etc in presentations?
Yes. Churchill and Hitler managed to get their points across, somehow.Powerpoint is an excellent way of delivering detail no-one will ever remember.
Churchill and Hitler had a blunt message to get across and thus, a blunt tool sufficed.
Use Powerpoint, but dont abuse it.
I rather the presenters with a chalk and talk ability...as previously mentioned Powerpoint is used by people who either cannot present or do not know their subject sufficiently well that they have to read from overloaded slides.
Most of the time when using PPT for a presentation it should be a few lightweight bullet points or clear diagrams to talk around and add substance to. The only exception is when you use it as a handover document ie I have installed this system and the highlevel support document is here...containing all the building blocks of the system with enough detail for an understanding with reference to other fully detailed documentation.
Most of the time when using PPT for a presentation it should be a few lightweight bullet points or clear diagrams to talk around and add substance to. The only exception is when you use it as a handover document ie I have installed this system and the highlevel support document is here...containing all the building blocks of the system with enough detail for an understanding with reference to other fully detailed documentation.
HundredthIdiot said:
Mannginger said:
Or do you mean, utilise no computer driven visual aids etc in presentations?
Yes. Churchill and Hitler managed to get their points across, somehow.Powerpoint is an excellent way of delivering detail no-one will ever remember.
If you need to get across lots of detail, why not just send them a document?
A presentation is a human interaction. It's about getting across a couple of key ideas, person to person, by telling stories. Otherwise, why have all these people travelled to be together? Why not just e-mail a document?
In my opinion, Powerpoint just gets in the way of the human stuff.
If you need to give people detail to back up your points, make handouts available or give them a URL after the presentation.
A good presentation CAN include slides, but usually they are just lubricant.
Bullet points are a very bad sign, no matter how thinly you spread them.
A presentation is a human interaction. It's about getting across a couple of key ideas, person to person, by telling stories. Otherwise, why have all these people travelled to be together? Why not just e-mail a document?
In my opinion, Powerpoint just gets in the way of the human stuff.
If you need to give people detail to back up your points, make handouts available or give them a URL after the presentation.
A good presentation CAN include slides, but usually they are just lubricant.
Bullet points are a very bad sign, no matter how thinly you spread them.
garyhun said:
HundredthIdiot said:
Here's a tip: don't use powerpoint.
Powerpoint is a tool for people with no presentation skills.
That's total cock!Powerpoint is a tool for people with no presentation skills.
Powerpoint is a tool that MANY people use incorrectly!
We used powerpoint historically, and now a combination of powerpoint and flash for our screens at conference events that we produce. But we use it properly. I see dozens of poor powerpoint presentations that our clients submit to us before an event, and once I have politely told them how crap they look, I set about remaking them.
Can't ever remember any of our clients or delegates telling us that it looked cack.
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