Death by Powerpoint: Top 10 Ways to make your Audience Suicidal during a Presentation

DEATH BY POWERPOINT Top 10 ways to make your audience suicidal during a presentation #10 Too Much Text It is a nightmare for audiences when they see a slide jammed full of text. #2 Using the Wrong Colors Audiences dont like unusual color combinations. Some are unsettling. Red and green color combinations cant be differentiated by those with color blindness. #3 Over animated text You are not there to impress the audience with vast knowledge of the different bells and whistles that PowerPoint has. your #4 Ineffective use of images M Sometimes the pictures that we choose cause confusion because it was an afterthought. #5 O Not paying attention to environment The moment that you sit down and start clicking slides, the PowerPoint deck becomes the authority in the room on the topic and your energy will plummet. #6 Clip art Presentations are not documents! They must be created with a different mind-set. #7 O Having sound Sounds used well, can heighten interest, but dont distract the audience with too much of a good thing. #8 No interaction O A good PowerPoint presentation is not the star of the show: the presenter is. #9 9 Reading your slides FQ Sure sign of an ineffective presenter. #10 No backup plan ? (X) Technology is technology. This means that it can fail when least expected. S Slideshop www.slideshop.com Sources http/www.hifehackorglarticlestecrology/six-major-mistakes-when-cbing-povepont presentatiorshtiml http/presentationsoftaboutoomlodpresentatiormstakestp/080722 presentation_mistakeshtm (:)