HOW TO
avoid
Death by
powerpoint by Sotiris Baratsas
Technology has
EVOLVED Over the years
1988 2015
meh.. Woah!
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Our presentations however
HAVE NOT
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1988 2015
because really... Nothing’s changed
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OH NO! It’s 1999 again!
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of POWERPOINT MISUSE
still causes countless ideas to FAIL.
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doesn’t lie with your
idea
The problem
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doesn’t lies with your
PRESENTATION
The problem
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Rules To Fix your Horrible powerpoint 5
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More than 40 words per slide is a document.
Are you giving a Presentation or a document?
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02
COLOR PALETTE Define a specific
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03 Have a killer
First slide TITLE &
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SUCK Bullet Points Proven to be the worst way to remember stuff!
WHY?
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People start writing things down
of paying attention to you! INSTEAD
04
combine Instead
Short text points with visuals
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Technology has
EVOLVED Over the years
Remember?
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Martin Luther King
STYLE
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Version 1
The Manifesto of Civil Rights:
• All of us, black or white, must have equal rights, because this is the only way to have a society of prosperity and access to opportunities.
• To achieve this, we must love each other and respect each other’s opinion, whether we agree or not.
• If we want to be successful this must be integrated in the law of every state and be implemented on a national level.
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Version 2
How to move our society forward
=equal rights for all
love each other
in every state
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05
Use rich content.
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Let’s SUM UP
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Let’s SUM UP
1. Keep it short & simple 2. define a specific color palette 3. Have a killer title & first slide 4. Don’t use bullet points
Combine short points & visuals 5. Use rich content
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Sotiris Baratsas
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Sotiris Baratsas
sotirisnotes.wordpress.com
Change artist
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Thank.U!