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“Kill” boring bullet points lists

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You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint : Create the bullet list, select it and right-click :

Convert to SmartArt Choose the graphic form and customise it Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the

best for your content (see next slides) You can wrap the list around a picture or graph You can create a table

Ideal for pros/cons Also great for characteristics / categories / features /

benefits with a detailed list each

The tests in SmartArt

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You will see some very quick tests in the next slides.

Of course some of the graphics will be better suited to different types of lists : steps in a process / chronological / logical, independent points with or without a lot of attached text etc.

The idea is to show you a portion of what you can do when converting your list to SmartArt – have fun with your presentation and make it more impactful !

The solution : Increasing circle process

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Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArtChoose the graphic form and customise itDon’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :

You can wrap the list around a picture or graph

Ideal for pros/consAlso great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

You can create a table

The solution : Basic block listYou can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :• Create the bullet list• Select it and right-click : Convert

to SmartArt• Choose the graphic form and

customise it

You can wrap the list around a picture or graph

You can create a table• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for characteristics /

categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Vertical Picture accent list

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to

SmartArt• Choose the graphic form and customise it• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your

content (see next slides)

You can wrap the list around a picture or graph

You can create a table• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for characteristics / categories /

features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Alternating hexagons

You can transform your bullet list right

from within Powerpoint

:

Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArtChoose the graphic form and customise itDon’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can wrap the

list around a picture or

graph

You can create a

table

Ideal for pros/consAlso great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Picture caption list

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint • Create the bullet list,

select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt

• Choose the graphic form and customise it

• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can wrap the list around

a picture or graph

You can create a table• Ideal for

pros/cons• Also great for

characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Picture strips

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :•Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt

•Choose the graphic form and customise it•Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can wrap the list around a picture or graph

You can create a table• Ideal for pros/cons•Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Increasing arrows process

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :

Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArtChoose the graphic form and customise itDon’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can wrap the list around a picture or graph

You can create a table

Ideal for pros/consAlso great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Segmented process

You can create a table

Ideal for pros / cons Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

You can wrap the list around a picture or graph

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :Create the bullet list, select it

and right-click : Convert to SmartArt

Choose the graphic form and customise it

Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for

your content (see next slides)

The solution : Basic pie

You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :•Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt

•Choose the graphic form and customise it

•Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can wrap the list

around a picture or

graph

You can create a table•Ideal for pros/cons

•Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Gear

You can transform your bullet list

right from within Powerpoint :

• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt

• Choose the graphic form and customise it

• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see next slides)

You can wrap the

list around a picture or graph

You can create a

table

• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

The solution : Inverted pyramid

• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt

• Choose the graphic form and customise it

• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content

You can transform your bullet list right

from within Powerpoint :You can wrap the list

around a picture or

graph• Ideal for pros/cons• Also great for

characteristics / categories / features / benefits with a detailed list each

You can create a

table

Want to know more ?

© Sandrine Bardot and CompensationInsider.com 2013

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