PowerPoint is like Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake?

It can taste like heaven

Chocolate cake?

or too much can make you sick

OVERBOARD

I feel sick I feel sick

Call the doctor!Call the doctor!

Color overloadColor overload

Pink too!Pink too!

What’s the theme here?

My Don’ts

Don’t go crazy with themes, backgrounds, colours

Less is more

Where do you want me to look?(there’s a lot to look at)

Not too fancy

Cut down

Don’t make it a drive by shooting!

• Firearm• Gun

– hand-gun– 6 gun– Shotgun

• Massacre• Riot police

• Rifle

Don’t just

read itword

forword

Not too much text (this is too much)

Allocating Roles (secretary, participants) (name of participant) has agreed to take the minutes.

(name of participant) has kindly agreed to give us a report on this matter.(name of participant) will lead point 1, (name of participant) point 2, and (name of participant) point 3.(name of participant), would you mind taking notes today?

Agreeing on the Ground Rules for the Meeting (contributions, timing, decision-making, etc.) We will hear a short report on each point first, followed by a discussion round the table.

I suggest we go round the table first.The meeting is due to finish at...We'll have to keep each item to ten minutes. Otherwise we'll never get through.We may need to vote on item 5, if we can't get a unanimous decision.

Introducing the First Item on the Agenda So, let's start with

Shall we start with. .So, the first item on the agenda isPete, would you like to kick off?Martin, would you like to introduce this item?

Dealing with Recent Developments Jack, can you tell us how the XYZ project is progressing?

Jack, how is the XYZ project coming along?John, have you completed the report on the new accounting package?Has everyone received a copy of the Tate Foundation report on current marketing trends?

Moving Forward So, if there is nothing else we need to discuss, let's move on to today's agenda.

Shall we get down to business?Is there any other business?If there are no further developments, I'd like to move on to today's topic

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I do, I do, I do

Keep it simplea little texta picture (or two)

After all, what’s important here?

Can they see it/read it?• Use a bigger font

• Use a bigger font

• Make sure everyone can see you ppt

• Make sure everyone can see you ppt

A picture tells 1000 wordsthis is OK

butsometimes you

can use the picture by itself

Graphs are good for facts

But keep them simple

What?

Use emotion

Which is better?

Teenager’s parents killed in car crash

or

NOT IMPORTANT (but bigger!)

Seems everything is important