I have been alerted that my recent post on PowerPoint and its failings would have been richer had it referenced the earlier work on the subject by Seth Godin. He’s been trying to help PowerPoint people help themselves for years. His e-book on the subject, reproduced here on his blog, is called Really Bad PowerPoint. As with many good ideas, Godin got there well before the rest of us.
Really Bad PowerPoint, Part II
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Compared with Seth Godin, my “take” hardly rates, but I live this stuff, and doing it right really matters. So my 2 cents on “blame the tool:”
http://gpmb.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/ditch-how-you-use-powerpoint/
http://gpmb.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/absolute/
and other good stuff, filed under “PowerPuke”
Compared with Seth Godin, my “take” hardly rates, but I live this stuff, and doing it right really matters. So my 2 cents on “blame the tool:”
http://gpmb.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/ditch-how-you-use-powerpoint/
http://gpmb.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/absolute/
and other good stuff, filed under “PowerPuke”
Do not want.
Also don’t want haikus for business cases, interprative dance for sales presentations, or creative accounting.
Stick to facts, I have to GBTW.
Do not want.
Also don’t want haikus for business cases, interprative dance for sales presentations, or creative accounting.
Stick to facts, I have to GBTW.
The unfortunate thing is that so often it’s expected that you have to have really bland, wordy, bulleted slides because the slides live on as a document after the presentation. Yes, you could create separate handouts, but that often adds to the confusion and is additional work. Yes, I’m lazy, but when 90% of my presentations are for 10-minutes forgetable status blurbings, why make the extra effort? The advice makes more sense for important, in-depth presentations where keeping the audience engaged is key.
The unfortunate thing is that so often it’s expected that you have to have really bland, wordy, bulleted slides because the slides live on as a document after the presentation. Yes, you could create separate handouts, but that often adds to the confusion and is additional work. Yes, I’m lazy, but when 90% of my presentations are for 10-minutes forgetable status blurbings, why make the extra effort? The advice makes more sense for important, in-depth presentations where keeping the audience engaged is key.
Six word max per slide? Hmm how about
Take Power Point and Shove It.
Six word max per slide? Hmm how about
Take Power Point and Shove It.