Have you ever felt trapped in a bad PowerPoint presentation? Ever listen to a speaker drone on like a zombie? Do boring uninspiring slides leave you feeling like the walking dead? Don’t be a PowerPoint zombie! Here are 6 tips to avoid Death by Powerpoint!
1. Destroy PowerPoint Zombies! by @EricPesik
Have you ever felt trapped in a bad PowerPoint presentation? Ever listen to a speaker drone on like a zombie? Do boring
uninspiring slides leave you feeling like the walking dead? Don’t be a PowerPoint zombie! Here are 6 tips to avoid Death by
PowerPoint!
2. Have you ever felt trapped in a bad PowerPoint presentation?
4. Audience Complaints: (1) reading the slide, (2) text too small, (3) too many words, (4) overly complex diagrams, (5) poor color
choice, (6) no clear purpose, (7) no flow of ideas; Data source: www.ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com
5. The experience is so common there is a word for it “Death by Powerpoint”
8. Are you a PowerPoint Zombie? (1) unclear purpose, (2) mind numbing wall of text and bullets, (3) ugly design, (4) unintelligible
charts and graphs, (5) boring clipart and stock photos, (6) mindless rambling
9. Are you a PowerPoint Zombie? (1) unclear purpose, (2) mind numbing wall of text and bullets, (3) ugly design, (4) unintelligible
charts and graphs, (5) boring clipart and stock photos, (6) mindless rambling
57. Typical typeface, but color and size variation adds interest. From Asia’s Increased Competitive Landscape - HR Implications on
Talent Attraction and Retention http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik/asias-increased-competitive-landscape-hr-implications-on-
talent-attraction-and-retention
58. More typical typefaces with color and weight variation. From Effective Internal Controls by @EricPesik
http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik/effective-internal-controls-14459584
59. Multiple typefaces. From Fighting Global Corruption by @EricPesik
http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik/fighting-global-corruption
60. Multiple typefaces. From J.P. Morgan and the Princelings of China by @ericpesik http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik/jp-morgan-
and-the-princelings-of-china-by-ericpesik
61. Unusual typefaces plus variation. From this presentation Zombie Powerpoint http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik/zombie-
powerpoint-by-ericpesik
62. But don’t over-do it with too much variation. Stick to 2-3 fonts and colors
63. According to Microsoft... at least 30 million PowerPoint presentations are made each day. Source: Alexei Kapterev, Death by
PowerPoint http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint/
64. Most use the same default templates, fonts, and colors
65. Anti Zombie Tip No. 3: Use textual variation to enhance your message
71. The Cure: It’s not the numbers - it’s what the numbers mean - your data should support your message
72. Use data to support your message. (1) Actual slide from a presentation, (2) The real message of all those numbers. Source:
http://www.slideshare.net/thinkoutsidetheslide/the-state-of-financial-presentations-2014-survey-results
73. Don’t read the numbers on the slide. Explain why the numbers are important. - Dave Paradi, ThinkOutsideTheSlide.com
94. PowerPoint slides crammed with data in tiny, unreadable font... The result? Slides from Hell. - Prof. Stanley Ridgley, Drexel
University, LeBow College of Business
95. Anti Zombie Tip No. 4: It’s not the numbers. It’s what the numbers mean
110. If you feel tempted to use a picture of two hands shaking in front of a globe, put the pencil down, step away from the desk, and
think about taking a vacation... - Nancy Duarte, Source: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
http://www.amazon.com/Presentation-Zen-Simple-Delivery-Edition/dp/0321811984
111. Anti Zombie Tip No. 5: Look for unusual images from alternative sources
117. 86% of top executives say that communicating with clarity directly impacts their career and income. Yet only 25% spend more
than 2 hours on ‘high-stakes’ presentations. - Jim Endicott, President of Distinction Communication, Inc. Source:
http://www.distinction-services.com/dcoach/2012/02/23/insight-from-distinctions-2012-presentation-impact-survey/
118. 55% of presenters spend little or no time practicing the delivery. - Jim Endicott, President of Distinction Communication, Inc.
Source: http://www.distinction-services.com/dcoach/2012/02/23/insight-from-distinctions-2012-presentation-impact-survey/
126. Send us people who can stand up and make a real presentation. We are tired of PowerPoint junkies... they need to also make
great old fashioned presentations. - Prof. Farrokh Langdana, Rutgers Business School
141. About the Author:
Eric Pesik is the Associate General Counsel and Compliance Officer for Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte Ltd. He is
also a former Adjunct Assistant Professor with the University at Buffalo School of Management, State University of New York,
where he taught International Business Law, Politics, & Ethics in their international Executive MBA program at the SIM campus in
Singapore.
He has been a lawyer since 1997 and is admitted to the State Bar in California, the US Court of International Trade in New York,
and the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. He is a sought-after speaker on legal and compliance issues. You can find many of
his recent presentations on http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik/presentations/
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