The document summarizes key points about improving PowerPoint presentations. It begins with statistics showing that the vast majority of presentations are ineffective. It then discusses common mistakes like putting entire scripts on slides, poor spelling, overuse of bullet points, and distracting color schemes. Examples are provided of sample slides that demonstrate these issues. The document concludes by proposing some changes like focusing on the message, engaging the audience, and challenging the status quo.

1. SEMINAR (I)
Following the ZEN path
Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce
Alberto de Vega
Eduardo S. de la Fuente

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
T H E A R T O F P R E S E N TAT I O N
Why? Preparation Design Delivery Resources
Handful of statistics
Common mistakes
Consequences
Change

3. A HANDFUL OF
STATISTICS
“Almost every
PowerPoint presentation
sucks rotten eggs”
Seth Godin

4. A HANDFUL OF
STATISTICS
“95% presentations SUCK”
of
Guy Kawasaky

5. A HANDFUL OF
STATISTICS
“OK, maybe I’m exaggerating.
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It’s actually 99 %”
Guy Kawasaky
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6. A HANDFUL OF
STATISTICS
[…] they are so seduced by style that they lose the
substance. They worry about slide templates, images,
movies, fonts, clothes, hair, and the rest, forgetting to
do the harder and more important work of thinking
deeply about what points they want to make.
Scott Berkun

7. TABLE OF CONTENTS
T H E A R T O F P R E S E N TAT I O N
Why? Preparation Design Delivery Resources
Handful of statistics
Common mistakes
Consequences
Change
Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce

8. TELEPROMPTING
1. People tend to put every word they are
going to say on their PowerPoint slides.
Although this eliminates the need to
memorize your talk, ultimately this makes
your slides crowded, wordy, and boring. You
will loss your audience’s attention before
you even reach the bottom of your …
2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved

9. TELEPROMPTING
1. Continued) … First slide.
Don McMillan
Technically Funny
2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved

10. SPELLING
M I S T A K E S
2. Many people do not run spel
cheek before there presentation –
BIG MISTAK!!! Nothing makes you
lok stupder than speling erors
2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved

11. BULLET
POINTING
• Avoid • And • “Bullet-Point”
• Excesive • Your • Comes
• Buller-Pointing • Key • From
• Only • Messages • People
• Bullet • Will • Firing
• Key • NOT • Guns
• Points • Stand • At
• Too • Out • Annoying
• Many • In fact • Presenters
• Bullet-Points • The Term
2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved

12. TOO MANY
L E V E L S
! What it is worst
— Too many bullet point levels are shown
– Type size gets smaller and smaller
– Until it is utterly unreadable
– Even for audiences in the 4th row
— So you better have just one bulletpoint level
– Better yet, forget about bullets (bullets, not guns, kill people. Don’t you know?)
– Use them sparingly
– There are many other ways of detiling your ideas!

13. COLOR SCHEMES
GONEWRONG
,&
schemes
Classhing
color can
lead to…
• Distraction
• Confusion
• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Loss of bladder control
2008. Don McMillan. Life After Death By PowerPoint. All rights reserved

14. S O M E
SAMPLES
Am I wrong?
Let’s see some samples…
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15. S A M P L E
SLIDES
Warning
The viewing of the next sample
slides may result in permanent
damages to unwary audiences.

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20. V I D E O
DEMO
Life after death
(by PowerPoint)

21. TABLE OF CONTENTS
T H E A R T O F P R E S E N TAT I O N
Why? Preparation Design Delivery Resources
Handful of statistics
Common mistakes
Consequences
Change
Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce

22. AU DI E NC I ES
FLOCK TO OUR PERFORMANCES
more
One
preso?
©2005 BBC. All Rights Reserved

23. DISASTROUS
R E S U L T S
it ends …
By
the time

24. THE USUAL
SUSPECTS
Right?
Microsoft’s
the culprit

25. THE USUAL
SUSPECTS
how
Nobody
told us
to make it
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26. W A N T T O
CHANGE?&
TM & © 2009 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

27. TABLE OF CONTENTS
T H E A R T O F P R E S E N TAT I O N
Why? Preparation Design Delivery Resources
Handful of statistics
Common mistakes
Consequences
Change
Zen Rocks by Lane Pierce

28. THE ONLY
C O N S TA N T I S
Time For Change by David Reece

29. CHANGE
M E A N S
Challenging the
status quo

30. CHANGE
M E A N S
Engaging with
the audience
Enthralled Audience por renaissancechambara

31. YOU CAN
C H A N G E !
you can!
Yes,
Hands Week – Point por Jeezny

32. YOU CAN
C H A N G E !
boss
Yes but,
my
says…
©2007 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved

33. W H AT D O W E
PROPOSE
battles
Fight
your
©1995 Icon Entertainment International. All Rights Reserved

34. W H AT D O W E
PROPOSE
Formal
Zen
battleground
Slideument Preso
Informal
Based on Nancy Duarte’s “Presentations Landscape”

35. W H AT D O W E
PROPOSE
+
ideal
An
world

36. W H AT D O W E
PROPOSE
+
bites
Reality

37. W H AT D O W E
PROPOSE
too much work?
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38. SO, NOW
WHAT
ecosystem
Presentation
Delivery
Message
Presentation
Visual
History
Based on Nancy Duarte’s “Slide:ology”

39. THERE IS MORE
THAN MEETS TH E EYE
enjoy
Did you
the
experience?