This document provides counterpoints to tips for PowerPoint presentations given in a presentation by Jesse Dee. It argues that those tips are better suited for conference speakers rather than corporate presenters. Corporate presenters often have to illustrate large amounts of data, such as products, graphs, charts, and timelines. They may not have the luxury of reducing content or slides because they need to provide detailed information to clients and partners. Choosing custom fonts or unusual presentation tools could also be problematic for corporate presenters if the presentations need to be shared or viewed on other computers. The document recommends sticking with PowerPoint since it is widely available and can accommodate the large amounts of content typically needed in corporate presentations.

1. YOU
SUCK
AT
CORPORATE
POWERPOINT
A
RESPONSE
TO
JESSE
DEE*
*TIPS
THAT
DON’T
WORK
IN
CORPORATE
PRESENTATIONS

2. Jesse’s
presentation
makes
some
great
points
but
it
may
have
left
out
our
corporate
presenters

3. There
is
a
lot
of
info
out
there
about
what
makes
a
GREAT
PowerPoint
presentation.

4. Sadly
this
advice
omits
the
needs
of
most
presenters
and
focuses
on
conference
speakers.

5. They
have
control
on
their
content
and
can
decide
to
present
minimal
amounts
of
data.

6. The
challenge
for
corporate
presenters
is
illustrating
large
amounts
of
data
in
a
pleasing
way.

7. Here
are
a
few
elements
that
work
for
conferences
but
wouldn’t
work
for
corporate
decks.

8. Jesse
Says:

9. Jesse
Says: We
Think:
You
don’t
want
to
include
your
whole
script,
but
cutting
content
is
not
always
possible.
If
you
plan
to
share
your
slides
with
clients
and
partners
rather
than
present
them
yourself,
you
will
have
to
keep
a
lot
of
details
that
you
would
typically
eliminate.

10. Jesse
Says:

11. We
Think:
Corporate
presenters
wont
have
this
luxury
because
they
have
A
LOT
of
information
that
needs
to
be
visualized.
• data
• products
• graphs
• charts
• timelines
• maps
Jesse
Says:

12. Jesse
Says:

13. We
Think:
Corporate
presenters
might
not
have
the
luxury
of
reducing
slides
or
content
because
they
are
explaining
a
complex
idea.
Depending
on
their
audience,
having
complicated
data
might
not
be
a
problem.
Keep
it
relevant
to
your
audience.
Jesse
Says:

14. Jesse
Says:

15. We
Think:
It
might
be
easier
for
a
conference
speaker
than
a
corporate
presenter
to
find
visuals.
Corporate
presenters
need
visuals
that
are
very
specific
to
their
niche
which
is
often
a
challenge
and
needs
custom
design
work.
Jesse
Says:

16. Jesse
Says:

17. We
Think:
Buying
a
custom
typeface
is
not
very
desirable
because
corporate
presenters
have
to
transport
their
presentations.
Most
computers
wont
have
these
fonts
installed.
Also,
the
corporate
presenter
may
have
to
share
his
presentation;
again
making
it
difficult
to
use
custom
fonts.
Jesse
Says:

18. Jesse
Says:

19. We
Think:
Ok,
a
few
of
these
fonts
are
a
big
a
no
no,
but
the
rest
are
really
not
THAT
bad.
Perhaps
stick
with
a
sans
serif.
Jesse
Says:

20. Jesse
Says:

21. We
Think:
There
are
some
great
presentation
tools
out
there
like
Keynote
from
Apple,
and
Prezi,
but
the
market
is
still
dominated
by
PowerPoint,
and
if
you
intend
to
share
your
presentation
you
need
to
make
sure
it
is
available
in
a
format
everyone
can
access.
Whether
you
like
it
or
not
Powerpoint
is
your
best
friend
here.
Jesse
Says:

22. If
you
haven’t
read
it
yet
got
check
out
the
original
presentation
HERE.
Use
our
points
as
an
add-­‐on.

23. Visit
us:
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