Comments on: Avoid Murder By PowerPoint: How To Make Your Presentations Compelling And Memorable

By: Brenden Barlow

Brenden Barlow — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:36:36 +0000

absolutely awesome article. most of these i learned in school through business classes, but overall verrrrry informative.

By: Sri Vastav Reddy

Sri Vastav Reddy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:45:32 +0000

This is truly an Amazing and Awesome Article :)

By: Debbie Strain

Debbie Strain — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:11:39 +0000

Excellent! Lots of valid points. I like a basic powerpoint with very little media. Can not stand a presenter who reads each point or has over cluttered their slides.

By: Leslie D Hudson

Leslie D Hudson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:49:22 +0000

Great post guys.

By: Douglas Mutay

Douglas Mutay — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:05:29 +0000

“PowerPoint is a visualization tool. Never turn it into a textual tool.” This should be on the begining of EVERY training pertaining to Powerpoint. Thanks Basu!

By: Douglas Mutay

Douglas Mutay — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:04:18 +0000

Yes Felix, you’re perfectly right on this ;-)

By: Tony Yarbrough

Tony Yarbrough — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:05:20 +0000

The presentation is designed to provide, share, or solicit information to the participants who were invited to this meeting. Define the purpose of the meeting in your own mind: is it to “sell”, “tell” or “inform”. Like a book, there’s a beginning [why are we here], middle [actions] and end [assignments and followup].
A great presentation starts by telling a good story… While telling the story, support the main points visually with an opening summary [font size/color matter, for example Verdana/NEVER Red], followed by bullet points [no more than 4-5 per slide] to accent the “actions” soliciting questions or feedback, then in summary, ask open-ended questions of your audience to be sure the points were made and invoke participations [if desired]. The PPT part of the presentation should be a tool, not the “show” – YOU are the show.
As a veteran presenter the best possible advice is to do dry-runs, open rehersals, practicing, self-record yourself, make adjustments and give it a strong performance. After you do a few of these, it becomes second-nature and it can all be done on the fly.

By: Adrian Rea

Adrian Rea — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:12:31 +0000

Very useful article though I have been tio a presentation on the ‘graveyard’ shift (just after lunch) and this was interjected by all forms of Starwars media, it really helped keep us awake after a big meal

By: Boni Oloff

Boni Oloff — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:53:14 +0000

Wow, you get the point i think.

By: Anthony Monori

Anthony Monori — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:47:12 +0000

Exactly what I was looking for

By: godfrey mremi

godfrey mremi — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:54:41 +0000

the way it is! . you real boost my expirience buddy.next time i will do my best

By: Boni Oloff

Boni Oloff — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:06:51 +0000

Wow, looks like you have a very intense experience with powerpoint.
I think simple is better in this case. Too many effect will make people just see how cool it is and not the content, or they maybe just think, what is this, looks not important.
Nothing so good about it i think, but, that’s according to situation and the audience i think.

By: Ritwick Saikia

Ritwick Saikia — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:11:03 +0000

Good points all but then there’s that famous saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words”. But perhaps it should be amended to “good and relevant pictures” in this case ;-)

By: Márcio Guerra

Márcio Guerra — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:47:43 +0000

Nice tips… But now I’m worried to what to do with the fuzzy guy… Ehehehe!

Thanks!

Cheers

By: Arron Walker

Arron Walker — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 22:33:45 +0000

Sound advice – should be given as standard in any school education. Sadly, it is not.