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death by
powerpoint
1999
Standard templates
(like the ones found in Powerpoint)
are ugly and dont communicate, they kill!
p re s e nt at io n to y o u
If I was giving this at e 9 0 % o f t h e text
face-to-face I would elim in
When someone puts all their text in their
presentation I say to myself:
t s t h e p o in t o f
Dude?! Wha
! J u s t em a il m e y o u r
being here?
s a n d Il l re a d it o n
slide
im e w it h o u t y o u.
my own t
ditch
the notes
you dont need them
Rehearse and use images to
remind you of each point.
*with conditions
, where to find them: what it looks like:
iStockphoto.com. For a
few $$ get professional
photos or illustrations
royalty that you can use without
free having to pay royalties.
(paid)
Perfect for a cohesive
professional look.
Seriously dude,
nobodys office looks like that.
(unless you work in an office of cheezy models)
this is more interestin
g
75+ words/slide
= document
@nancyduarte
few things about fonts:
few things about fonts:
i n t e r est i n g
but adding a slight
rotation to text or images
makes your slides a little more
i n t e r est i n g
but go easy tiger,
dont overdo it.
5 use
c.r.a.p.
Contrast
the most
important
Repetition
acronym
in design
Alignment
Proximity
WHAT IT mEANS:
Contrast
Text and images that are all the same size
and style is extremely boring and not
*First coined by
communicative. Add some contrast to make Robin Williams
it interesting. (no not that one)
Repetition
Repeat colors, fonts and images throughout
your presentation for a cohesive feel
(remember color mix?). Each new topic
slide should have related styles so that your
audience knows you are moving onto a new
point.
Alignment
Text and images on each slide should be
visually connected. Nothing should be out
of place.
Proximity
Related elements should be grouped
together
what it
looks like:
Contrast examples
G o o d c o nt r as t c a n
yo u r s lid e s lo o k
make ize d
c r is p a n d o r g a n
Repetition examples
eti t i o n of d e s ig n
Rep
elements givesk a
cohesive loo
ALIGNMENT examples
Or purchase collections
on iStockphoto.
proximity examples
t s ele c te d as t h e to p
If you ge e d a y y o u get
presentatio n o f t h
t a nt fa m e a n d g lo r y.
ins
Afraid of someone
stealing your
presentation?
Unless youre dealing with top secret stuff dont be.
@JESSEDEE
my twitter
credits: made using
keynote
total cost
= $0
photos:
websites:
1. flickr/One more night at the club/Irina Souiki
istockphoto.com
2. flickr/good news...and bad news/Shira Golding
colorlovers.com
2.flickr/Steve Jobs/dfarber
skitch.com
3.flickr/Audience/kurafire
screenflow.com
5. flickr/Neptune Statue/Fraochsidhe
flickr.com
9. cannes lions 2010/jessedee
noteandpoint.com
13. flickr/skittles/davidjmarland
slideshare.net
17. flickr/Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close/matt.hintsa
17. cannes lions 2010/jessedee
THANKS:
25. flickr//Bert and Ernie/See-ming Lee Alex G. for sitting across from me and swearing so
28.flickr/Vuiton Champs Elyses Shop/Little_Grizzly loud every day at Powerpoint, youve inspired me to
28.flickr/ Got Beer?/a4gpa create this preso. Pete O., for letting me be your
31. flickr/Can you read this, Luke Skywalker?/Stfan sidekick, youre a legend. Dean J., for letting me steal
your headline styles, they seem to work really well.
38. flickr/Toilet Trained/Anda74 Elizabeth G. you thought me all the CRAP I needed
49.flickr/presentation/ Eggplant to know when I was a young little brat. ATEC crew,
52. flickr/new york sunset/jerryfergusonphotography youre all such an amazing bunch of people, how lucky
54. flickr/Domo asusta a Danbo/GViciano was I to come to Australia as a backpacker and end up
working in such an amazing part of the world for 4
58. flickr/Fussel reviewing/Faustenator years, thanks for your all support. To the people out
62- flickr/exit sign in the commonwealth/joeybaltimore there sharing this stu on Facebook and Twitter, thank
65. flickr/Steve Jobs Keynote/acaben you! I wish i could invite you over for dinner one night.
62. flickr/jay-z/richie preiss And to Mum & Dad, cause theyre just the best.