1. Powerpoint How Not To Do It !
Mike Stokes

2. Oops !

4. Leave Nothing To Chance
Check your props BEFORE starting the presentation !

5. Careful with colours

6. Careful with colours

7. Careful with colours

8. Keep things simple, clear and not distracting
Careful With Colours
Keep things simple, clear and not distracting

9. When You Start With A Heading
Try to resist the temptation
Of using far too many different font styles
And too many different font sizes
It makes the chart difficult to read
And just irritates the reader
Try to use just 2 fonts per slide, maximum 3
And make things easy for the reader

10. Sometimes A Good Slide can be completely ruined
by unnecessary use of animation
this just distracts and irritates the reader
it is also a bit old-fashioned now
so keep it to a minimum

11. Keep It Simple
Sometimes, in an attempt to impress our audience with our knowledge, we fall into the trap of putting far too much information on a slide. This makes the slide very difficult to read, and understand. Pretty soon the audience will switch off – and of course while they are reading, they are not listening to what you are saying. So keep the slides brief and only use them to support what you are saying.

12. Keep It Simple Avoid using too much information Make it easy to read
Keep it brief
It supports what you are saying

13. Don’t squash lots of text in, so that no-one can read it
Keep It Legible
Don’t squash lots of text in, so that no-one can read it
Don’t squash lots of text in, so that no-one can read it

14. Keep It Legible
Don’t let your template branding get in the way of the all-important text on the slide

15. Pictures ?
Only if relevant and supporting the talk

16. Diagrams ?
If they are clear and help to make a point

17. Videos ?
Only if they work !

18. What Makes A Good Slide ? And maybe a strap-line
Simple but effective use of colour
Easy-to-read font sizes
Modest use of animation
No more than 6 brief bullet points
And maybe a strap-line

19. Do not forget to check that all your equipment works beforehand
How Not To Do It
Do not forget to check that all your equipment works beforehand

20. Do not stand between the projector and the screen
How Not To Do It
Do not stand between the projector and the screen

21. How Not To Do It
Do not stand reading your slides with your back to the room
Especially if there is quite a lot of text on each slide

22. Do not place your notes where you cannot easily read them
How Not To Do It
Do not place your notes where you cannot easily read them

23. Don’t forget to remind them who you are ....
And Finally ....
Don’t forget to remind them who you are ....

24. Thank You
Mike Stokes