2. A Five-Minute PowerPoint Primer

3. Building PowerPoints That Click Note: This presentation was designed to be presented to you and by you In actual shows, the presenter is always the driver, and will not need to be prompted by click notices. We include them solely for your convenience Please Click to continue…

4. In Two Words: Powerful Presentations We know PowerPoint: How to Design with it How to Pace with it How to Sell with it We also know its limitations. We can help you.

5. Keep It Short. Keep It Sweet. You may only have a few minutes, so: Stick to the facts Don’t be boring Showing relevant images helps, but… don’t let the pictures take over. Please Click… It’s short, and it’s certainly sweet… but does it help me tell my story? © 2015 Naughton Graphics

6. Offer More Steak... and Less Visual ‘Sizzle’ PowerPoint has lots of bells and whistles: Are you selling bells and whistles? If not, avoid unnecessary visual tricks and audio gimmicks for their own sake Your message is both steak and sizzle Click to see an example of What To Avoid…

7. Offer More Steak... and Less Visual ‘Sizzle’ PowerPoint has lots of bells and whistles: They can be distracting They can get in the way, or even annoy The message is not the medium… The message is The Message.

8. Think like a trial lawyer addressing a jury… Use your time to make sure the audience actually hears your story: Opening Statement, Evidence, Summation Tell them what you’re going to tell them Then tell them Finally, summarize what you told them Please click

9. A Big Opening can make a powerful statement Use a strong graphic to kick off your story Take your cue from the movies Lead with a big punch to set the tone Your audience may even sit up straight and stop fidgeting For examples, please click

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12. The next slide tells a story… without bullets It’s a story of a complicated process, but it’s told briefly Actual case study for employee training Click to see its progress unfold Watch as the story tells itself The Reveal is at the end Please Click to continue…

13. A Long Way To GO You are in control. Click through at your own pace to control the animation Please Click…

14. A Big Ending makes a nice impression, too Give the audience a clue that “the presentation is concluded” Again, take your cue from Hollywood The word “Discussion” or “Questions” lets audiences know what is expected A simple “Thank You” also works well Please Click to continue…

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