Avoiding Death by Powerpoint Have you ever sat through a PowerPoint presentation which: Contained so much text that by the time you have read it the presenter has finished talking Looked just like a copy of an old OHT Contained text which was so small it was almost impossible to read Used too many colours and fonts Contained a mountain of clip art Distracted you by the amount of animation it used Had a background that distracted from the text Used audio making it almost impossible to listen to the presenter

Avoiding Death by Powerpoint How does it make you feel? Does it keep your interest? Do you daydream? Are you confused? Do you want to go home?

To hold your audience’s interest, follow some simple rules.

Avoiding Death by Powerpoint Keep it simple Use bullet points Keep it short Use an appropriate font style and size Do not use clip art Use transitions wisely