The document criticizes the overuse and misuse of PowerPoint presentations. It notes that PowerPoint was created in 1990 but presenters are still improperly using it 22 years later by overstuffing slides with too much text and information instead of using it to tell stories. The document recommends using images, telling interesting stories, preparing early, getting better training, and stopping the practice of overstuffing slides to create more effective presentations.

1. POWERPOINT WRONG
2012And We’re
STILL Using

2. GETS A BAD RAP!
POWERPOINT

3. POWERPOINT!
DEATH BY

4. Often heard synonymously by individuals
whenever they’ve had to endure an
boring presentation.
Death by PowerPoint (Definition);

5. POWERPOINT
DID YOU KNOW?
was released in 1990!

6. 22
POWERPOINTIS
Years
Old

7. WE’RE STILL
22 YEARS LATER...
Getting it Wrong!

9. UNFORTUNATELY ...
Problems with trademarks™ meant
it was re-named “PowerPoint”

14. SHOULD NOT BE
TREATED THE SAME

15. TOO MUCH INFO
USE HAND-OUTS
INSTEAD!

16. IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS
SLIDES TOLD STORIES

19. EVERY SLIDETOLD A STORY

20. BUT...Something happened after
the Death of the Carousel
Slide Projector

21. 1
We’ve Forgotten
to Tell Stories

22. 1 2
We’ve Forgotten
to Tell Stories
We’ve Learnt to
Stuff Slides

23. THE AGEOF SLIDE STUFFING

26. WHY DO WE DO IT?

27. I DIDN’T ATTENDYOUR PRESENTATION TO READ,
YET YOU’RE FORCING ME TO ANYWAY

28. THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE EXPECT

29. THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE EXPECT
THIS IS HOWWE
PRESENTAT THE
BOARDROOM
LEVEL

30. THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE EXPECT
THIS IS HOWWE
PRESENTAT THE
BOARDROOM
LEVEL
WE EXPECTBULLET
POINTS!

31. Who sayswe have to present
like that?!

32. HOLD UP!WE DON’T NEED TO
BORE DIRECTORSWITH
BAD POWERPOINT

33. BAD DESIGN COSTS MONEY

34. “Good design is
good business”
~ Thomas J. Watson Jr.

35. WESTUFFOUR
SLIDES BECAUSE OF...

36. FEAR

37. SHORTON TIME

38. LACK OF CONFIDENCE

39. HOW DO WE
FIX IT?

41. USE IMAGES
INSTEAD

42. TELL AN
INTERESTING STORY

43. PREPARE
EARLY

44. BETTER
PRESENTATIONTRAINING

45. STOP STUFFING
START DESIGNING&

46. REQUIRE A
PRESENTATION?

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49. FLICKR PHOTO CREDITS
Slide 43 - Charles Atkeison http://www.flickr.com/photos/atkeison/7181505280/
Slide 44 - Anthony Volodkin http://www.flickr.com/photos/sights_set/1176675198/
Slide 42 - Col Ford & Natasha De Vere http://www.flickr.com/photos/col_and_tasha/5412347913/
Slide 18 & 19- Glen http://www.flickr.com/photos/leakytr8/5416821487/in/photostream/
Slide 2- Erik Charlton http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikcharlton/4302865512/
Slide 10- Robert Couse-Baker http://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/6054688131/
Slide 16- James Vaughan http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4218770565/
Slide 17- Daniel Oines http://www.flickr.com/photos/dno1967b/5407293768/