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2	Why would we use PowerPoint?
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4	"How some people butcher PowerPoint" How some people butcher PowerPoint.
5	"Overuse of templates." Overuse of templates.
6	"Overuse of bullets" Overuse of bullets ú û ¶ l n t v
7	Overuse of Animation
8	PowerPointlessness Tedious use of flashy graphics, transitions and sound effects while making a slide presentation that is pretty much lacking in meaning, thought and value.
9	Overload… Here’s everything I know.
10	Reading the Slide The other big mistake many people make is putting a lot of text on the page and then reading it like the audience is STUPID Research tells us that we actually will be less likely to remember it this way So let’s stop cramming our slides with text and for sure stop reading them!
11	When you read slides to your audience . . . Everything has the same emphasis The audience can’t tell what’s important
12	Background issues Font darker than background = hard to read
13	Background issues Font lighter than background may not look good when projected
14	Background issues High contrast has most impact!!
15	What about design? Some of you may misunderstand what design is and why it matters. It is easy to get carried away with design – to make it too “pretty” or too “cool” will disguise a slide show that is lacking good information.
16	Solutions Don’t use templates Start with a blank slate
17	A photo background has impact!
18	"OR use a BLACK background" OR use a BLACK background!
19	The best presentations . . . Have ONE idea per slide Don’t distract or take away from your information Put as little as possible on a slide
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21	Think of simple storytelling! The idea is sequencing. Clear titles and graphics. YOU are the most important part in your story.
22	So what makes a good story??? Use a detailed script or outline Make use of the notes page view
23	"Use animation and sound sparingly..." Use animation and sound sparingly!!
24	Images Avoid cartoons Find good quality images
25	Images Use images which convey emotion
26	Use drawings Take a photograph of a drawing Don’t scan; scanning is time consuming
27	Images Add humor Use fonts that add to the message Large image size is best
28	"Also see Less is More" Also see Less is More