{"id":30125,"date":"2014-01-14T12:07:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T10:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.presentationload.com\/?p=4600"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:37:53","slug":"true-death-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.presentationload.com\/blog\/true-death-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is True about “Death by PowerPoint”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many critical voices which find the fault of a bad presentation in PowerPoint. They speak of the lack of motivation that PowerPoint speakers have or the boredom such a presentation can elicit. Furthermore, the known phrase \u201cDeath by PowerPoint\u201d is taken very seriously be a Swiss party<\/a> which tries to calculate how high the economic loss of boring PowerPoint presentations is to companies.<\/p>\n

Our opinion on this: Even if some presentations are boring or bad \u2013 PowerPoint is still the best solution when holding a speech and presenting company data. And here is why:<\/p>\n

The Art of Presenting<\/h3>\n

It is not the software that bores the audience or turns the presentation of a potentially interesting subject into a yawning-contest \u2013 it is the speaker.<\/p>\n

The speaker has the pivotal role in a presentation \u2013 of course the audience cannot be motivated if the speaker does not represent his product or subject accordingly. It does not inspire if a speaker merely does his duty without any inner drive whatsoever.<\/p>\n

Thus, it is the art of presenting that captures and inspires us, not the presentation itself. This is why it is important to ask yourself as a presenter: what do I want to convey to my audience; how do I want to make them feel?<\/p>\n

Be Prepared<\/h3>\n

Keeping the goal in mind to motivate your audience, you can now start to prepare your presentation more detailed. First, concentrate on a thorough research and elaboration of your subject:<\/p>\n

\"Prepare<\/a>
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Assemble all the relevant information and evaluate it. Develop a sound structure of your presentation and think of an introduction, a main part and your conclusion. Reduce your presentation to its main key messages and focus on these. Also think of questions the audience might ask and prepare some answers.<\/p>\n

Further tips on how to structure your presentation you can find here<\/a><\/p>\n

Appealing Design<\/h3>\n

The visual design is just as important as the key messages you want to convey. Especially since a nice picture can really make a lasting impression.<\/p>\n

But always keep in mind: less is more!<\/p>\n

Choose a simple design for your slides and forego using special effects, Clip Arts or stock photos. Keep it sleek and simple.<\/p>\n

Also make sure not to add too much text or graphics to each slide. One graphic per PowerPoint slide or one succinct sentence is more meaningful than a stuffed slide nobody can read. Also make sure to keep your font at 30 pt and not any smaller.<\/p>\n

If you want to abide to these rules, you can also choose to use pre-designed PowerPoint templates which are carefully created and come in a sleek and appealing design. This way you save a lot of time and can choose from a wide variety of templates in our online shop \u2013 from business and marketing templates to self-presentations and applications.<\/p>\n

Click here to get to our templates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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 Featured image: \u00a9 WavebreakmediaMicro \/ Fotolia.com<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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