Comments on: Help… I’m In Powerpoint Hell!

By: The Nlp ToolBox. | 7Wins.eu

The Nlp ToolBox. | 7Wins.eu — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:03:23 +0000

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By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:42:51 +0000

great tips here! i had to learn all these the hard way in college but i wish i’d known them sooner! thanks.

By: John Richardson

John Richardson — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:55:19 +0000

Hi Lee,

Thanks for the link to your site. As a frequent presenter, I can attest to Murphy and his law. Thanks for the tips!

John

By: Lee Potts

Lee Potts — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:13:38 +0000

Hi John,

Great post with lots of great advice. When presenting, you must remember that if you’re not early, you’re late.

If you don’t mind, I’d like to mention a blog I recently started that’s all about all the things that can go wrong when you’re giving a presentation (or when you’re supporting someone else’s presentation efforts). It’s called Breaking Murphy’s Law (http://www.breakingmurphyslaw.com).

I hope you like it and find it useful.

Thamks!

By: John Richardson

John Richardson — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:52:32 +0000

Thanks for the reply Aaron. A good Powerpoint presentation will leave you energized and motivated. A poorly done Powerpoint will leave you energized and motivated to leave as soon as possible…..

John

By: Aaron@SmartDraw

Aaron@SmartDraw — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:48:37 +0000

Having had to sit through more than my fair share of PowerPoint presentations I can tell you that all of these pieces of advice are gold - especially preparing in advance. The only thing worse than sitting in the audience watching someone struggle to get an image to register on the projector is being the poor guy at the podium.

Also, when possible, replace bullet points with visuals (which is basically what you said.) A picture’s worth a thousand words, but it also helps you say what you need to say in less time, as you point out.