Bad Power Point Presentations And How To Avoid

Bad Power. Point Presentations And How To Avoid Them

Bad. Analysis Example The addition of visual aids to a presentation provide the presenter with many advantages. Recent studies from the University of Minnesota Too many words indicate that the benefits are immense: • • Slides should help you present material, not • 43% in action being taken do itincrease for you • 11% increase in the perceptions of the presenter • • 10. 1% Chartincrease or graph more efficient in retention • 8. 5% increase in comprehension • 7. 5% increase in attention • 5. 5% increase in agreement

Better Example

Analysis Bad Example We can use MANY different colors to annoy the audience: • Colors clash • • Red Background overpowers wording • Yellow • Blue • Green

Better Example • Use colors that match your theme • Colors can emphasize a point

Analysis Bad Example • Are you listening to the presenter or watching this shimmer? • • Animations Transition too long are animations especially dangerous. • Repeated animation forces attention away from speaker • Too much eye candy, not enough substance

Better Example BUT STILL NOT GREAT • Animations can be used to effectively draw attention to a point. Once. • As soon as a point is introduced, the animation should stop.