5 steps to effective Powerpoint Presentations
November 25, 2008
Stepcase Lifehack just published a blogpost on tips for more effective PowerPoint presentations. I was surprised to see some outdated and unhelpful advice. Here are my five steps to create an effective PowerPoint presentation. I’ve written about many of these steps before, so I’ve provided links to more detailed posts if you’d like more information.
1. Plan your presentation on paper first.
Keep away from the computer. Garr Reynolds from PresentationZen calls this going analog.
The 3 steps to creating a PowerPoint Diagram
October 7, 2008
When you see that a diagram might be useful to explain the concept you’re talking about – don’t go straight to PowerPoint. Doing this is as bad as trying to design your whole presentation in PowerPoint.
Two things can happen:
- You try and squish your concept into an unsuitable diagram type.
- You get caught up in creating the technical aspects of creating the diagram without having a big picture view of how it’s going to work.
