PowerPoint health warning

Not many of us can claim not to have fallen prey to ‘PowerPoint’ abuse in our lives. We all know that clutter, small text and dozens of slides are simply NOT good. Just as with alcohol, we know that PowerPoint abuse can make us look rather foolish in front of large groups of people, and yet we still go out and do it. Some more regularly than others!

I like Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint which basically states that a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points. You can read his full article here.

Garr Reynolds has also published some good stuff on the subject. He covers organisation and presentation, delivery and slide tips. The first three of his top ten delivery tips are:

1) Show your passion
2) Start strong
3) Keep it short

Take a look here.

You can also find his Blog on presentational design here.

And of course don’t forget Bert Decker who has a very educational posting called “6 Do’s to Open Your Presentation” on his Blog here.