Top Ten Ways to Bomb with PowerPoint
1. Use creative, fancy fonts. Algerian is particularly good.
2. Use the slides as your notes for the presentation (i.e., lots of small text)
3. Put the text over pictures.
4. Let the slide transitions substitute for oral transitions.
5. Use automatic timing.
6. Don't waste time with pictures.
7. Put several pictures on each slide.
8. Use graphs and charts with 20 or 30 pieces of information on them.
9. Use a different background design or color on each slide.
10. Don't waste slides on things like titles, previews, transitions, or questions for the audience.
2. Use the slides as your notes for the presentation (i.e., lots of small text)
3. Put the text over pictures.
4. Let the slide transitions substitute for oral transitions.
5. Use automatic timing.
6. Don't waste time with pictures.
7. Put several pictures on each slide.
8. Use graphs and charts with 20 or 30 pieces of information on them.
9. Use a different background design or color on each slide.
10. Don't waste slides on things like titles, previews, transitions, or questions for the audience.
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