1. "Using PowerPoint is like
having a loaded AK-47 on the table:
You can do very bad things with it." -Peter Norvig

2. The Rhetoric of PowerPoint

3. Part 1.
The Problems

5. Problem #1:
No Audience Focus

8. Problem #2:
CARELESS SLIDE DESIGN

9. Too Much Information
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14. Too Much Information
More Information
Got it?

15. Gremlin Graphics

17. "If your words or images are not on point,
making them dance in color won't make them relevant." - Edward Tufte

18. Problem #3:
Poor Delivery

21. PART 2.
The Solutions

22. Plan Your Strategy
Plan Your Strategy

23. Use Vivid Examples
Engage With

29. Engage with your audience.

30. Tell a Story

31. Be Yourself

32. Think Creatively about content

33. This . . .

34. Length in Years of Major U.S. Military Involvement

35. Or this . . .

36. The Iraq and Afghan Wars have already lasted longer than either the American Civil War, World War I, World War II or the Korean War.

37. communicate in a way that connects
“The way to get people
to pay attention is to
communicate in a way that connects
with their sense of humanity.
And that, friends, is the closest thing you’ll find to a magic potion.”
--From why business people speak like idiots