1. Terrible Presentations
Common mistakes and how to avoid them

2. The Teleprompter Slide
Too many presenters place large amounts of text on the screen and expect you to read every word they have published. Even worse, presenters will often insult your intelligence by reading this slide to you word for word. Some of you are even reading this out loud which is equally annoying and by this time you have already lost some credibility with the audience. Some will probably be looking at their phones because they’ve already judged that this is going to be a terrible presentation and are looking for something else to occupy their time or to see how much longer they are going to have to

3. The Teleprompter Slide
suffer through your presentation.

4. Avoiding the Teleprompter Slide
Stick to basic information
Summarize only important information
Never read to your audience
Stick with the 6X6 rule
No more than 6 bullet points
No more than 6 words per

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6. Bad Color Combinations
Contrasting colors make it difficult to concentrate on a slide, causing
Confusion
Headaches
Nausea
Vomiting
Anger at presenter

7. Color Combinations Some color combinations are more difficult
Color blindness

8. Best color combinations
Use dark text on light background
Light gray often works well
Avoid color-blind combinations
Read & green
Blue & yellow
Some text fades into background

9. VISUAL OVERLOAD

10. Limit Images Keep slides simple 1 or 2 images each
Too many images make presentation too big
Images can be distracting
Make sure images are relevant

11. No Animations! Transition and animations are unnecessary
Distracting and annoying
Your audience will laugh at you
I will laugh at you!

12. Embedded Video

13. Text size and font Make serious font choice for serious presentation
Make sure your font is large enough
Font style is also important
Some fonts are hard to take seriously
Some are just distracting
30-34 point font minimum
Make serious font choice for serious presentation

14. Key Points Talk to your audience, not the screen
Don’t read to us, explain and instruct
Be prepared to present even if presentation doesn’t work
Consider making handouts
Check you’re speelling and gramur

15. Key Points Fewer slides = better
Avoid “slide rush” if you run short on time
Always cite your sources
Avoid large blocks of text, this is meant to be a visual aid
Keep it simple