Comments on: Changing My Powerpoint Ways http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/11/08/changing-my-powerpoint-ways/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-my-powerpoint-ways Writer, brand journalist, media strategist, Emmy Award winning former CBS News correspondent Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shari Weisshttp://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/11/08/changing-my-powerpoint-ways/#comment-3460 Shari Weiss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:16:50 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=4450#comment-3460 "Death by Powerpoint" has been the cry by many students in university classes. That's why our Business Communication course at San Francisco State was both required and RELEVANT to help young professionals be "professional." In addition to your great basic tips [starting with an image is a great attention-getter], I have suggested that the presentation have a consistent header & footer to show professional consistency AND add a summary slide with the THREE most important "takeaway's" from the presentation. But, as you have said, LESS is DEFINITELY more when it comes to PPT presentations. “Death by Powerpoint” has been the cry by many students in university classes. That’s why our Business Communication course at San Francisco State was both required and RELEVANT to help young professionals be “professional.”

In addition to your great basic tips [starting with an image is a great attention-getter], I have suggested that the presentation have a consistent header & footer to show professional consistency AND add a summary slide with the THREE most important “takeaway’s” from the presentation.

But, as you have said, LESS is DEFINITELY more when it comes to PPT presentations.

]]> By: bilohttp://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/11/08/changing-my-powerpoint-ways/#comment-3459 bilo Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:14:04 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=4450#comment-3459 Right on! Right on!

]]> By: Kathleenhttp://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/11/08/changing-my-powerpoint-ways/#comment-3458 Kathleen Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:33:53 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=4450#comment-3458 This is one of my favorite presentations out there that was given by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita at TED Talks, http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bruce_bueno_de_mesquita_predicts_iran_s_future.html. I think he used Keynote though... This is one of my favorite presentations out there that was given by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita at TED Talks, http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bruce_bueno_de_mesquita_predicts_iran_s_future.html. I think he used Keynote though…

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