Presentation Slide Makeovers: Transform boring PowerPoint slides into persuasive visuals
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Presenters often struggle with how to make large numbers easy for the audience to understand. This makeover shows how using a four step process can create a visual that makes it easy for the audience to grasp the importance and magnitude of a l
A pie chart is better than a data table to show proportions in data. This makeover takes it the next step to show how a proportional diagram can be more effective than a pie chart in some situations.
Too often presenters overwhelm audiences with details using a spreadsheet copied on to a slide. This makeover shows how you can reveal details in levels so the audience can follow your message easier.
A table is a good way to organize information into rows and columns. Unfortunately, the default appearance and behaviour of tables in PowerPoint does not make them as effective as they could be. This makeover shows a default table improved so
In the recent State of the Union address, President Obama used some visuals in the enhanced broadcast on the web. One of those visuals was a proportional diagram. This makeover shows how you can use a proportional diagram effectively on a sli
It is a good idea to use calculations to back up or prove the points you are making. This makeover shows how a slide overloaded with text explanations of the calculations can become more effective.
Using an image as the background for your slide might seem like a way to increase the visual appeal of your slides, but it can actually distract the audience from your message. This makeover takes a slide used by NY Gov Cuomo and shows how the
We are being told to use more visuals on our slides and it is a better approach than walls of text. But if you are tempted to use a full-screen photo just because it looks cool, consider the advice from this makeover that shows how a simple vi
SmartArt is supposed to make creating visuals easy, but too often presenters use it without considering whether the pre-made diagram is effectively communicating their message. This makeover shows an example of how a SmartArt diagram can be re
If you want your audience to understand a comparison of two or more values, you must make it easy for them to see the difference without having to do calculations in their head. This makeover shows how to use a common denominator to make the c
In an effort to fill a slide, too many presenters break one point into multiple bullet points. This makeover shares lessons for breaking this addiction and creating visual slides that help you communicate more effectively.
It is common in corporate settings to present an organization chart to show the different roles in a department. Instead of overwhelming your audience with an unreadable chart, use the lessons in this makeover to create a clear set of slides.
If you use PowerPoint to design slides that will be shown on an electronic sign or on an internal TV information channel, use the ideas from this slide makeover to keep the slides clear and easy for the audience to understand.
When you put multiple messages on one slide, it confuses the audience. This makeover shows how you can deliver an effective message by having one message per slide.
Animation is a good way to build each point as you discuss it. Instead of animation that confuses the audience, this makeover shows how to make sure you use animation properly to make your message clearer.
This makeover continues the discussion of ways to make financial figures from Excel more meaningful. It shows how to create a graph that clearly communicates the message and how to use a hyperlink to the spreadsheet in order to answer detailed
When financial figures need to be included in a presentation, too often an Excel spreadsheet is copied on to a slide. It overwhelms the audience and the message is lost. Use the ideas in this makeover to focus the audience on the few key numb
Infographics are a popular way to illustrate information, especially for print publications. When used in presentations, they can sometimes be overwhelming. Use the ideas in this makeover to reveal the portions of the infographic one at a tim
When a diagram comes to us as an image, it is more difficult to focus the audience's attention because they can see the entire image. Use the techniques in this makeover to emphasize a portion by shading out the areas you don't want the audien
If you want the audience to understand results or numeric information, don't use text on your slides that reads like your speaker notes. Use the ideas in this makeover to create a table that makes it easy for the audience to understand what th
When we want to talk about upcoming product launches or future events, the easy approach is to just list dates on a bullet point slide. This makeover shows a timeline visual that communicates the message more clearly and with greater impact.
Stories and analogies are important to increasing the impact of your message. Don't just type out the key parts of the story on a slide as bullet points. Use the ideas in this makeover to show a full screen photo that increases the impact of
Often we need to present detailed data that has come from analysis. Instead of overwhelming your audience by putting all the data on a slide, use the ideas in this makeover to layer the discussion of the data so it makes sense and the audience
When we want to compare one items against two or more other items, we tend to put statistics on a slide to show each individual comparison. The ideas in this makeover show how to combine all the comparisons visually to make the point with grea
Quotations are commonly used to illustrate a point in a presentation. Instead of just using the text of the quote, use the ideas in this makeover to add a visual that makes the quote come alive for the audience.
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