5 Rules for PowerPoint Presentations (according to Seth Grodin)

You, like most of us…have found yourself sitting through that horrid PowerPoint Presentation. In fact, you may have even delivered a few yourself.

Blogger Seth Grodin says…”It’s not your fault. It’s Microsoft’s.”

We were intrigued. So we reviewed his eBook “Really Bad PowerPoint (and how to avoid it)” to see what he meant. It’s an older eBook, but it’s still worth a read.

The eBook outlines all the problems with PowerPoint and its current use in selling. And even provides 5 “rules” to follow to save yourself from this horrible:

1. No more than six words on a slide. EVER.
2. No cheesy images. Use professional images from corbis.com instead.
   They cost $3 each, or a little more if they’re for ‘professional use’.
3. No dissolves, spins or other transitions. None.
4. Sound effects can be used a few times per presentation, but never (ever)
   use the sound effects that are built in to the program. Instead, rip sounds
   and music from CDs and leverage the Proustian effect this can have.
5. Don’t hand out print-outs of your slides. They’re emotional, and they
   won’t work without you there. If someone wants your slides to show
   “the boss,” tell them that the slides go if you go.

The eBook has a lot more in the way of presentation advice. Check it out!