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Does my PowerPoint Suck?

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FIVE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK to find out if your PowerPoint sucks

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Microsoft’s Themes & Layouts Suck! DID I TRUST MICROSOFT? 1

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And pick your own color palette. (hint: check out kuler.adobe.com) START WITH A BLANK LAYOUT

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Tons of bullet points suck! ARE MY SLIDES TOO BUSY? 2

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Rule of Thumb: HAVE ONE POINT PER SLIDE

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IS IT HARD TO READ? Did I assume everyone was sitting in the front row and was 25? I suck! 3

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USE CONTRAST!

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AM I USING SUCKY IMAGES? 4

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Pick the right images for them. (Hint: Check out ShutterStock.com) KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

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Only my mother wants to listen to me go on and on… IS MY PATH CLEAR? 5

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This way, if you suck, they know when you’ll be wrapping up. ALWAYS SHOW STATUS

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CHRIS LEMA http://chrislema.com Twitter: @chrislema Facebook: /chrislema LinkedIn: /in/mrchrislema