Powerpoint doesn’t have to be like this!
Posted in Presentation Skills on November 6, 2008 by Gavin Meikle
I came across this presentation from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley and it epitomises everything that is wrong with the way most people use PowerPoint. Honestly! it doesn’t have to be like this. Don’t deluge your audience with data. These slides are so busy that after a couple you just want to give up.
I’m sure this lady means well and knows her stuff, but believe me, presenting it in this way won’t hack it! Do yourself a favour and learn how to ditch the bullet points and simplify your slides. Your audience will thank you for it.
[...] Meikle illustrates how not to design PowerPoint slides with a particularly busy set of slides from Morgan Stanley. I came across this presentation from an Analyst at Morgan Stanley and it epitomises everything [...]
Hello Gavin, I share your opinion about this presentation. Though I would like to know how you explain that this slideshow is a real hit on slideshare? (17428 views as of now)
Regards,
Christophe
Oh, it’s horrible Gavin, but I can’t look away!
@Christophe, I’m guessing that it has so many hits on SlideShare because people like Gavin are referencing it as a really bad example of PowerPoint. People love a train wreck, don’t they?