The 10 Commandments of PowerPoint13 Comments Post by David Pierce. Find me on Twitter. One of the unavoidable things about college, and increasingly work life, is PowerPoint. Most of us have, at one point or another, had to slap some slides together and give a presentation to our friends, family, class, co-workers, or boss.  PowerPoint itself is all well and good , and is actually a great application. But here’s the problem: most people just truly suck at giving PowerPoint presentations. Otherwise interesting and intelligent people, when using PowerPoint,  become bumbling fools who look as if they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. Good PowerPoint presentations are more fun, more impactful, and more impressive to listen to. And all they do differently is follow a few simple guidelines. These are the Ten Commandments of PowerPoint (or, at least, the ten ways to get me to listen to you). Thou Shalt Not Read

The 10 Commandments of    PowerPoint 13 Comments Post by David Pierce . Find me on Twitter . One of the unavoidable things about college, and increasingly work life, is PowerPoint. Most of us have, at one point or another, had to slap some slides together and give a presentation to our friends, family, class, co-workers, or boss.   PowerPoint itself is all well and good , and is actually a great application. But here’s the problem: most people just truly suck at giving PowerPoint presentations. Otherwise interesting and intelligent people, when using PowerPoint,   become bumbling fools who look as if they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. Good PowerPoint presentations are more fun, more impactful, and more impressive to listen to. And all they do differently is follow a few simple guidelines. These are the Ten Commandments of PowerPoint (or, at least, the ten ways to get me to listen to you). Thou Shalt Not Read

PowerPoint itself is all well and good , and is actually a great application. But here’s the problem: most people just truly suck at giving PowerPoint presentations. Otherwise interesting and intelligent people, when using PowerPoint,   become bumbling fools who look as if they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. Good PowerPoint presentations are more fun, more impactful, and more impressive to listen to. And all they do differently is follow a few simple guidelines. These are the Ten Commandments of PowerPoint (or, at least, the ten ways to get me to listen to you). Thou Shalt Not Read

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