Part II – Cause Of Boring PowerPoint Presentations

(This post is also published on pmhut.com as a complete article)

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. – Dorothy Nevill

1. Knowledge: One does not know the subject inside-out. All talk is superficial.
2. Passion: Presenter is not passionate about the topic. If presenter himself is not interested in the presentation, how others can be.
3. Planning: Not enough planning done about presentation. Person may know a lot about the subject and also very passionate; but fails to plan or weave an interesting story for intended audience.
4. Expectations: Misalignment between Audience’s understanding level and key message to be delivered. Not conveying what people will get out of the presentation in advance.
5. Overkill: Giving too much information in one slide or single presentation.
6. Too Fancy: Stunning images & background, fancy fonts, various special distract audience. Know your audience and know your field.
7. Preparation: Not enough rehearsal, presentation not flowing smoothly gives indication as person is not prepared.

 Now we know the causes of boring PowerPoint presentation, in next post we will review –

Part III – How To Prepare? Putting Slides Together &  How To Improve Your Presentation

Categories: Performance, Productivity

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