January 26, 2005

In my ever so humble opinion, one of the highlights of the Blog Business Summit actually had little or nothing to do with blogs. It's what I'm hoping is a fabulous new trend in PowerPoint presentations: the minimalist presentation.

Halley Suitt and Robert Scoble are both prime examples – they popped up decks with one word per slide. Just one little word. What a refreshing change from speakers who seem hell bent on cramming their memoirs into each and every slide!

Let's all say it together: PowerPoint is meant to be an aid, not a crutch. All of you chronic PowerPoint abusers out there (and you know who you are) need to spend a little more time rehearsing and a little less time typing.

In the interest of helping fellow marketers in this area, here are a few sites that offer advice on how to craft a more powerful (and audience friendly) preso:

1) Presenting with PowerPoint: 10 Dos and Don'ts (This is posted on Microsoft's site, therefore it must be true, right!?)
2) Creating an Effective PowerPoint Presentation (Short and Sweet)
3) PowerPoint and Presentation Skills Resource Page (Tons of Other Links in Here)

Again, suggestions are welcome since I only did a quick search. Or, if you'd rather just air your favorite PowerPoint peeve, have at it.

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