Just to make it clear – we are talking about Powerpoint presentations here, not about war. Although the US Army talks a lot about Powerpoint.

Anyhow, Seth Godin summarizes the idea behind good presentations very well:

Communication is the transfer of emotion.

Slides should help you to sell the idea by bringing emotions along, later on people can look the talk up in a written document. You do have a written document, don’t you?

Read the full article called “Really Bad Powerpoint” and make sure to avoid the usage of bullets as they kill people.

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