Engaging presentation – is it possible without

PowerPoint?

Edward TufteWorld most famous guru of visualization

„Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely“

Declared holy war against PowerPoint

What‘s made such a man so mad?

During launch on 16 January 2003 shuttle Columbia suffered structural damage.Investigation results were presented only in PowerPoint slides and led to wrong decision. 16 days later shutle crashed

February 2003, USA Secretary of State Colin Powell showed PowerPoint slides to president George W. Bush. One month later invasion of Iraq began

OK, let‘s get serious

Everyone uses PowerPoint• There are more than 500 million users of PowerPoint

worldwide. •More than 30 million presentations are created • Over 6 Million Teachers around the world use PowerPoint

for classroom lectures•More than 120 million people are using PowerPoint to

create business and educational presentations worldwide. •Microsoft PowerPoint has estimated 95% share of

presentation software market Year 2012

Using PowerPoint doesnt make You outstanding

Using PowerPoint makes You part of crowd

Why PowerPoint is so bad?

•Over simplistic - average slide has ~ 40 words•Turns facts into slogans•Turns ideas into dogmas•Real center of presentation becomes slides, not a

speaker•PowerPoint is not adaptive for network

colaboration

Most presentations looks like bulleted boredom

•Another boring statement...•Another boring statement...•Another boring statement...•Another boring statement...•Another boring statement...

Transitions drives audience crazy

Transitions drives audience crazy

Animations make audience sick

100 year old cliparts

OK, we got a problem. What‘s next?

Old good stuffAway from computer

Chalkboard (advantages)

• Easy to control pace of lecture or presentation• Audience have time to take

notes• Combination of hearing and

writing helps keep attention longer• Audience can be not only

passive listeners, but step up to chalkboard, express themself

Chalkboard (disadvantages)

• Writing or drawing consumes time• Impossible to convey

complicate images• Results cant be reused,

replicated or remotely distributed• Not compatible with Web 2.0• Cant be liked on Facebook

Flip chart

+ You can return back to any stage of presentation+ You can be spontane - any last minute changes can be easily made.+ Can be used to record audience questions and comments- Limited visibility to larger audiences- Hardly reusable- Still no Internet

Interactive boards

+ Combines advantages of traditional board and presentation software+ Allows usage of complicate images, video- Expensive- Complicated for average user- Needs maintenance

Clones, alternatives and additions

Presentation software

Microsoft Skydrive PowerPoint Online

Switch from Microsoft to Microsoft? Well, at least this one is free and accessible online

Who‘s going to believe You?

Google Docs Presentation

OpenOffice Impress

At least can make compatible with Internet browsers Macromedia Flash (SWF) files

Army of clones still marching

Alternatives

Apple Keynote

+ Apple design and templates surpasses Microsoft+ Connected to ICloud+ Compatible with IOS, seamlessly works on mobile devices+ Free for Mac users- Not compatible with Windows

Sliderocket

+ Accessible both offline and online+ Compatible with mobile devices+ Sharing and online colaboration tools+ Dynamic data gathering and updating from online sources+ Feedback about viewers and presentation effectiveness- No free access

Prezi

+ Instead of linear slides - unlimited space and movement freedom+ Web – based, no installation necessary+ Basic functions are free- Zooming and paning makes older audiences dizzy- Compromised reliability – service works only when connected to Internet

Additional tools

Infogr.am

Visual.ly

http://www.powtoon.com/

http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/

Google Public Data

PowerPoint is not an absolute evilIt‘s a necessary evilMake it better by using him right, supplementing by other visual aids

Presentation overConference too