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Social Media Presentation - How Not to use PowerPoint!

June 6th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Filed Under: Social Media Articles • Weekly Learning

Tags: social media presentation

Two weeks ago I gave a presentation for The Executive Network of Seattle… and with my technical background and the subject matter at hand I think everyone was expecting some flashy PowerPoint slideshow with bullet points, animations, flashing lights, and statistical information. I didn’t do that. I actually went to the effort to present my material to the audience at hand and draw them into a conversation (which is what social media is all about) and one of the reasons I chose to do that was this video:

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   Comment by NewSunSEO Inc on 10 June 2008:

   This is a very informative video because it really gives the reader a lot of valuable information about using PowerPoint the proper way. I cannot believe some of the mistakes that you showed in the video about how some people use PowerPoint incorrectly. This is a really enjoyable blog to read and I cannot wait to read more of your posts in the future.
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   Comment by Joe Hage on 22 June 2008:

   Apparently, bad PowerPoint is a popular rant. Here I promote Seth Godin’s short missive, Really Bad PowerPoint. You can download it from the URL below.

   http://blog.joehageonline.com/2008/05/10/really-bad-powerpoint/

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