Death by Powerpoint

Please wake me when it's over.

If you've had to attend more than one seminar, then you've probably experience something that I call Death by Powerpoint. The dark room with a speaker up front who is also in the dark. The slides are filled with tiny little words being read to you by the person in the dark, one by one by one. It's a certain cure for insomnia. Even though Powerpoint can be a great tool for presenters, it all too often becomes the death knoll of what could have been a great workshop.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Visual aids can be a great way to improve a presentation. If you don't have your own images to use, you can find great ones on the web. Seth Godin wrote a post on his blog about where to find great photos for free and how to get the most out of the website. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/03/where-to-find-g.html

Have fun checking out these great photographs.

Remember, only you can stop Death by Powerpoint!