Top 10 Reasons Your Presentation Sucks

Most presentations stink. Big time. This post contains the 10 most common reasons they stink, along with quick advice to expunge the stench.

REASON #10: It is all data, no story!

• Diagnosis: You presented scads of information without any context or meaning.
• Why you did it: You wrongly assumed a presentation was the same thing as a lecture.
• What resulted: The audience pulled out their Blackberries when you clicked your fifth slide.
• How to fix it: Make your presentation tell a story, ideally with the audience as the heroes.

http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=4883&page=2&tag=col1;post-4883

Use slides to reinforce your message rather than to outline your data points.