6.12 Document for Analysis: Poor E-Mail Message Re PowerPoint
To: Sanders Watson <swatson @circa.com>
From: Monique Vance <mvance@circa.com>
Cc:
Subject: Avoiding Death by PowerPoint
Sanders,
As you requested, I attended a seminar about presentation techniques. You suggested that I might
learn tips to share with other staff members, especially those who use PowerPoint. The speaker,
Bret Rivera, made several important points in an entertaining presentation he called “Death by
PowerPoint.” Our staff members might consider the following to avoid death by PowerPoint:
• Create the message, not the slide, first. Only after preparing the entire script should you
think about how to illustrate it.