Some easy-to-implement tips to transform boring bullet points into engaging content that helps you drive your point to your audience. It works in small group meetings as well as presentations to large audiences. Check out my blog : http://CompensationInsider.com if you are interested in Compensation & Benefits and want to receive free "technical" tips every other Sunday. I write 3 times per week, on various C&B, Performance Management, Emiratisation, Global Mobility and Governance topics.

1. GETTING AWAY FROM
BULLET POINTS
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2. “Kill” boring bullet points lists
 You can transform your bullet list right from within
Powerpoint :
 Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert
to SmartArt
 Choose the graphic form and customise it
 Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the
best for your content (see next slides)
 You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
 You can create a table
 Ideal for pros/cons
 Also great for characteristics / categories / features /
benefits with a detailed list each
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3. The tests in SmartArt
You will see some very quick tests in the next slides.
Of course some of the graphics will be better suited
to different types of lists : steps in a process /
chronological / logical, independent points with or
without a lot of attached text etc.
The idea is to show you a portion of what you can
do when converting your list to SmartArt – have fun
with your presentation and make it more impactful !
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4. The solution : Increasing circle
process
You can transform
your bullet list right
from within You can wrap the list You can create a
Powerpoint : around a picture or table
graph
Create the bullet Ideal for pros/cons
list, select it and Also great for
right-click : Convert characteristics /
to SmartArt categories /
Choose the graphic features / benefits
form and customise with a detailed list
it each
Don’t hesitate to
experiment until you
find the best for
your content (see
next slides)
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5. The solution : Basic block list
You can transform your bullet
list right from within Powerpoint
:
• Create the bullet list You can wrap the list around a
• Select it and right-click : Convert to picture or graph
SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form and
customise it
You can create a table
• Ideal for pros/cons
• Also great for characteristics /
categories / features / benefits with a
detailed list each

6. The solution : Vertical Picture
accent list
You can transform your bullet list right from within
Powerpoint :
• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : Convert to SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form and customise it
• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best for your content (see
next slides)
You can wrap the list around a picture or
graph
You can create a table
• Ideal for pros/cons
• Also great for characteristics / categories / features /
benefits with a detailed list each

7. The solution : Alternating hexagons
You can Create the bullet list, select it and
right-click : Convert to SmartArt
transform
your bullet Choose the graphic form and
customise it
list right from Don’t hesitate to experiment until
within you find the best for your content
Powerpoint : (see next slides)
You can
wrap the list
around a
picture or
graph
You can Ideal for pros/cons
create a Also great for characteristics /
categories / features / benefits with
table a detailed list each

8. The solution : Picture caption list
You can transform You can wrap the You can create a
your bullet list right
from within Powerpoint list around a table
• Create the bullet list, select picture or graph • Ideal for pros/cons
it and right-click : Convert to • Also great for
SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form characteristics /
and customise it categories / features
• Don’t hesitate to experiment / benefits with a
until you find the best for detailed list each
your content (see next
slides)

9. The solution : Picture strips
You can transform your bullet list right
from within Powerpoint :
• Create the bullet list, select it and right-click : You can wrap the list around a picture or
Convert to SmartArt graph
• Choose the graphic form and customise it
• Don’t hesitate to experiment until you find the best
for your content (see next slides)
You can create a table
• Ideal for pros/cons
• Also great for characteristics / categories / features /
benefits with a detailed list each

10. The solution : Increasing arrows
process
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
Create the bullet list,
select it and right-click : You can create a table
Convert to SmartArt
Choose the graphic form Ideal for pros/cons
and customise it
Also great for
Don’t hesitate to characteristics /
experiment until you find categories / features /
the best for your content benefits with a detailed
(see next slides) list each

11. The solution : Segmented process
You can transform your bullet list right from within Powerpoint :
Don’t hesitate to experiment until
Create the bullet list, select it and Choose the graphic form and
you find the best for your content
right-click : Convert to SmartArt customise it
(see next slides)
You can wrap the list around a picture or graph
You can create a table
Also great for characteristics / categories / features /
Ideal for pros / cons
benefits with a detailed list each

12. The solution : Basic pie
You can transform your
bullet list right from
within Powerpoint :
You can create a • Create the bullet
table list, select it and right-
click : Convert to
•Ideal for pros/cons SmartArt
•Also great for • Choose the graphic form
characteristics / and customise it
categories / features • Don’t hesitate to
/ benefits with a experiment until you find
detailed list each the best for your content
(see next slides)
You can wrap
the list around
a picture or
graph

13. The solution : Gear
• Ideal for pros/cons
• Also great for characteristics /
categories / features / benefits
You can with a detailed list each
create a table
You can
wrap the list
around a
picture or
graph
You can transform
your bullet list right
from within
Powerpoint :
• Create the bullet list, select it
and right-click : Convert to
SmartArt
• Choose the graphic form and
customise it
• Don’t hesitate to experiment
until you find the best for your
content (see next slides)

14. The solution : Inverted pyramid
• Create the bullet list, select
You can transform it and right-click : Convert
to SmartArt
your bullet list right • Choose the graphic form
and customise it
from within • Don’t hesitate to
experiment until you find
Powerpoint : the best for your content
You can wrap
the list around
a picture or
graph
• Ideal for pros/cons
You can • Also great for characteristics /
create a categories / features / benefits
table with a detailed list each

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