I was recently asked if I could help design the PowerPoint slides for a medical device presentation.  I asked my client to send the slides he had created thus far and upon review I saw he had violated nearly every rule of effective PowerPoint slide creation.

Here are some great resources to help you create a great PowerPoint presentation AND deliver it with impact:

Really Bad Power Point

A must read e-book from Seth Godin
Download really_bad_ppt.pdf

Pamela Slim provides a list of What To Do Before the Presentation HERE

Speaking as a Performing Art HERE

Presentation Zen - - Garr Reynolds blog on issues related to professional presentation design

• Some of my favorite posts:
  
  • Garr has a great post comparing Bill Gates and Steve Jobs presentation style HERE
  • Where to get good images HERE
  • Tom Peters management guru on presentation excellence HERE
  • What is good PowerPoint design HERE

Watch some fantastic and fascinating presentations from TED HERE