We have looked at slide design in general but, to finish this chapter, I want to look more closely at what the main component of these slides should be. Pictures! What really brought this home to me was a set of presentations I attended, two years ago, given by a…
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What to Put on PowerPoint Slides
I have three simple rules for what to put on PowerPoint slides. 1. Use images, not text. 2. Show one thing at a time. 3. Make items full-screen if possible. Images not text. I have talked about this point, already. Text is not a visual aid. Period. But you may…
Reading Off the Slides – Bullet Points and More Bullet Points in PowerPoint
Reading off the Slides | The Problem I could show you many examples but do I really need to? We have all experienced this problem, probably hundreds of times. People fill slide after slide with bullet points and then read them out, one by one. You know you’re in trouble…