Get it right next time with these guidelines.
PowerPoint is easy to use if you want to put together a quick presentation.
It’s also easy to spoil your work by not considering your audience.
In this series we’ll identify the most common mistakes and suggest ways to avoid them, starting with the amount of words on a slide – on this one there are almost 100 words.
- Will the audience listen to the presenter or read the slide?
- Is the presenter going to read the slide to the audience? (Why have a presenter?)
- How many people will switch off?
So, you need less words – some say a maximum of 35 per slide. Others would use no more than 7. Yes, seven.
If you’ve a lot to say, speak the words then share them with a handout. Not on a slide.
Limit your slide to brief essentials. Use a picture.
Guideline 1 = Keep your text to a minimum.
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Some good points raised here. Seems like less is more in the case of PowerPoint !!
Lots more points and guidelines to come, Simon – thanks for taking the time to comment.
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