Image by L Hollis Photography via Flickr- do not read from slides... present them!
- 3 items per slide ... exceptions are possible, however people tend to remember three things not 4, 5 or 6...so help them remember your presentation
- use one liners on slides, not whole sentences, explain the lines if they aren't completely straightforward
- 2-3 minutes per slide...do not jam 15 slides into 5 mins presentation
- product ...show the product, you do not need live presentation (screenshot is enough)
- readable fonts, 4 fonts changes per slide/presentation max! font change is anything that changes a font: size, bold, italics!
That's it, it's very simple, but often neglected. Check your last presentation you did and try to apply the above rules. You want you're listeners to be engaged not annoyed.
2 comments:
It's so basic, but so many people screw it up! Thanks for posting!
Ian
Especially agree on the don't read the slides ... once someone starts reading from their slides I start to tune out :).
/TJ
(sidenote: I am teaching a class all this week, using Powerpoint for the slideware - and not reading from them! (Although I may have a heavy slide or five (too much content) ))
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