Bloggers and scientists agree: the ultimate rule in giving a presentation is attention.
To increase attention using a powerpoint we’ve reached five basic principles:
(1) Powerpoint is a tool
(2) While it is a tool, it is not a hammer. Do not beat your audience with overly wordy, illegible, or busy slides
(3) Powerpoint should use the iceberg principle. It should take a body of research and reduce what is shown on slides to about 10%
(4) The 10% that is shown should be visuals, graphs, and a very few guide post words.
(5) The meaning in the presentation comes from what the presenter is saying.
The comments on this post are other helpful ideas for creating powerpoints from the Candango Press. If you have any other useful tips please add your comments to their list.
