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I'm old enough to have presented from transparencies on an overhead projector, though I've never had occasion to present using an actual slide carousel. BTW, I
by wanorris 18y ago
I'm old enough to have presented from transparencies on an overhead projector, though I've never had occasion to present using an actual slide carousel.
BTW, I'm not sure I understand why you think it's so important to present with a Powerpoint (or similar). I tend to think Powerpoints get overused, and I often like to present working just from notes (3x5 cards, since I'm bad at memorizing) or from a demo when appropriate.
What's the win of working with a deck, in your view?
- raganwald 18y agoThere are two questions: what's the best presentation for a given subject and audience, and what's the best way to improve your skills. IMO, a good presentation with whatever-you-call-the-visuals is more difficult to do well, therefore that's what I think you should practice. Speeches and demos are always easier to give. They may be more appropriate for certain subjects, no doubt.
- notauser 18y agoSlides can help: - Add structure in a visual way. - Provide graphics to illustrate your points (including code). ...and really that's about it. I keep my slides to one graphic or max five words, plus a little flow chart of progress through the presentation along the bottom. Depending on what I am talking about I might use as many as 2 slides a minute, but usually one every 2-3 minutes. This is the same for monthly reporting (twenty graphs, with a page number on each) through to conference speaking (scripted and learned, lots of pictures, little navigation helper on each page).