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When I made PowerPoint presentations at work, I made it a point to have little-to-no text on the slides: mostly graphics, charts, diagrams, etc. that go along w
by MiddleEndian 8y ago
When I made PowerPoint presentations at work, I made it a point to have little-to-no text on the slides: mostly graphics, charts, diagrams, etc. that go along with what I'm saying.
It's no fun to exhaust my audience.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoIt depends on the job of the PowerPoint. If it's going to be saved and used by some people as a reference later it's usually better to have busy slides that contain the info that needs to be presented and just skip over the unnecessary verbosity by only highlighting key points. If you're trying to pitch someone on why your redundant project shouldn't be canned then you should probably keep the slides simple and to the point and add in any extra stuff you need in the delivery of the presentation.
- LaikaF 8y agoI tend to put what I'm saying under the slides of a power point in the notes section.
- MiddleEndian 8y agoI would likely have separate detailed documentation (and a link to it in the PowerPoint) if that were relevant.
- jacobolus 8y agoIf something will be saved and used as a reference, it absolutely should not be a slide deck. Write a 1-page brief. Make a tabloid-sized poster. Write a blog post. Save your bullet list in a plain text file somewhere. Scribble the main ideas on a chalkboard. Slide decks are the worst possible medium for use outside the context of a presentation (heck, they are a pretty terrible medium even for that context).