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If you include visuals in your slides, you should do so sparingly. The whole purpose of a slide is to support your presentation, not to be the presentation. The
by jvdh 14y ago
If you include visuals in your slides, you should do so sparingly. The whole purpose of a slide is to support your presentation, not to be the presentation. The focus should always be on you, only briefly on the slides and then almost immediately back to you again.
The only exception to this is if you're describing some deeply technical process, and even then you should be in front of your slide, explaining things, et cetera.
- gmac 14y agoI disagree, in that I think that use of rich visuals can be really captivating; but your way can work too. One thing that can be really effective is to use blank, black slides when you want the audience back. It's amazing how completely that switches everyone's attention back to the speaker.
- DannyBee 14y agoI don't disagree, of course, though again, there are times when people need to see what you are talking about, and that needs to be either visuals or handouts. "handshake icons" is not one of those times :)