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There are some good points raised here one's well worth remembering in many scenarios be it to investors, colleagues or academic Peers. The best preseners I've
by justin_hancock 17y ago
There are some good points raised here one's well worth remembering in many scenarios be it to investors, colleagues or academic Peers. The best preseners I've seen almost never use PowerPoint.
- tome 17y agoIndeed the best presenters I've seen never use slides, or handouts of any sort.
- migpwr 17y agoI agree with you that the best presenters probably don't use handouts or powerpoint but maybe it's because they're gifted speakers. I think it's hard for most people to carry an audience without any supporting material. A few slides won't hurt if you're engaging and have information that adds value to your presentation.
- leif 17y agoThe best ones I've seen really aren't that gifted --- they just make an effort to structure what they want to say in a meaningful way, and use the crap out of the chalkboard.
- amalcon 17y agoPowerPoint sort of gets a bad rap. It mostly deserves it, because its interface encourages exactly the worst sort of usage, but it can be used well. It's just that this is rare. The second best PowerPoint tip I've ever heard was "Don't use PowerPoint." The best was to get the rest of the presentation ready, and do the PowerPoint deck last. This forces you to actually make a decent presentation, and use PowerPoint as an aid, as opposed to making a good slide deck and fitting the presentation to it. The problem is exactly the same as in programming or, really, everything else: people focus too much on the tools, and not enough on the task.