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Will PowerPoint turn presenters into a “mindless gaggle of bullet-pointed morons”?

Classic Boring Presentation A slide shows a list of bulleted items while the speaker reads them off. Even worse, the speaker reads whole sentences and paragraphs off the slides. This redundancy of two information channels is ineffective. Most meeting attendees will read the list for themselves more quickly than the speaker can say them. The redundancy of text and image does not provide any space for thought or curiosity. Often the speaker becomes peripheral and even unnecessary.

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Worse Boring Presentation A slide shows a list of bulleted items while the speaker reads them off. Even worse, the speaker reads whole sentences and paragraphs off the slides. This redundancy of two information channels is boring. Most meeting attendees will read the list for themselves more quickly than the speaker can say them. The redundancy of text and image does not provide any space for thought or curiosity. Often the speaker becomes peripheral and even unnecessary.

When you compose a PowerPoint presentation, remember to:  View your slides on the actual screen  Check readability from back of room  Text & graphics should not be LOUD  Have a Plan B for technical difficulties

View your slides on the actual screen Check readability from back of room Text & graphics should not be LOUD Have a Plan B for technical difficulties When you compose a PowerPoint presentation, remember to:

Impress your audience with your ideas and presentation style, not with your PowerPoint slides.

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