Effective vs. Ineffective Use of Presentation Slides

Effective Use of Slides

Transmission of data is not the best use of the slides – detail for future reference is best delivered via handouts

The best use of a slide show is as an enhancement to the speaker; to drive the emotional message home and make the key points stick

Anything worth doing is worth doing rightNadine Riopel

During a presentation, the presenter should be the focus, not the slides

When people try to read a slide and listen at the same time, it reduces their retention rate for both

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Good use of slides enhances your connection with the audience

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Effective Use of Slides: How We Feel About Graphs

Source: My brain, 2011, University of My Desk

Anything worth doing is worth doing rightNadine Riopel

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Graph approval is declining

Source: My brain, 2011, University of My Desk

Which style do you find

more compelling?