![]() Excessively small text and complex visuals (including distracting animations) are frequently cited as annoyances. It’s considered one of the single most annoying things a presenter can do. If you had planned to read your slides to the audience, don’t. Think of a slide presentation as a way of supporting or augmenting the content in your talk don’t let the slides replace your content. If you are sure that a visual presentation will provide something necessary to your audience, keep the number of slides and the amount of text on each slide to a bare minimum. But the fundamental problem remains-text-heavy, unfocused, overlong presentations are the problem, not the software. ![]() Microsoft is attempting to refresh the design options for PowerPoint, and there are dozens of good alternatives, some of them free (Keynote, Slide Bureau, Prezi, SlideRocket, Easel.ly, Emaze, Slidedog). And then…Īt some point, somebody with critical thinking skills asked a great question: “Do we really need all these slide shows?” The stock images of arrows, businesspeople in suits, stick figures scratching their heads, and the glowing, jewel-toned backgrounds eventually looked tired and failed to evoke the “wow” reaction presenters desired. Millions were amazed by the speed with which a marketing professional or an academic could put together a consistent, professional-looking slide presentation. ![]() ![]() Microsoft introduced PowerPoint in 1990, and the conference room has never been the same.
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