Comments on: Create An Effective Powerpoint Presentation http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/ Personal Development Plan for Success Tue, 22 May 2012 22:19:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Presentations http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-9497 Presentations Thu, 20 May 2010 13:50:38 +0000 http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/#comment-9497 The second slide is certainly better than the first, but I would argue that bullet points are not ineffective, whatever type of learners your audience members are. If you want your audience to read the information you present to them, send them the document. Putting text up on a screen encourages your audience to read rather than listen to you, as the brain cannot proceed with both functions at the same time. Presentations are far more effective if images, diagrams and charts are used to explain the point at hand. The second slide is certainly better than the first, but I would argue that bullet points are not ineffective, whatever type of learners your audience members are. If you want your audience to read the information you present to them, send them the document. Putting text up on a screen encourages your audience to read rather than listen to you, as the brain cannot proceed with both functions at the same time.

Presentations are far more effective if images, diagrams and charts are used to explain the point at hand.

]]> By: smiletemplates http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-8974 smiletemplates Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:34:12 +0000 http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/#comment-8974 good post, thanks good post, thanks

]]> By: Friday Blog Roundup « Scott Cheatham’s Weblog http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/comment-page-1/#comment-3409 Friday Blog Roundup « Scott Cheatham’s Weblog Fri, 09 May 2008 14:21:08 +0000 http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2008/05/create-an-effective-powerpoint-presentation/#comment-3409 [...] at “Success Begins Today” has a nice basic piece about jazzing up your PowerPoint (or in my case, OpenOffice Impress) presentations. If you have [...] [...] at “Success Begins Today” has a nice basic piece about jazzing up your PowerPoint (or in my case, OpenOffice Impress) presentations. If you have [...]

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