Slides that work.
WHAT SLIDES ARE FOR
Supporting what you say.
WHAT THEY ARE NOT FOR
Containing what you say.
WHAT THAT MEANS
Slides full of text are read instead of listened to, and read faster than you speak.
WHAT TO PUT ON A SLIDE
One idea Few words An image or figure supporting it
WHAT TO PUT IN THE NOTES
Everything you intend to say.
WHAT TO AVOID
Reading slides aloud Small text Elaborate transitions Clip art
WHAT TO CHECK
That text is readable from the back of the room.
HOW
Stand back from your own screen and try.
WHAT TO PREPARE
A version that works without you, if it will be circulated.
WHY SEPARATE
A presentation and a document are different things, and one rarely serves as the other.
WHAT TO TEST BEFORE PRESENTING
The file on the actual machine and projector That fonts and media work
WHAT TO CARRY
A portable document copy, in case the original does not open.
