Power Points

The website that list the top ten tips for a power point presentation is very informative but I don't agree with all of them. One of the tips it gives is to not have cluttered slides, which is true, but lots of white space on a slide is not very interesting and won't hold the audiences attention. The purpose of the powerpoint is to back up the speaker so bullets are not always a bad idea. The can help to summarize what the speaker is saying if the audience looses track. The youtube video was quite funny and it does help point out that a speaker must be prepared to entertain his/her audience by himself and not the powerpoint. So here are my five tips to help present a logical and well organized presentation.
1. use the templates provided by powerpoint if you have trouble creating your own because it will help to keep things organized. The layouts are easy to read and don't look cluttered.
2. Pictures provide a good visual and make the presentation more interesting but you don't want too many becasue this will distract the audience from what you are saying
3. bullets can be used to summarize points made while speaking but don't place everything you are going to say on the slide.
4. be prepared and have notes for each slide. the audience can tell when you just present the information from the slides because it is less informative and you will forget to mention the small details.
5. NEVER have just plain white slides with paragrphs of text on them. It is very boring and no one wants to look at a white screen during a presentation. Choose a color scheme based on what you are presenting and a layout that suits as well.

One extra little tip- transitions between slides are nice like the top ten tips lists, but too many is distracting. Keep things simple by only using one transition style