Power Point

Through out my school career I have seen and made many Power Points which I am now realizing were not as effective as they could be. One recurring problem that I saw over the years were long and wordy slides which were read by the presenter. This is boring and not as effective as it could be. The slides should be short and to the point showing a visual representation of what the presenter is saying without reading the slide. Another style I have found is that slides can be very plain and boring. The slides should stand out and a white screen with black writing does not stand out and "aw" anyone. It is way more effective to use interesting graphics which better incorporate the audience. the opposite of having a slide which is too plane is one which is overly and not appropriately flamboyant. Texts which are hard to read or colors that hurt the eyes only distract the audience taking away from the over all presentation. If a presenter doesn't want to spend much time talking rather then just going over bullet points a very effective way of having the audience attentive is to include a video which is very easy to do. this will get the point of the slide and presentation across in a very easy way for both the audience and the presenter. Finally presenters who just sit down reading their not cards and clicking through slides are boring, know your stuff! Make eye contact with the audience walk around and know what you have to say by heart this will prove you actually know what you are talking about and will demand the attention of the listeners. These are things that can be done very easily and will add much to a presentation.