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Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:54:29 +0000

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By: ProseKnitic - of Words und Wolle Â» Pesky Presentations

ProseKnitic - of Words und Wolle Â» Pesky Presentations — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:52:08 +0000

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By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:14:15 +0000

and some of us are stuck with the same manner of presenting as we used 20 years ago with Harvard Graphics.

You make some excellent points. What you did not mention – and is key to the presentation – are the following two items (grin)
1. What is the purpose of the presentation?
2. Who is your audience.

If I am talking to to the military – bullets all the way. Knitters? Why put up anything other than pictures of interest. Words are excess and only needed if people are taking the presentation home. Medical Professionals – clear, structured and as many and only as many charts and graphs as are needed to clearly illustrate the points.

Cultural differences, are significant, not just in terms of language (ex. US, UK, DE) but the expectations of style and presentation content – again – audience.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:43:59 +0000

I always notice, and pay more attention, when I see a presentation slideshow without bullet points. It suggests to me that the presenter has been more thorough in their prep work.

Not enough presenters use boxes of baby ducks as a metaphor though.

By: Dan Smith

Dan Smith — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:41:19 +0000

Great article – I couldn’t agree more. The first time I saw this approach being used was by Chris and James at menusandblocks. They used lots of slides with just a few words on each and it really pulled you in.