PowerPoint Presentations

Everyone always dreads sitting through PowerPoint Presentations. They are always the same bulleted, boring slides. I hate that what the speaker says is almost always just a regurgitation of what the text on the slides say. I thought the various articles on PowerPoint presentations were particularly helpful. Some of the examples from "Really Bad PowerPoint- and How to Avoid It" were so terrible, that I just had to laugh at them. After reading the articles, I've found several points that I deemed most helpful. First, don't use annoying transitions or sounds. To me, these can be distracting. Second, keep your theme consistent throughout the entire presentation. It's more visually appealing that way. Third, don't clutter up the slides with clip art pictures and verbose sentences. Fourth, use more visual objects, like graphs or professional images, to get your point across, rather than more text. Lastly, do not read directly off your slides. Only put a few words on each slide, and verbally communicate your points.