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Mistake 1 - Too much text

Mistake 1 - Too much text. 35 Words maximum per slide! Should the audience be listening to you – or reading the slide? Are you patronizing the audience by reading verbatim? Brief essentials without sacrificing clarity. Mistake 2 - Too many bullets. Can the audience absorb too

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Mistake 1 - Too much text

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  1. Mistake 1 - Too much text 35 Words maximum per slide! Should the audience be listening to you – or reading the slide? Are you patronizing the audience by reading verbatim? Brief essentials without sacrificing clarity

  2. Mistake 2 - Too many bullets • Can • the • audience • absorb • too • many • points? • One • main • concept • per • slide • Five • bullets • (and/or 8 lines) • per • slide • Do • sub-bullets • give detail • that • should • be • in • a • supporting • handout?

  3. Mistake 3 - Too much information What is the main point? Break a single slide into two or three if necessary Limit the number of statistics and keep them simple (eg. 68% not 67.63%) Round statistics as you speak (eg. “over two thirds” not “sixty eight percent”)

  4. Mistake 4 - Slides that say nothing… Is the slide just a prompt for the presenter? Single words may say nothing…

  5. Mistake 5 - Long or meaningless titles • Can the audience read the title at a glance?Does the slide’s title summarise the content?Does the title prompt thought, engage attention or call to action?

  6. Mistake 6 - Cryptic phrases, abbreviations and jargon • Does the whole audience understand the phrases you commonly use? • Be selective and purposeful in the use of jargon and buzzwords

  7. Mistake 7 - Conspicuous punctuation and capitalization • Be consistent • Does punctuation aid understanding? • (Much punctuation can be dropped) • Should any word be CAPITALIZED? • Use other emphasis (eg. bold or colour) sparingly • Which single point is the key message?

  8. Mistake 8 - Spelling errors • Spelingerorsmake the audience doutyour competence • Havsomeone else profreadan important presentation!

  9. Mistake 9 - Misuse of effects • Effects can emphasize specific points • Overuse of effects ruins the effect! • Pick just two or three points to which you want to draw special attention • Animations can be used to emphasise process, precedent or structure

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