tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post2525282139334784312..comments2024-03-18T22:17:45.917-07:00Comments on Joyful Public Speaking (from fear to joy): Assertion-Evidence PowerPoint slides are a visual alternative to bullet point listsRichard I. Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-81086918151655931932018-04-12T12:33:52.987-07:002018-04-12T12:33:52.987-07:00It all seems heavily over-prescriptive. Why such s...It all seems heavily over-prescriptive. Why such small fonts? Why so many fiddly rules or guidlines? <br /><br />A presentation full of laboured Assertion/Evidence slides will be boring. Why not do Evidence/Assertion?<br /><br />The point is that each slide is a picture: either an actual picture of a thing or a diagram, or a picture of words. <br /><br />Every micro-second they spend 'reading' a slide is time lost from listening to the speaker. So if the slide is not graspable at-a-glance it's failed.<br /><br />Avoid 'bullet-points' by omitting the bullets! They add distracting clutter. If you want to show a short list, simply indent the list to show that it's list.<br /><br />Bottom line: PPTs are a bad way to convey information, but they are fine for conveying wisdom - why the information matters. <br /><br />Give them the core information on a paper hand-out to glance at for a couple of minutes, then give a PPT that's bold and brassy and unexpected and sets that information in context<br /><br />Charles Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683347936698720341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-84980530970119693602016-11-16T06:54:10.978-08:002016-11-16T06:54:10.978-08:00Richard: Thank you for such a thoughtful summary o...Richard: Thank you for such a thoughtful summary of my work and the work of others. Through efforts such as your website, we can significantly raise the quality of presentations at our work places and in our schools. You might add one more link to your collection: www.assertion-evidence.com. This site is designed to help presenters learn and practice the assertion-evidence approach. <i>Michael Alley</i> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268934158956334841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-37049471078307635762014-05-29T04:40:23.719-07:002014-05-29T04:40:23.719-07:00Thanks for all the links Richard – very useful.
T...Thanks for all the links Richard – very useful.<br /><br />The 2nd of Michael’s green slides above says “project no more than 20 words per minute”. I’ve not heard that stat before, but it sounds helpful.<br /><br />Based on advice by Nancy Duarte, Garr Reynolds and others, I use a limit of <a href="http://remotepossibilities.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/how-many-words-do-you-put-on-each-slide/#15" rel="nofollow">around 15 words per slide.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com