I'm an academic researcher and watch many presentations ALL THE TIME, and there is nothing wrong with using bullet points. I know many supposed "presentation experts" say not to use it. In fact, when I write research papers, I present my research objectives in bullet points, and then when I give presentations on it, I keep the bullet point format. And to be honest, the presentations I have watched containing many images, fancy animations, and even jokes on the slide, are the worst because it seems people use them to make up for a lack of quality in the content. So to people that want to give good presentations, stop focusing on the aesthetic, and focus on the quality of your content. And no need to get fancy with animations or colourful images etc.
I agree - I think words on screen can be powerful way to present a series of related ideas, or (eg) steps or a cohenrent list. Yes, keep it readable, and (my pet hate) don't have a lot of words up there people will try to read while you talk about something else ... that drives me nuts, even worse than the irrelevant images or animations, which at least don't usually stop you from listening to the narration.
I would disagree with you here when it comes to removing aesthetic details such as images, animations, jokes, etc. It all depends on what kind of learner you are, who the audience is, and the nature of the material. It's not a one size fits all scenario when it comes to creating PowerPoint slides. A visual learner would easily be bored with just bullet points, as they retain information better from pics/images and respond better to colors and mind maps. An aural learner learns best by just listening and not necessarily looking at the presentation. A social learner retains information best with the activities/group work that they participate in. Verbal learners do best with acronyms, jokes, play on words, etc., and logical learners do best with analytical visuals, graphs, etc. So again, having JUST bullet points on a PowerPoint will work well with a solitary learner, but does nothing for those who have other types of learning styles. PhD here in Corporate Training/eLearning - Organizational Development.
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I'm not aware I'm in any ads?!
Haha, I got the Free Cheatsheet ad when watching this clip.
I'm an academic researcher and watch many presentations ALL THE TIME, and there is nothing wrong with using bullet points. I know many supposed "presentation experts" say not to use it. In fact, when I write research papers, I present my research objectives in bullet points, and then when I give presentations on it, I keep the bullet point format. And to be honest, the presentations I have watched containing many images, fancy animations, and even jokes on the slide, are the worst because it seems people use them to make up for a lack of quality in the content. So to people that want to give good presentations, stop focusing on the aesthetic, and focus on the quality of your content. And no need to get fancy with animations or colourful images etc.
I agree - I think words on screen can be powerful way to present a series of related ideas, or (eg) steps or a cohenrent list. Yes, keep it readable, and (my pet hate) don't have a lot of words up there people will try to read while you talk about something else ... that drives me nuts, even worse than the irrelevant images or animations, which at least don't usually stop you from listening to the narration.
I would disagree with you here when it comes to removing aesthetic details such as images, animations, jokes, etc. It all depends on what kind of learner you are, who the audience is, and the nature of the material. It's not a one size fits all scenario when it comes to creating PowerPoint slides. A visual learner would easily be bored with just bullet points, as they retain information better from pics/images and respond better to colors and mind maps. An aural learner learns best by just listening and not necessarily looking at the presentation. A social learner retains information best with the activities/group work that they participate in. Verbal learners do best with acronyms, jokes, play on words, etc., and logical learners do best with analytical visuals, graphs, etc. So again, having JUST bullet points on a PowerPoint will work well with a solitary learner, but does nothing for those who have other types of learning styles. PhD here in Corporate Training/eLearning - Organizational Development.
@@user-yh2md7if1m this presentation was putting a hard line on saying never use bullet points, all I'm saying is that it's fine to use it.
Why are you calling it the 666 rule? That is going to make people not use it simply bc of what it is called.
Yes, 666 sounds pretty bad. What the devil? lol