This is the title of the presentation

And here is where you can list the presentation authors, and other

contextual information

This is a slide with a title

• This is a major bullet point of primary prominence– This is a sub-point, to be kept to a minimum

• This is a second primary bullet point of the same prominence as the one above

• This ideally would be the last bullet point • However, if required, this fourth bullet point

can be used

This is a pretty awful slide with far too much text, the likes of which we don’t want to see

• This is a major bullet point of primary prominence– This is a sub-point, to be kept to a minimum

• This is a second primary bullet point of the same prominence as the one above– And here is another sub-point, which is beginning to overload the slide

• This ideally would be the last bullet point • However, an over-busy slide will contain too many bullet points, such as this

one...• ...And this one, also being superfluous• Often the inclusion of too many bullet points will require a gradual shrinking of

the font-size– Remember, it’s supposed to be a presentation slide, not an eye test!

• In summary, it is better to use additional slides (however many are required) than to try to squash your text into one slide

• And to conclude the summary, this slide contains more than twice the amount of allowable text

Photo credit: Adam Ciesielski and Garr Reynolds

…but try to do so in way that informs

Feel free to use graphics and design…

Use of graphics

• Try to avoid the use of corny cliparts...

• ...especially when they are of only peripheral relevance to the point being made

Proceed promptly

• Always remember that your slides are but a tiny element of your presentation

• Bullet points Visual signposts

• Your orally delivered (or written) script is where subtle elaborations emerge

• As a reasonable guide, 5 slides = 15 minutes

Give your ending some thought

• Clichéd:– “Any questions?”– “Thank you!”

• Alternatives:– “Over to you...”– “What do you think?”

That’s it!

Now go away!

(humour)