PowerPoint tip 11

PowerPoint tip 11.

 Keep it Simple
PowerPoint uses slides with a horizontal or “Landscape”
orientation. The software was designed as a convenient
way to display graphical information that would support
the speaker and supplement the presentation. The slides
themselves were never meant to be the “star of the
show” (the star, of course, is your audience). People
came to hear you and be moved or informed (or both) by
you and your message. Don’t let your message and your
ability to tell a story get derailed by slides that are
unnecessarily complicated, busy, or full of what Edward
Tufte calls “chart junk.” Nothing in your slide should be
superfluous, ever.
Your slides should have plenty of “white space” or “negative space.” Do not feel
compelled to fill empty areas on your slide with your logo or other unnecessary
graphics or text boxes that do not contribute to better understanding. The less clutter
you have on your slide, the more powerful your visual message will become.