Ten Thoughts on Using PowerPoint Effectively

The good folks at the University of Texas have compiled some very good thoughts about how to use PowerPoint.

PowerPoint, when displayed via a projector, is a useful tool for showing audiences things that enhance what the speaker is saying. It is a useful tool for illustrating the content of a speech, such as by showing photos, graphs, charts, maps, etc., or by highlighting certain text from a speech, such as quotations or major ideas. It should not be used as a slide-show outline of what the speaker is telling the audience.

To put it another way - PP should offer a seperate channel of communication rather than duplicate the verbal channel.

Thanks to ESL on the Hill for this.