tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291177271456561843.post8781439049613603146..comments2024-02-05T15:11:44.556+05:30Comments on 'All About Presentations' by Jazz Factory: How many slides for a 30 minute presentation?Vivek Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200482495588733983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291177271456561843.post-15882836429061748222012-06-07T09:56:33.483+05:302012-06-07T09:56:33.483+05:30Agree with you Emma. The lesser the words on a sli...Agree with you Emma. The lesser the words on a slide the better. The only way to do it is to 'know your content' thoroughly. This will only happen when you plan out properly and practice multiple times.Vivek Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200482495588733983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291177271456561843.post-78386950173486315132012-06-07T08:42:30.199+05:302012-06-07T08:42:30.199+05:30know your content. The slides should contain as fe...know your content. The slides should contain as few words as possible as the words will come from you, the presenter. Instead, the slides can contain images that enrich the meaning of your words or graphs/tables that provide evidence for your argumentEmmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291177271456561843.post-34715377470361769412009-05-16T16:16:00.000+05:302009-05-16T16:16:00.000+05:30Hi Riz,
I agree with your ideas on presenting the...Hi Riz,<br /><br />I agree with your ideas on presenting the core idea and chopping off the dead weight.<br /><br />There are actually two ways of looking at the question I posed. <br /><br />1. The boss wants Arvind to present clearly and hence is putting a restriction. In this case Arvind should put thought behind the objectives of his presentation and come with a to-the-point presentation.<br /><br />2. There is a second angle. Many a times slide restrictions are put whimsically and in those cases you find it tough follow. There are ways of putting 10 slides' content on 5 slides.<br /><br />One is by putting 'anchor texts' which prompt you to talk on the point at length. These anchors might be one word or a group of words.<br /><br />There are other ways you can put the content of 10 slides into 1. Think about it.Vivek Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200482495588733983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1291177271456561843.post-48261747142579796862009-05-14T23:04:00.000+05:302009-05-14T23:04:00.000+05:30To comply witht the 5 slide mandate, Arvind should...To comply witht the 5 slide mandate, Arvind should only put information onthe slides that is absolutely critical in explaining his point like graphs, charts and architecture diagrams and a bulleted list of conclusions as the last slide. If Arvind is knowledgeable about the topic he is going to be speaking on he shold have no trouble speaking to it eloquently without the aid of slides. Arvind should also remember that many times depending on the material being presented utilizing a whtie board or flip chart may be more effective. <br /><br />Regardless of whether there is a mandate on the number of slides to be used (which seems parochial, but Arvind's boss is probably doing this to train his employees in becoming more effective presenters) limiting their number, speaking eloquently with your knowledge ont he subject matter and utilizing other aids is a good idea.Riz Mithanihttp://www.linkedin.com/in/rizmithaninoreply@blogger.com