Make your scientific presentation slide design healthy with 5 simple cures
Dr. PPT's diagnosis is with the slides. Because let’s get one thing clear first; the fact that we dislike so many presentations is not because presentations or slides themselves are bad. What’s often wrong is [...]
PowerPoint: a double-edged sword
PowerPoint presentations have received much criticism regarding excessive use of text and the lack of contact with the audience. Interviews with beginning and advanced presenters shed a light on the reasons why. They show that [...]
PowerPoint requires new presentation behavior
Most scholars use PowerPoint to present a conference paper. At the same time many authors offer harsh criticism regarding its use. We found that PowerPoint does bring on a new form of presentation, but it [...]
PowerPoint Slides as Speaking Notes: The Influence of Speaking Anxiety
Presenters use substantially more text on their PowerPoint slides than is advised. Anxious presenters probably use PowerPoint slides, not as support for the audience, but as speaking notes for themselves. They should learn to use [...]
PowerPoint is not bad, it is bad choices of presenters that make for boring presentations
Approximately 96% of presenters use PowerPoint. Some 20 years ago, the program was heavily criticized (i.e. ‘PowerPoint is evil’). Nowadays the criticism seems to have mostly disappeared. But is that justified? Some say that PowerPoint [...]
How to write your scientific presentation in 5 easy steps
Picture this: you have been invited to a well-known international conference to give a presentation – what an honour! Your first thought may be to get started right away by copying graphs from your publications [...]