Comments on: What I’d Like To See In Slide Design In 2009 http://mike-pulsifer.org/2009/01/what-id-like-to-see-in-slide-design-in-2009/ mike-pulsifer.org Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:26:56 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Study: Slides As Handouts Fail - Thoughts On Presenting And Design http://mike-pulsifer.org/2009/01/what-id-like-to-see-in-slide-design-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Study: Slides As Handouts Fail - Thoughts On Presenting And Design Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:06:25 +0000 http://mike-pulsifer.org/?p=150#comment-53 [...] quite some time that slides do not work well as handouts.  An end to the practice was even one of my wishes for slide design in 2009.  I have seen the benefits of not having dual-purpose slides, both in comprehension during the [...] [...] quite some time that slides do not work well as handouts.  An end to the practice was even one of my wishes for slide design in 2009.  I have seen the benefits of not having dual-purpose slides, both in comprehension during the [...]

]]> By: PowerPoint Design in 2009: Six most recommended tips : Speaking about Presenting http://mike-pulsifer.org/2009/01/what-id-like-to-see-in-slide-design-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-30 PowerPoint Design in 2009: Six most recommended tips : Speaking about Presenting Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:11:29 +0000 http://mike-pulsifer.org/?p=150#comment-30 [...] out your PowerPoint slides to create a handout is no longer an option. Here are some of the views: Mike Pulsifer: Well-designed slides are terrible handouts since they lack the on-slide text necessary to form an [...] [...] out your PowerPoint slides to create a handout is no longer an option. Here are some of the views: Mike Pulsifer: Well-designed slides are terrible handouts since they lack the on-slide text necessary to form an [...]

]]> By: M.J. Plebon http://mike-pulsifer.org/2009/01/what-id-like-to-see-in-slide-design-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-24 M.J. Plebon Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:30:11 +0000 http://mike-pulsifer.org/?p=150#comment-24 Happy New Year Mike,<br><br>Your comments regarding slides as handouts really hits home with me. I spent 8 years presenting a new technology in a technical and scientific arena. I co-authored many techincal papers and presented most of them at various symposiums. <br><br>One thing I observed is that ~80% of the presenters that provide handouts do exactly as you describe. They copy the slides and provide them. Some go a little further and print the version of handouts that have some space to allow you to make notes. There are some technical symposiums who actually request the printed slides as part of the overall offering. What are they thinking?<br><br>Providing the slides as a handout is tragically a missed opportunity. Handouts are the one chance to perfect your message to accompany your visuals and cast them in stone . . well paper at least.. I suggest that when you prepare your presentation, you utilize the "Notes View" in PowerPoint and use the extra real estate to write your message about the slide as clearly and concisely as humanly possible. When your audience heads back to the reality of the normal routine, they will greatly appreciate the written narrative below each slide when they review it a couple of weeks, months or years from now.<br><br>Handing out the slides aloone leaves too much interpretation to the audience member. Chances are they will misinterpret your message and what good is that in the long run? Put the extra effort in your handouts and solidify your message for the long term. Happy New Year Mike,

Your comments regarding slides as handouts really hits home with me. I spent 8 years presenting a new technology in a technical and scientific arena. I co-authored many techincal papers and presented most of them at various symposiums.

One thing I observed is that ~80% of the presenters that provide handouts do exactly as you describe. They copy the slides and provide them. Some go a little further and print the version of handouts that have some space to allow you to make notes. There are some technical symposiums who actually request the printed slides as part of the overall offering. What are they thinking?

Providing the slides as a handout is tragically a missed opportunity. Handouts are the one chance to perfect your message to accompany your visuals and cast them in stone . . well paper at least.. I suggest that when you prepare your presentation, you utilize the “Notes View” in PowerPoint and use the extra real estate to write your message about the slide as clearly and concisely as humanly possible. When your audience heads back to the reality of the normal routine, they will greatly appreciate the written narrative below each slide when they review it a couple of weeks, months or years from now.

Handing out the slides aloone leaves too much interpretation to the audience member. Chances are they will misinterpret your message and what good is that in the long run? Put the extra effort in your handouts and solidify your message for the long term.

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