Date:         Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:23:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Bruce Gilsen <bruce.gilsen@FRB.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Bruce Gilsen <bruce.gilsen@FRB.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Help with SUGI Presentation

On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:08:35 -0600, Paul Thompson <paul@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU>
wrote:

>monal kohli wrote:
>> Hey Guys,
>>  I am presenting for the first time at SUGI.Can
>> someone give me some help with the tips for
>> presentation..
>> Any help will be really really appreciated.
>>
>> Mona
>>
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>Here are three tips on PowerPoint which will help you, in my opinion.
>
>People take two approaches to PP.
>
>1) Present all points at once, in full sentences
>
>2) Present points as they come up, in shorthand
>
>IMHO, method 1 sucks, bigtime.  If you present a slide with a whole lot
>of points, people read the points and ignore you.  That's why  I use
>method 2 - as I talk, I allow points to appear.  I NEVER use complete
>sentences.  I NEVER use articles (a, an, the) , or anything else like
>that, because these are optional
>
>The PP presentation is there to SUPPORT your discussion.  If people are
>reading, they are ignoring your comments.

I have a somewhat different take on Paul's suggestion.  I prefer to use
shorthand but present all the points on the page at once.  The advantages
are as follows, IMHO.

1. The audience has a sense of the flow as you discuss an item.

2. A 1st time presenter wants to keep things simple.  Having to click
several times per slide to fill the screen gradually gives the presenter a
lot more to worry about.

Bruce Gilsen
speaking only for myself (and my fantasy baseball team that
finished 6th of 12 in 2005 but picked up a lot of underpriced
talent for 2006)