How Many PowerPoint Slides to Use - Public Speaking Video Lecture - Public

so how many slides should you include in
a PowerPoint presentation here's the
rule of thumb I would use ask yourself
for every single slide number one does
this make an important point I have more
memorable to the audience than me simply
stating it and number two does this make
the point I'm trying to convey more
understandable than me simply saying it
if the answer is not yes to both of
those throw the slide away here's the
other big test for a PowerPoint let's
say you're giving a PowerPoint
presentation to 50 clients on Thursday
find three colleagues in your office
practice your speech Tuesday give them
your whole PowerPoint presentation when
you're done ask them every slide they
remember any slide they can't instantly
remember and describe to you and tell
you what it was and what the message was
you now have empirical evidence that
that slide was completely worthless take
that slide and throw it in the trash can
or use it as a handout before the speech
or after it's just not working if your
audience can't remember it it's not
working you've got to ask yourself not
about how many slides you need your goal
in a presentation is not to deliver
slides your goal in a presentation is to
convey ideas and get people to remember
your ideas slides are simply one tool to
increase the odds that people remember
and understand your idea so don't think
of it as a rigid you must have seven
slides or 10 slides or no more than five
you can have two slides but they're
incredibly awful and useless or you
could have 20 slides if each one is
memorable and really drives home a point
so the answer isn't the number the
answer is does each slide make it more
understand
and more memorable