How to Use PowerPoint Bullets - Public Speaking Video Lecture - Public

so how many bullet points did you
include in each PowerPoint slide let's
step back a minute and ask ourselves why
do we want to know that why do we even
think it's effective to use bullet
points on a PowerPoint now I understand
everyone in your organization does it
that's the way your boss does it that's
the way everyone else in your industry
does it but ask yourself do you really
have proof the throwing bullet points up
on a PowerPoint slide is effective
now I'm not anti PowerPoint I use it
every day but here's what I found in
testing audiences all over the world
they do not remember text and bullet
points now you can doubt me test for
yourself don't take my word for anything
test your audience see what they
remember if it's just about text words
can come out of your mouth you don't
need a PowerPoint slide to hold words
words can come out of your mouth words
can go on notes for you the most
effective way to use a PowerPoint slide
is put image there put up an image a
picture a graph a chart as long as it
focuses on one idea and not one of these
charts with 29 different variables and
the reason is people don't really like
to read when someone else is turning the
page and talking to them so this idea
that five is the perfect number of
bullet points or three that's complete
below it now maybe I haven't convinced
you and you're still intent on using
bullet points okay you got me
the fewer the bullet points the better
so if you got a choice between 10 and 5
foot 5
choice between 5 and 3 put 3 1 is better
than 3 the fewer the better because it
simply isn't memorable for people to
read now if you're creating a PowerPoint
that you're emailing to people are
handing out put as many as you want if
people are interested in your subject
and no one's disturbing them they can
read it on the plane on the bus the
subway
in their office they can read it they
can go through the data they can
underline it highlight it so keep in
mind you should differentiate the
PowerPoint that you email two people
versus the one that you're showing but
the best number of all in terms of
bullet points on a PowerPoint absolutely
zero