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I have a dream...
Probably not a surprise to anyone, but I'm a devotee of Edward Tufte, and I think he's spot on when he says that PowerPoint is Evil. I can't tell you how many bland, mundane, and BORING talks I've sat through, where the bullet point list is just read off the screen, and I fall asleep. If that's all someone's talk is, please just give me the handout so I can read it in 5 minutes instead of wasting 30 listening to them read it to me. I thought I'd left that behind in kindergarten.
So I have a goal for my defense talk.
Zero bullet point list slides. None. Not a damned one.
I'll put up an illustrative diagram, an animation, or even just a couple of words that are the main point I'm trying to make, but y'know, if I can't talk about my own research off the top of my head, then I probably need to rethink it.
But no bullet lists. Should be interesting to see how close I get.
So I have a goal for my defense talk.
Zero bullet point list slides. None. Not a damned one.
I'll put up an illustrative diagram, an animation, or even just a couple of words that are the main point I'm trying to make, but y'know, if I can't talk about my own research off the top of my head, then I probably need to rethink it.
But no bullet lists. Should be interesting to see how close I get.
Re: Can I get an AMEN, brotha?
I'm trying something a bit different. Instead of say, a slide with a title and three bullet points, I'm making three slides with big text, one for each point, no titles. It lets me concentrate on each point in turn, and leave them with the final conclusion point in their heads, instead of Just Another List.
Also, trying to mix text slides and image slides. Keep them guessing. A few animations thrown in, a couple of jokes, and voila. No sleeping people.