Good place to consider bullet points
Yes, you read the title correctly. There is a at least one instance where you can use bullet points effectively in your slide show.
No, I am not smoking my socks. Contrary to the Pow'rFul Philosophy advocated in Dodging the Bullet Points, where I warn all presenters to avoid bullet points, I recently saw one slide with bullet points. (Of course, the rest of the presentation had a ka-billion bullet points as well to encourage MEGO - Mine Eyes Glaze Over).
You can use bullet points to list the accomplishments of an award recipient. For example, when presenting an award, you may say:
"Joe Soap is receiving the Dubious Darwin award today because he:
* Was chief cook from 1987 to 1999
* Had three mistresses while chairman of the International Censorship board
* Served in congress from 1999 to 2003
* Member of Toastmasters International since 1965
* Daredevil from 2003 until last week (Thanks to $10 of gas only filling 1/2 of his jump bike tank)
* 16 marriages and 15 unexplained disappearances of spouses
There is no reason for you to memorize these facts, and there is no reason for the audience to take home a handout of these facts. Your purpose with this slide and information is to show that Joe Soap deserves this award. That's it. Your purpose with this slide is to make your point and go forward. Once you have established Joe's eligibility for the award and presented the award, you can move on to the next slide.
You should enhance this slide with a personal story about the recipient. Tell any story that you and the recipient were involved in, so that your audience has some picture to take home with them - perhaps the night last week where Joe's jump bike ran out of gas on the jump ramp? Even a poorly told story is better than no story at all. You can also show a personal photo of Joe and his 16 wives - This will be a striking image that no one will forget.
There you have it. This is the only instance I have ever found where Bullet Points are appropriate on a slide show.
Till next time, keep Dodging those Bullet Points.
No, I am not smoking my socks. Contrary to the Pow'rFul Philosophy advocated in Dodging the Bullet Points, where I warn all presenters to avoid bullet points, I recently saw one slide with bullet points. (Of course, the rest of the presentation had a ka-billion bullet points as well to encourage MEGO - Mine Eyes Glaze Over).
You can use bullet points to list the accomplishments of an award recipient. For example, when presenting an award, you may say:
"Joe Soap is receiving the Dubious Darwin award today because he:
* Was chief cook from 1987 to 1999
* Had three mistresses while chairman of the International Censorship board
* Served in congress from 1999 to 2003
* Member of Toastmasters International since 1965
* Daredevil from 2003 until last week (Thanks to $10 of gas only filling 1/2 of his jump bike tank)
* 16 marriages and 15 unexplained disappearances of spouses
There is no reason for you to memorize these facts, and there is no reason for the audience to take home a handout of these facts. Your purpose with this slide and information is to show that Joe Soap deserves this award. That's it. Your purpose with this slide is to make your point and go forward. Once you have established Joe's eligibility for the award and presented the award, you can move on to the next slide.
You should enhance this slide with a personal story about the recipient. Tell any story that you and the recipient were involved in, so that your audience has some picture to take home with them - perhaps the night last week where Joe's jump bike ran out of gas on the jump ramp? Even a poorly told story is better than no story at all. You can also show a personal photo of Joe and his 16 wives - This will be a striking image that no one will forget.
There you have it. This is the only instance I have ever found where Bullet Points are appropriate on a slide show.
Till next time, keep Dodging those Bullet Points.
Labels: Dodging the Bullet Points, Personal Photos for Presentations, PowerPoint
posted by Wayne Botha @ 7:41 AM
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