Respectfully, I disagree with this advice. It violates one of the primary principles of learning. I recommend not relying on text alone (IOW, as one other poster said, don't just put your outline bullets up there!), but at the same, you can use text as a good way to reinforce what you are saying orally. In this way, you engage at least two of your audiences' senses: hearing and sight. That reinforces the message and ensures that more of it will stick with them longer. If you rely on only your oral presentation to make your points, your visual learners will tend to miss it more easily.
At the same time, that doesn't mean that your text reinforcement should be blah and boring. You can present it in a way that reinforces your main points effectively, even entertainingly. Chuck -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [TCP] Care to share a PowerPoint tip? Dick Margulis wrote: In presentation mode, press the B key to toggle between the current slide and a blank (black) screen, so that the audience pays attention to what you're saying when you don't have anything particularly stimulating to show them on the screen. Use PowerPoint for interesting visuals and the high-level agenda. If you absolutely must, show brief bullet points as you go along. But blank out the screen regularly and put the content into your oral presentation. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING WEST 07: THE USER EXPERIENCE April 18-21, 2007 ~ Vancouver BC ~ Marriott Pinnacle ~ free city tour 40+ sessions * free workshops * free iPod offer * www.doctrain.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
