Using flashy slide transitions can kill your presentation

So people think that they can spice up their presentation by using slide transition or animations like Boomerang, Checkerboard, Wedge, Blinds, Newsflash and lord help us, Random. But in fact, it's really annoying and it takes the focus away from the core of the presentation: YOU!

I did this exercise once. I was talking about a subject and had bullet points FLYING in, one by one. You saw the people changing their eye focus from me to the screen. Then I asked the audience about a point I just made, that wasn't in the slide. Most people admitted not having heard it. So think twice before using those animations or cheesy transitions. Keep it simple (KIS).



Source: slideology.com

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