Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 26, 2024

Transcript:
I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 26, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Beware of Too Many Ideas and Words
One of the most common slide problems is that of too many ideas and words on one slide. If you realize you need to reduce the font size to 40 pt or less, you might have this problem.
This is often a symptom of two intersecting problems:
Too many ideas on one slide, where you actually need more slides to explain all the ideas.
Too many words on one slide because you need a different way to explain this specific idea.
If you have too many ideas on one slide, decide which single idea belongs on this slide. Don't worry about "too many" slides in a presentation. There is no formula for the "correct" number of slides in a presentation. Add more slides as you need. And make sure you have one single idea on each slide.
Once you split that several-idea slide into several slides, review the slide appearance. Do you still have too many words on one slide? Consider using an image or a table to fully explain the information. Or, think about the fewest words you need to explain that single idea, but avoid adding too many words.