PowerPoint+Overload

The information on this page is based on the article "Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload" by Cliff Atkinson and Richard Mayer (2004). You can access the article at [].

The first way to reduce powerpoint overload according to Atkinson and Mayer, is to title each slide with a "headline", not a title. A headline explains the main idea of the slide, making things easier to find and giving enough information about the slide's message without being too descriptive. Headlines should be straightforward and can therefore be used as an organizational tool. They should also be large enough to be seen from far away, so that viewers can always see the headline while listening to the presenter expand on it. Atkinson and Mayer suggest writing a headline with an active voice, including a subject and a verb.

"//Research finding: people learn better when the material is organized with clear outlines and headings (the Signaling Principle)//" (Atkinson and Mayer 10).

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