Response to Melisa Dawson

I think Melisa made a good point about how some people read exactly what is on their slide during a presentation. When this happens, I lose interested quickly and become bored with the presentation. I have also seen presentations where each slide had several paragraphs of writing. In that case, I don't even bother to read everything, but I don't exactly listen to the presenters reading from the slides either. This is a case where the visual aids don't make the presentation more interesting. Instead, they take away from it. So, not only are the visual aids presented ineffectively, but there are too many ideas being presented at the same time. It is easier for the audience to listen and remember the presentation if there are only a few main ideas in focus.