Ditch the Dull, Wordy PowerPoint Slides

Nobody wants to see your ugly, wordy PowerPoint slides. Slides arecalled “visual support” for a reason: they’re supposed to be visual. That means NOT like this:

I was reminded of this issue — well, I’m reminded of it at every conference and meeting I attend — but most recently during a debate on a forum for public speakers.

This speaker, who I do not know and may very well be a Winston Churchill among orators, objected to a group wanting to review his slides before his presentation.That’s a...