2 Minute Talk Tips

This Week's Tip: No Eye Charts   Eye charts are presentation slides will small text, lots of numbers, and/or detailed charts. They might look okay on the presenter's desk, but to the audience, they are illegible. A presenter will often apologize for the eye chart and simple state the point they want to make. The better option is not to use illegible slides at all. If the audience can't read it, there's no value in the slide. Here are some tips to avoid them: Use only fonts larger than 24 points Include only the most relevant part of a spreadsheet Trim extra labels from charts Break up a single eye chart into multiple, legible slides Look at your slides from the back of the room while practicing so you see what the audience will see   Post Tip Discussion: Managing Q&A   Question and Answer is an unavoidable part of a live presentation. When you manage Q&A well, you conduct a more effective presentation. We'll talk more about handling questions in future episodes. For now, there are four key areas we