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Michael Champion wrote:
> Those of us who are gifted (or well trained) speakers can get away
> with having the slides be the 'accompaniment" rather than the "melody",
> but the rest of us should probably have something meaningful/memorable
> on the screen so that the audience gets some benefit even if the
> speaker is
> less than riveting entertainment.
>
I think it is matter of basic politeness to the audience.
In wordy parts of a presentation, you should put up a diagram to allow
a different vantage point. Especially remembering that a good-sized number
of men (especially) of any age have slight deafness which impairs their
ability
to concentrate on long sentences.
Similarly, when in annecdotal parts of a presentation, some words or bullet
points are polite, to give hope to people who may not take to your
sparkling
telling of the tale that there is still some point or end to it.
Tufte and others who blanket say (if they actually do) that one display
form is
always bad (or always good) are talking through their hats. Sincerity
and respect
to an audience are better guidelines for the best design of a
performance of a
paper.
Cheers
Rick Jelliffe
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